The new law, which was rushed through the Oireachtas last summer, replaces a 2011 law that has been ruled illegitimate by the European Court of Justice repeatedly since 2014

'Today, the European Commission sent a clear message that Apple’s anti-competitive behaviour and unfair practices have harmed consumers and disadvantaged developers for far too long,' Spotify’s general counsel Eve Konstan said in a statement

While global wholesale gas prices have declined precipitously in recent weeks following a mild winter, it had not been immediately clear that those benefits were to be passed on to customers

The unveiling of the deal was highly choreographed and loaded with symbolism that spoke to those loyal to the union

Major European poll found even higher levels of satisfaction among Irish people with the Government’s reaction to the invasion, with 78% supporting the measures taken

According to Politico, all employees were instructed to delete TikTok from their work devices

Deaths on roads across the continent fell last year by 10% compared to the year before the Covid-19 pandemic began, while Ireland's rose by 11% in the same period

Ireland has also, along with Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Latvia, and Portugal, been referred to the ECJ over invasive species management

Concerns raised about impact of policy on peatland and birds

A recent study found that dwindling pollinators are linked to more than 400,000 premature deaths globally each year due to reduced food supply.

A large spike in respiratory infections has put enormous pressure on supplies, with pharmacists warning that stocks are running low

HSE chief says: 'Can we be absolutely certain we won’t get to that level again? We can’t, because we don’t know when the flu is going to peak.

The European Commission will also try to reduce reliance on China and increase domestic production capacity, the commission told the Financial Times

European Commission says 'very few' sanctioned Russians and Belarussians are being held accountable for breaches 

Enforcement action under the Digital Markets Act may see EU officials conducting so-called “dawn raids” on Big Tech HQs in Ireland

The new EU rules on social media have been described as groundbreaking legislation.

Phil Hogan’s latest pronouncements are totally at odds with his expressions of remorse and apology in the wake of the Clifden dinner, writes Daniel McConnell, Political Editor

EU competition enforcer launched an investigation into Facebook in June last year, focusing on whether the social network unfairly uses advertisers' data to compete with them in the online classified ads sector

Ireland's proposal to introduce health warnings on alcoholic beverages was met with an 'extensive lobbying campaign from the alcohol industry' at an EU level to try and undermine it, new report shows

The 2011 Communications Act has been declared unlawful three times but the 2022 act replacing it was never notified to the European Commission 

Ireland South MEP Grace O'Sullivan acknowledged that the proposals did not go far enough for some environmental campaigners following industry pressure

The delay while Ireland waited for the EU to approve this key energy subsidy is a cost of international co-operation — but it's important to also notice the benefits of abiding by those rules

plans to approve the latest set of emergency measures to mitigate an energy crisis risk being eclipsed, by disagreements over whether and how to cap gas prices.

Statistics also show the life expectancy of a female newborn in the EU was 83.2 in 2020, 5.7 years higher than for a male newborn at 77.5

UCC professor Hannah Daly said Micheál Martin must 'address the nation directly on the urgency of action' in relation to climate change after Cop27 

Under proposed rules, Airbnb and its peers will have to share data about the number of guests and rented nights with public authorities

Delays in transfers tie up €200bn in transit daily, says European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness

Survey shows Ireland was one of only five EU member states where car dependency levels have increased in the past three years.

Irish wholesale gas prices mainly determined by British market prices, based on supplies from the North Sea

Prices still remain multiples of levels before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but are back at prices in July before Russia halted gas supplies.

Germany invoked the ire of many neighbours when it went alone on a new approach on energy. Can leaders come to an agreement on what steps are needed?

Directives should have been adopted more than a year ago

New roles to strengthen bid to become one of Europe’s first climate-neutral cities by 2030

The REPowerEU programme was established in March 2022

Ukrainian armed forces’ successful counteroffensive has already shifted the strategic balance on the ground and the Kremlin is fighting a losing battle, writes Josep Borrell

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said: 'These companies are making revenues they never accounted for, they never even dreamt of'

European Commission will propose targets to cut power demand, including a mandatory goal on lowering demand during selected peak hours, according to a draft regulation

Energy minister says utilities' excess profits will be taxed in Budget 2023 even if the EU has not agreed to the move

Micheál Martin said the “advice generally” will be to do the best we can when it comes to reducing peak-time energy usage.

Energy reduction campaign for households and businesses likely to form part of EU discussions

Micheál Martin calls for a 'sensible' approach to conserving electricity as EU proposes mandatory energy-reduction targets 

Globally, nations are scrambling to ensure energy needs are met while giving once-off payments to help those struggling with rising energy bills ahead of the winter months.

Environmentalists argued that transport should have been included in Ireland's carbon budget — and now Eurostat data shows carbon emissions from flying and driving have been surging upwards for decades

More pesticides banned, including ethylene oxide, which is approved for use by countries outside EU