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Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello has hailed missionaries as key partners of the government in their continuing work across the developing world. The Minister was speaking at the “Mission Today & Tomorrow”

Trade and Development Minister Joe Costello today signed the Arms Trade Treaty on behalf of Ireland at the United Nations in New York...

The Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, will today pledge an additional €2.5 million from the Government...

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Minister of State for Trade & Development Joe Costello today launched Ireland’s new policy...

Opening the 8th Forum of the World Alliance of Cities against Poverty this morning in Dublin, Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello, T.D. said: “While the West deals with a financial crisis, much of the developing world is recording unprecedented...

EU Development Ministers and Commissioners meeting in Dublin today agreed to resume long-term development support to Mali. Up to €250 million in EU funding will be made available in 2013 to support Mali to restore democracy and peace and to...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, T.D., and the Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello T.D., today welcomed the refund to Ireland by the Government of Uganda of the €4 million of Irish Aid funds...

Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, today discussed Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU with representatives of Irish Non-Government Organisations which are focused on global development...

Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello T.D., today announced that Ireland is providing €125,000 and 32 tonnes of emergency supplies to assist families left homeless by the typhoon which hit the Philippines last week...

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore today published the Audit Report examining the recent misappropriation of €4 million of Irish Aid funds intended for the Peace, Recovery and Development Programme in Uganda...