Jack Power

A leaked paper seen by @IrishTimes has details of a plan by Europe’s largest economies to centralise oversight of financial markets at EU rather than national level, a proposed shift that would cause serious concern to Ireland and Luxembourg irishtimes.com/business/econo…

Irish diplomats in Brussels were warned about ‘approaches’ from Big Tobacco - lead story in today’s @IrishTimes irishtimes.com/politics/2026/…

‘You have to be ready for war’: Legacy of limbo in Armenia after loss of Nagorno-Karabakh. Link to read my report from Yerevan below

▪️ Michael McGrath has had more meetings with US tech and AI giants than Henna Virkkunen has ▪️ New documents show Meta’s top lobbyist thanked Irish commissioner for agreeing to convey concerns about EU battery-replacement rules to commission officials irishtimes.com/world/europe/2…

The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opi…

Options being drawn up for possible EU action on Israeli settlement trade @IrishTimes irishtimes.com/world/europe/2…

Searching for the disappeared of Cyprus: ‘We are fighting against time’ irishtimes.com/life-style/peo…

Trump’s hand‑picked ambassadors look less like career diplomats and more like a travelling Mar‑a‑Lago court, spoiling for a fight @IrishTimes irishtimes.com/world/europe/2…

News: Anthony Whelan has been appointed head of the European Commission’s competition directorate, DG Comp, one of the most important positions in the EU executive body

I understand Ursula von der Leyen is just off the phone with the next Hungarian prime minister Peter Magyar, congratulated him on his win and the pair agreed on close cooperation. His election is likely to unblock a €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine Orban had been holding up

From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain @IrishTimes irishtimes.com/world/europe/2…

Journalism prize established in memory of hit-and-run victim Joe Drennan irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/0…

“So what we need to do is be very conscious of the fact that, if you got into a prolonged conflict in the Gulf region, the inflationary impact of that could be very significant for a whole swathes of the Irish economy,” Simon Harris tells reporters in Brussels

Incredible read theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

/3 And here is my analysis: Ireland’s time in EU hot seat has potential for plenty of awkward moments irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/0…

/2 Irish Government hopes to use EU presidency to repair transatlantic relations, leak shows irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/0…

Want to know what Ireland might focus on when it takes over the EU council presidency in July? @IrishTimes has seen a confidential early draft of the Government's agenda and policy priorities for the influential deal-making role. Here is a link to my reporting below:

Story here: Former EU commissioner Phil Hogan seeks Government backing for senior UN role irishtimes.com/politics/2026/…

Breaking: Former European Commissioner Phil Hogan has sought the Government’s backing to put his name forward for a senior job leading the food security agency of the United Nations