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Suspending the EU's trade agreement with Israel is up to individual member states, according to the President of the European Commission. Ursula von der Leyen has been in Cork with her team of European Commissioners to meet the Irish Cabinet and discuss policy priorities for the next six months. Israel and Palestine were on the agenda with Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee warning that the IDF and Israeli government are targeting children, and that we have to "take action".

Photo: Shutterstock Night rate increases announced today are set to impact EV owners. The average rate for night time energy for some customers is rising to around 10 cent per kilowatt-hour. It comes as Pinergy has announced an 82% increase of its night rate, affecting around 1,800 hundred people - specifically EV owners and those who use night rate tariffs to charge their solar batteries.

Powerscourt Hotel. Photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland. A controversial conference scheduled to take place in Wicklow next month has been cancelled. There had been growing criticism of the event linked to Peter Thiel, a tech billionaire known for his scepticism of democracy. The invite-only event was due to be attended by international figures from the world of politics and business.