Tony Connelly

Europe Editor in the West Bank

The Maale Adumim settlement in the West Bank

Palestinian communities steadily disrupted by settlements

Europe Editor Tony Connelly and cameraman Bram Verbeke report from the illegal Jewish settlement of Ma'ale Adumim after Benjamin Netanyahu announced expansion plans.

Middle East • 25 Sep

Two Israeli settler tents in the West Bank

West Bank locals report ongoing Israeli settler expansion

Europe Editor Tony Connelly and cameraman Bram Verbeke report on dispossession and settler expansion in the West Bank.

Middle East • 24 Sep

Attacks by Jewish settlers on West Bank village rising

Europe Editor Tony Connelly and cameraman Bram Verbeke report from Taybeh, a christian village in the West Bank where locals say they are facing increased attacks by Jewish settlers.

Middle East • 23 Sep

Palestinian flags raise over a tower in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank

Leading Palestinian figure hails 'history being made'

A leading Palestinian figure has hailed the recognition of Palestine by a raft of countries as a historic day of jubilation for the Palestinian people.

Middle East • 22 Sep

EU Commissioner Michael McGrath will meet political and business leaders, as well as consumer organisations in both countries

EU Commissioner McGrath on visit to South Korea, Japan

Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath is on a visit to South Korea and Japan as the European Union continues to seek to strengthen alliances in the wake of US President Donald Trump's aggressive approach to global trade.

Business • 15 Sep

US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

Are tariffs actually working for Donald Trump and the US?

Are the tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump working, or has the flurry of horse-trading that followed mean things have more or less stayed the same for industries in European countries?

Clarity • 14 Sep

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her annual State of the Union address

EU chief delivers combative speech amid mounting pressure

On the eve of the first State of the European Union speech of her second term, those close to Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged it was a critical moment.

Analysis and Comment • 13 Sep

Murphy elected president of ECA for second time

Tony Murphy, Ireland's member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA), has been elected president of the court for a second time, with a fresh three-year term beginning 1 October.

Europe • 11 Sep

The letter also calls on the 13 member states which have not yet done so to join 147 UN members in recognising the State of Palestine (file image)

Ex-EU ambassadors call for suspension of EU-Israel deal

Over 300 former EU and member state ambassadors, as well as former EU officials, have written a joint letter calling on the EU to immediately suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement and to impose targeted sanctions on members of the Israeli government.

Europe • 10 Sep

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and France's President Emmanuel Macron speak during a press conference following the Coalition of the Willing Summit, at the Elysee presidential Palace, in Paris

What form could Ukraine's security guarantees take on?

The dynamics between the Trump administration and Europe on Ukraine have shifted, with the meeting of the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' in Paris this week representing an important inflection point.

Analysis and Comment • 07 Sep