As Ireland is battered by not one but two storms – named Austen and Boelo – the political weather has also been far from settled this week. The row over changes to the criminal legal aid system blew up on Tuesday after protesting solicitors expanded their... See more
US trade tariffs should be removed from cognac and champagne in the same way they are being lifted on Irish whiskey , according to France's trade minister. Nicolas Forissier made the remarks in advance of an informal meeting of European trade ministers on... See more
Ireland will support whatever the European Commission proposes when it comes to the next sanction package against Russia , the Minister for Foreign Affairs has said. Helen McEntee also said she was not aware of any lobbying by the Government to keep alumi... See more
Jim O'Callaghan has been accused of 'grossly unfair commentary' and a 'massive misstep' over his claim that rape trials in the Central Criminal Court were the only ones 'deliberately affected' by the withdrawal of solicitors' services as part of the dispu... See more
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is to raise concerns that 'catastrophising' over the risk of job losses from artificial intelligence 'will undermine attempts to improve job quality'. Getty Images Ireland could be 'a canary in the AI coal mine' if artif... See more
