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Press release – Time for Europe to take responsibility for its security – Metsola at EUCO

President Metsola’s remarks at the European Council 18th December 2025, Brussels Thank you, António. The European Union is, by its very nature, a project for peace,...
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Press release – Human rights violations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea Bissau

The arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan MEPs denounce both the Azerbaijani authorities’ misuse of national security provisions as...
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Press release – Parliament denounces continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania

The text, adopted by 438 votes in favour, 37 against with 48 abstentions, points to Belarus’s repeated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and balloon incursions into Lithuanian...
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Press release – Asylum policy: deal on first-ever EU list of safe countries of origin

On Thursday, MEPs concluded an informal deal with the Council for the creation of an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin (SCO) as proposed by...
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Press release – Deforestation law: Parliament adopts changes to postpone and simplify measures

By 405 votes to 242 and with 8 abstentions, Parliament has adopted targeted changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation already informally agreed with EU member states...

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Protest in Dublin as Palestine Action hunger striker in UK prison passes 70 days14 January 2026
PALESTINE ACTION HUNGER striker Hiba Muraisi is in critical condition after refusing food for 73 days. The 31-year-old, held in New Hall Prison in northern England, has now bypassed then MP Bobby Sands who died after 66 days on republican hunger strike in 1981. In Ireland, protests are being held across the country today in… Read more: Protest in Dublin as Palestine Action hunger striker in UK prison passes 70 days
Government criticised for delaying powers forcing grocery sector to reveal costs14 January 2026
THE GOVERNMENT HAS pushed out the introduction of planned new powers for the Agri-Food Regulator by a year. In December, it was announced that the body was being granted increased powers to compel agri-food businesses to provide it with data around pricing, supply chains and salaries. The new powers will also give the body the… Read more: Government criticised for delaying powers forcing grocery sector to reveal costs
As Denmark ditches mail, An Post’s mail boss says Ireland won’t be following suit14 January 2026
AN POST SAY Ireland will be reliant on delivered post “into the next decade”. The reaction comes as the Danish postal service has wound down their service. On 30 December, ending a more than 400-year-old tradition PostNord said it would deliver its last letter, cut 1,500 jobs in Denmark and remove 1,500 red postboxes amid… Read more: As Denmark ditches mail, An Post’s mail boss says Ireland won’t be following suit

National Concert Hall announces winners of 2025 Bursary Awards14 January 2026
Via The Journal Of Music: The National Concert Hall has announced the winners of its three bursary awards for 2025. The €10,000 Young Musician Award for String Players will be shared between violinist Sam Monedero Egan, violinist Scarlett Xu and cellist Elizabeth Troup; mezzo-soprano Deirdre Arratoon has been awarded the €5,000 Bernadette Greevy Bursary Award… Read more: National Concert Hall announces winners of 2025 Bursary Awards
Other Voices Home at the Guinness Storehouse14 January 2026
A night at the Guinness Storehouse always carries a certain magic, but this edition of Other Voices: Home at Guinness felt like something rarer still, a gathering where music, poetry, and place intertwined in a way only Dublin can conjure. Across the evening, the iconic building became a living, breathing stage, its warm brick and… Read more: Other Voices Home at the Guinness Storehouse
The story of Green Day’s 1991 gig in a tiny Dublin venue14 January 2026
Analysis: The gig was organised by Hope Collective, music-loving youngsters whose not-for-profit collective helped up-and-coming, independent musicians According to the music industry’s official statistics, only 11 albums have outsold Green Day’s Dookie in the United States. Released in 1994, Dookie has sold more than iconic albums including The Bodyguard soundtrack, Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite for… Read more: The story of Green Day’s 1991 gig in a tiny Dublin venue
RIP Starman: how fans reacted to David Bowie’s death 10 years ago14 January 2026
Analysis: The multitude of ways in which fans responded said much about Bowie’s cultural significance, influence and reach David Bowie’s unexpected death on January 10th 2016 attracted widespread media coverage across the globe. Variously described as a chameleon, a creative genius, an ‘iconic figure’ and an ‘iconoclast’, much of the media’s commentary on Bowie’s life… Read more: RIP Starman: how fans reacted to David Bowie’s death 10 years ago
How Dickie Rock’s songs tell a story of Ireland’s musical history14 January 2026
Analysis: The showband and cabaret star was a versatile singer, but he selected the songs he wanted to record and perform with great care To his many fans Dickie Rock could sing anything. His vocal ability and personality meant that he could move effortlessly through different music genres from ballads to bubble-gum pop; from Elvis-style… Read more: How Dickie Rock’s songs tell a story of Ireland’s musical history

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Press release – Time for Europe to take responsibility for its security – Metsola at EUCO

Press release – Human rights violations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea Bissau

Press release – Parliament denounces continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania

Press release – Asylum policy: deal on first-ever EU list of safe countries of origin

Press release – Deforestation law: Parliament adopts changes to postpone and simplify measures