Europe’s environment is at a tipping point and Ireland is among those countries that needs to raise its efforts to address biodiversity loss and limit the impact of climate change, according to a major new report.

A long-awaited pricing review looking at the fee structure within the nursing home sector is finally set to be published.

Fresh warnings to industry to continue with preparations for a hard Brexit have come hot on the heels of the cross-party moves in the British House of Commons to block a no-deal Brexit.

The HSE is to review the operation of a work permit scheme that allows foreign doctors to work here, on foot of warnings that it is too restrictive and threatening the survival of GP out-of-hours services.

Out-of-hours GP service, SouthDoc, may be forced to cut the number of its treatment centres because of funding pressures and doctor shortages.

Labour and skills shortages in the agri-food sector are to be eased by the approval of permits for workers coming from outside the European Economic Area.

The authors criticised the Government’s failure to obtain a trafficking conviction since the legislation was amended in 2013 and said Ireland does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.

The number of non-EEA nationals coming to Ireland to study almost doubled in a recent five-year period.

Workers can, in the broadest of terms, be divided into categories where different realities prevail.

MPs are voting tonight on eight possible Brexit options after Parliament seized control of the Commons agenda.

People from outside Europe who previously came to Ireland to study may be able to stay here under a new scheme.

A company providing bespoke health insurance cover for certain foreign students here is challenging a notice that it must stop selling the policy to those whose courses last more than one academic year, the High Court heard.

Progress in attracting overseas farm workers has been reported by FRS (Farm Relief Services).

Ireland’s “unique exposure” to Brexit means it faces potentially devastating cuts in exports and production levels and a huge threat to jobs that could cost the country billions each year.

Brexit will have negative consequences for Ireland in all scenarios, with the beef, dairy, and food processing industries the hardest hit.

Only in Malta and Luxembourg is broadband more expensive.

The Government is "confident" it can enforce new immigration controls on EU citizens without a hard border with Ireland.

A South African man who claims he is the primary carer of his three children has lost his bid to prevent his deportation from the State.

Ireland is becoming less attractive to Filipino nurses who have traditionally propped up our health service because of soaring living costs, difficulties with a clinical adaptation programme, and negative experiences with some host “foster families”.

The number of people — including children — detected being trafficked into Ireland jumped by 70% in 2015.

The Workplace Relations Commission detected 157 contraventions of employment legislation in the fishing industry in 2016 including 28 people on boats who were working illegally, it has been confirmed.

Legislation will be introduced “within days” to ensure the British government can stick to its timetable of triggering the process of leaving the European Union by the end of March.

The way in which the UK leaves the EU and on what terms is critical for jobs and investment in Ireland, writes John Whelan.

Thousands of people are using a scam to secure residency for non-EU family members in the UK by creating false "lives" in Ireland, it has been reported.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said her proposals for protecting Scotland's place in Europe are a "serious and genuine attempt" to "unify the country around a clear plan".

The Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has confirmed high-profile raids by gardaí and other agencies on 41 trawlers in Cork and Dublin found no evidence of human trafficking or labour exploitation at any location.

Banks based in Britain will lose access to EU markets after Brexit unless the country remains in the broader European trading group that includes nations such as Norway, the head of Germany’s Bundesbank warned yesterday.

Irish law offers few protections to victims of trafficking from Ireland or the EU, a solicitor with the Irish Refugee Council has warned.

No country that wants to benefit from the European project has been able to have its cake and eat it, as the examples of Norway and Switzerland show, writes Daniel Gros

The withdrawal of Boris Johnson from the contest to lead the Conservative Party and his pitch to become the next prime minister means a favourable outcome that aligns with Irish interests from Britain’s talks with the EU is much less likely, the country’s leading Irish expert on Brexit has said.

The vote to leave the EU in the UK referendum last week is likely to have profound economic and political consequences for it, Ireland and the EU.

The Brexit vote has created much unease on Irish shores. Ian Talbot, CEO of Chambers Ireland, puts it in perspective.

Air pollution in cities has reached such toxic levels that the world is confronting one of the “biggest public health issues” it has faced, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.

Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk in Europe and causes more than 430,000 premature deaths a year, according to a report by the EU’s environmental agency.

Applications have opened for Ireland’s new credit card-sized passport.

Average carbon dioxide emissions from new cars sold in the EU fell 2.6% last year, beating goals set for 2015 as part of efforts to slow climate change, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA).

A new credit-card size passport card, valid for travel within the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA), will be available from mid-July at a cost of €35.

Family businesses are the solid base upon which the Irish economy stands.

The European Union’s environment agency says the bloc’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped by nearly 2% last year, putting it in touching distance of its target for 2020.

Irish people holidaying in mainland Europe risk being turned away from public hospitals if they do not carry a European Health Insurance Card.

A growing number of migrants are seeking and securing Irish citizenship, according to a new report published yesterday.

By Noel Baker

Some English language schools have abused their status to act as fronts for people seeking work in Ireland, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has warned.

SLOWLY but, hopefully, surely the message is hitting home that there are better ways of getting around cities than by car, bus or train.