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Dublin is the second most expensive place in Europe to build apartments It costs nearly €600,000 to *build* a two bedroom apartment in Dublin I want to talk about why these numbers matter, why it costs so much, and one thing we can do about it

Did Gardaí attempt to blame a judge for the fact that he was on bail when it was subsequently clarified it wasn’t opposed? “Something is rotten in the state …”

Another fine mess… Does the problem go beyond hapless political leadership to the Department of Housing? Its Secretary General, paid more than the Minister, said a Housing Tsar wasn’t needed. What do such senior civil servants propose that wasn’t done over the past decade?

Speaking at the European Tech Summit this afternoon, I highlighted the need to address regulatory fragmentation and the energy infrastructure deficit as part of any AI strategy. #EU #AI #Tech

The Irish Times The government couldn't sort out the senior garda pension issue in a timely fashion, now when it effects them we might see some legislative action..

Questioning the European Commission at LIBE Committee Press Committee this morning on its plans to revisit the Copyright Directive due to the impact of AI on media and creators. #AI #Copyright Renew Europe

Learning about Finland’s strategic approach to developing computing power in tandem with data and web indexing from Irina Kupiainen, Director of EU Affairs at Finland’s CSC - IT Center for Science.

By sanctioning Thomas Röper, Alina Lipp, AFA Media and its founder Hüseyin Doğru, is the EU emulating that which it seeks to counter?

Delighted to join family and residents of Kilmeedy, honouring the Gardai, including my grandfather, who served there, where my mother grew up and went to national school.

Notre rôle essentiel en tant qu’élus ? Protéger nos enfants de toute forme de menace. Les écrans en font partie. 👉Nous voulons instaurer une majorité numérique à 15 ans pour les réseaux sociaux. Avec la délégation L’Europe Ensemble nous agissons au niveau européen. Retrouvez

“Something is rotten”: MEP questions Garda role in Carlow shooter case: gript.ie/mep-questions-…

The potential pause of parts of the AI Act will largely dominate tomorrow’s AI Working Group meeting with Commissioner Henna Virkkunen. The Commissioner needs to be clear - what does she propose to pause and for how long? #EU #AI politico.eu/article/how-th…

“Laws are like sausages. It is best not to see them being made,” it’s said. The final trilogue on the GDPR Procedures Regulation, the first piece of EU legislation I worked on, was completed today.

India and Pakistan have come to blows before. But not since the 1970s have the stakes felt higher than after April’s attack in Kashmir. No ceasefire can last long with fundamental issues still unaddressed. mondediplo.com/2025/06/04paki…

9.30am Friday 26th June WRC Ballsbridge D4 @RTE is very reluctantly back in the WRC armed to the teeth with solicitors, legal eagles and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer's bailout euros to demand that @RTE be allowed get away with stealing hundreds of millions from bogus self

A sh1tshow for a government. His hard-working junior minister, who has yet to be formally delegated any function, said precisely the opposite as recently as last Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin with Colm Ó Mongáin rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

Rumours of the AI Act’s demise - or stopping the clock - seem to have been greatly exaggerated from what Commissioner Henna Virkkunen told us at this morning’s meeting with the Working Group on the Implementation of the AI Act.

Can’t help wondering if the problem in the clearly dysfunctional Department of Housing isn’t also the permanent government there.

The EU’s failure to hold Israel to account in Gaza undermines its calls for international law to be respected elsewhere. The EU trade association agreement with Israel must be immediately suspended.

Startups, Research and Innovation over a breakfast meeting with Commissioner Zaharieva on her plans for her portfolio in these crucial areas.