Tony Connelly

The Taoiseach will raise Israel's treatment of EU citizens from the Global Sumud Flotilla with French President Emmanuel Macron when the two leaders meet in Paris.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that he had a "very comprehensive" meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Élysée Palace in Paris.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican while on a trip to Italy.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has held talks with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome.

Ireland has declined an invitation to attend a meeting of ministers from EU net contributor countries - the so-called frugals - ahead of a key ministerial meeting today on the next seven year EU budget.

The European Commission has decided not to propose sanctions at this time on Aughinish Alumina, the Shannon-based plant owned by a Russian company, which

Aughinish Alumina, the Shannon-based refinery at the centre of a controversy over its raw material allegedly ending up in Russian weapons, has warned

Given the spotlight on Aughinish Alumina, there were strong expectations that either the European Commission or member states would raise the prospect of some kind of sanctions, writes Tony Connelly.

On 24 March, a consortium of European investigative media outlets reported that the Shannon-based Aughinish Alumina was shipping a majority of its

The EU has reiterated that the Government should reinforce "defence spending and readiness" and gradually adapt the annual budget to "sustain structurally higher defence spending."