The EU's laws on electronic surveillance have been struck down by its highest court - following a challenge from an Irish lobby group.

A decision to give permission for a new nuclear power station on the coast facing Ireland should be quashed, the High Court in London has heard.

IRELAND’S silent suffering through bank bankruptcies, bailouts and severe economic downturn isn’t such a big mystery for farmers.

Stress tests on all nuclear plants in the EU will be carried out by the end of the year, the European Commission said this afternoon.

JUST as the presence, or absence, of fish can tell us a lot about the quality of water in rivers andlakes, butterflies are known as an indicator species for measuring changes in the environment.

FEW bodies set out to design a horse and end up with a camel as effectively as the European Parliament.

The IMPACT trade union has mounted a protest outside the Dáil to highlight its opposition to the proposed EU Services Directive being debated by the European Parliament this week.

Health services in Ireland must not simply be provided by the cheapest EU contractor, it was claimed today.

Irish MEPs are gathering in Dublin today to explain their views on the controversial EU Services Directive before next week’s crucial vote.

New limits will be placed on the spreading of fertilisers and livestock manure on land in a bid to protect Ireland’s waters from harmful pollution, it was confirmed today.