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Green rules might hit Donegal’s €27m road plans

Opportunities to redress the poor transport infrastructure, the legacy of underinvestment and the lack of transport alternatives could be hampered if the Government continually raises the bar in relation to climate action and carbon efficiency ...

28 Dec 2022 at 20:33

Coffee prices to keep rising for at least another year, Lavazza warns

UK consumers will not see soaring coffee prices drop until the middle of next year at the earliest as “very challenging headwinds” continue to batter the industry, Lavazza has warned. The Italian coffee giant’s group chairman, Giuseppe ...

10 Jul 2024 at 10:37

UN plastic pollution talks fail again with negotiators rejecting draft treaties

Negotiators have failed to agree on the world’s first treaty to combat plastic pollution in what was meant to be the final round of UN talks. Delegates were seeking to complete a legally binding international agreement on Thursday ...

15 Aug 2025 at 10:21

Samantha Harvey becomes first woman since 2019 to win Booker Prize

British author Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize. Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner of the £50,000 prize and trophy at a ceremony held at ...

13 Nov 2024 at 00:16

Starmer rejects choice between EU and US allies in major speech

The United Kingdom does not need to choose between its allies in America and Europe, Sir Keir Starmer has said in a major speech. The Prime Minister said it was “plain wrong” to suggest he needed to steer his Government away ...

10 Dec 2024 at 13:33

Ukraine must be in strong position for negotiations, Starmer says

Ukraine must be in strong position for negotiations, Starmer to say

Ukraine must be placed in the “strongest possible position for negotiations” to end the war with Russia, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Prime Minister insisted the UK will back Ukraine “for as long as it takes” as he made a ...

02 Dec 2024 at 23:17

World

Baltic states disconnect from Soviet-era grid to merge with European system

The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia has been officially severed after officials switched off the Soviet-era grid’s transmission lines and prepared to join the ...

08 Feb 2025 at 09:57

Lammy voices need for lasting Ukraine peace ahead of meeting with EU official

David Lammy has reiterated the need for an “enduring and a lasting peace” in Ukraine, ahead of talks with the EU’s high representative on foreign affairs. The Foreign Secretary hosted Kaja Kallas at Carlton Gardens on ...

18 Mar 2025 at 16:04

Ireland

Ireland will ‘weather this storm’, says Enda Kenny amid US tariff fears

Younger generations should not “be afraid” of economic uncertainty facing Europe due to US tariffs, former taoiseach Enda Kenny has said as he predicted Ireland will “weather this storm”. Mr Kenny, a former leader of ...

30 Apr 2025 at 14:59

Fact check: China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal

Claims have circulated around international support for the Government’s deal with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands and its implications for the US-UK military base on Diego Garcia. The Prime Minister Sir Keir ...

17 Jun 2025 at 16:16

City

Retail profit warnings more than double as high street pressures mount – report

Profit alerts among retailers more than doubled in the second quarter as consumers reined in their spending and firms faced soaring wage costs, according to a report. The latest report from EY-Parthenon also ...

21 Jul 2025 at 00:01

Trump backed Chagos deal after review by US intelligence agencies – Keir Starmer

Trump backed Chagos deal after review by US intelligence agencies, Starmer says

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted Donald Trump initially backed his Chagos Islands handover deal “in very clear terms” following sign-off by US intelligence agencies, despite the president’s recent change of ...

28 Jan 2026 at 21:37

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