Monaghan town set for ‘transformative’ €15m investment as regeneration plans receive green light independent.ie/regionals/mona…

Congratulations on your appointment as Taoiseach, dear Micheál Martin. Looking forward to working with you again. Together, we will make Europe and Ireland more competitive in these turbulent times. Comhghairdeas leat!

New collective of Wicklow town retailers could be formed after ‘well-attended’ seminar independent.ie/regionals/wick…

Five years since we left the EU and not one tangible benefit to have come from it. Most telling of all is how it has diminished our ability to generate wealth and thus provide for our defence and public services in challenging times. Far from getting rid of red tape there were

Putin wants all of Ukraine, and it is not his to have. He is concerned about the expansion of democracy and the values that the EU stands for. Extract from my speech at the Conference of EU Ambassadors ↓

Europe needs a surge in defence. For years, we have underinvested in defence. We need to catch up. And strengthen our defence industrial base ↓ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The European Commission and @POLAND25EU will work hard on making life easier for European companies. That means simpler rules, less paperwork and better access to capital.

We've never had so many people in employment in Ireland. There was a sharp uptick in workforce participation after the pandemic, driven in particular by more working women, and it's continued to grow. 75% of working age adults are in jobs & 71% of women. oecd.org/en/publication…

Mr. President, Ukraine did not “start” this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.🇺🇸🇺🇦 “Russia Invades Ukraine in Largest European Attack Since WWII” Fox News (February 24,

Enough talking, it’s time to act! 1. Let’s finance our aid for Ukraine from the Russian frozen assets. 2. Let’s strengthen air policing, the Baltic sentry and the EU borders with Russia. 3. Let’s swiftly adopt new fiscal rules to finance the EU security and defence. Now!

The Irish people are more trusting of scientists than people in most other countries. Among Europeans, only the Spanish are more trusting. Most of us support the idea that scientists should engage more in society and policymaking. 🇮🇪🧑‍🔬 nature.com/articles/s4156…

The EU wasn’t formed to screw anyone. Quite the opposite. It was formed to maintain peace, to build respect among our nations, to create free and fair trade, and to strengthen our transatlantic friendship. As simple as that. 🇪🇺🇺🇸

Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who

Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

There is an aggressor: Russia. There is a victim: Ukraine. We were right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago—and to keep doing so. By “we,” I mean the Americans, the Europeans, the Canadians, the Japanese, and many others. Thank you to

Here is some truth: Putin invaded Ukraine. NATO is the most successful military alliance in history. Since 1945, American leadership has ensured freedom and security for ourselves and millions of others around the world. Together with our allies, we defeated the Soviet Union—an

If this does not improve there is little hope for a turnaround in SA.

There is not a single area where Ukrainian soldiers are even remotely in danger of being encircled. Instead, there is one combat area where an encirclement is happening and this in Toretsk, where Russian forces are about to be cut off in the West of the town, if they didn't have

When you decide who another country's ambassador should be, you have reached peak arrogance. Noted by all around the world - more U.S. soft power down the drain.

Great article describing one of the jewels of Dún Laoghaire - the dlr LexIcon Library. architecturefoundation.ie/news/10-years-… #IAFarchitecture