Dublin's Brussels Two-Step on Aughinish

Minister of State Niall Collins went on RTÉ's This Week to deliver a carefully calibrated message: any decision on Aughinish Alumina cannot be "self-defeating" for Ireland or Europe. The government's independent investigation into the refinery's links to Russia has been despatched to the European Commission for review, with Collins insisting the report contains "commercial sensitivities" preventing full publication. Separately, Minister Peter Burke confirmed...