Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and his team are keen for the EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier for the job of European Commission President.

Jean-Claude Juncker has been confirmed as the next President of the EU's most powerful body.

EUROPEAN Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso begins putting together his new commission this week – but he will have to leave at least one country out.

The business organisation ISME has expressed concern on the "dramatic" increase in steel prices, which they feel are seriously impacting the construction and metal fabrication industries, possibly leading to closures and job losses.

The President of the European Parliament says the people of Ireland have nothing to fear from a European constitution.