An Irish data centre giant has been asked to pay over €2.67m to Wicklow County Council in development contribution fees for the latest phase of its huge Arklow data centre project.
The Government has scrambled with extensive ongoing contacts with counterparts in Washington DC to defend Irish aviation against a threat of damaging retaliatory action over the Dublin Airport cap by the Americans.
During the recent Hungarian elections, a viral polling chart identified the moment when Viktor Orban’s chances of re-election vaporises – it was when US vice president JD Vance turned up to campaign for him.