Healthcare workers with Long Covid feel ‘abandoned’ as special payment ends – The Irish Times
Sandra Luz has a long list of symptoms she continues to suffer from six years after contracting Covid-19…
Push to close nicotine loopholes at EU level, WHO chief tells McNeill – The Irish Times
The European Union needs to urgently close “loopholes” that exist in its regulation of nicotine products, from vapes…
How EU plans to jump-start bloc’s sluggish economy – The Irish Times
There was a grey, rainy sky stretching out in every direction above Alden Biesen castle in northeast Belgium…
Eurozone trade ends 2025 with a €12.6bn surprise surplus
Published on 13/02/2026 – 15:54 GMT+1 The eurozone closed out 2025 with a solid trade surplus, as exports…
A small German state’s quiet revolt against Microsoft – and what it means for Europe – The Irish Times
Hanging in the air at this year’s Munich Security Conference is a new Schleswig-Holstein question. The term once…
Ireland may be about to find itself left outside Europe’s inner club – The Irish Times
There is a lot of chatter about Micheál Martin going to the White House to mark St Patrick’s…
Poor pay and lack of clarity rife in role of healthcare assistant, report finds – The Irish Times
The role of healthcare assistant is ill-defined and poorly paid despite its increasing importance to the healthcare system,…
Newsletter: Avoiding the ‘slow agony’ of EU economic decline
Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn. It’s Thursday, and EU leaders are about to descend on a remote castle…
Ireland has ‘nothing to fear’ over push on EU financial reforms, says Martin – The Irish Times
Ireland has “nothing to fear” from a push by a coalition of EU countries to plough ahead with…
Sinn Féin MEPs to vote against €90bn EU loan for Ukraine – The Irish Times
Sinn Féin’s two MEPs are set to vote against a €90 billion European Union loan to war-torn Ukraine…
Newsletter: EU leaders raise the stakes ahead of talks on economic revival
Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn writing from Brussels. Welcome to Tuesday. EU leaders are raising the stakes ahead…
Ireland found in breach of European treaty over lack of Defence Forces overtime – The Irish Times
A finding against the Irish Government for not paying members of the Defence Forces premiums for public holidays…