Jack Power

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

I got a copy of an internal Department of Foreign Affairs study into how Ireland exercises soft power on the international stage. I did not expect to read a reference to Boyzone in there irishtimes.com/politics/2026/…

‘Ukraine is still in the fight – no one would have predicted that’: What next for Kyiv in 2026? irishtimes.com/world/europe/2…

What a read this is @nytimes The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership nytimes.com/interactive/20…

I’d now put money on the Irish Government voting to approve the EU-Mercosur trade deal, as it seems the prospects of building a coalition of EU states big enough to block the deal fades. Vote likely to take place in Brussels in the next few days

A summit of 50 European leaders will take place in Dublin next November, during Ireland’s presidency of the council of the EU

‘Catch remaining targets’: Leaked Teneo files shared with @IrishTimes pull back the curtain on corporate lobbying irishtimes.com/world/europe/2…

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Donald Tusk and several Nordic and Baltic leaders call for a decision on the proposed €90bn loan for Ukraine funded by frozen Russian assets to be made at EU summit starting on Dec 18th

Rogue drones launched as Volodymyr Zelenskiy was arriving in Ireland were not controlled by some “back garden drone enthusiast” but likely tied to a “coordinated threat” to European interests, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan tells me in Brussels this morning

HSE tried to conceal ties to company at centre of forged Garda vetting controversy - further story in this @IrishTimes investigation irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/1…

I take a look at how Simon Harris got on as minister for foreign affairs: building bridges, less foreign travel - and a lot of press releases irishtimes.com/politics/2025/…

EU proposes doing away with constant internet ‘cookies’ requests irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

Journalist of the Year goes to goes to @sallyhayd @IrishTimes at The Irish Journalism Awards 2025 at The Irish Journalism Awards 2025 In Association with @newsbrandsirl Supported By @GoogleNewsInit #IJA25 #IrishJournalismAwards25