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Can I begin by saying what a pleasure it is to be here – thanks very much to Peter for inviting me to speak. Peter has always been a great friend to Ireland and the Irish Labour Party greatly values our relationship with Roger, Olaf and our friends in Policy...

Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald, will visit Moscow this week for diplomatic discussions with her counter part, Minister Dmitry Livanov, Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. She will also meet with members of the...

Frances Fitzgerald, TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, will visit Moscow this week for diplomatic discussions with her counter part, Minister Dmitry Livanov, Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation...

The Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton T.D., is in Athens today for the first bilateral visit to Greece since both the Irish and Greek governments took office. The Minister met the Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, as well as the Minister...

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, will today (Thursday) hold talks in Berlin with his German counterpart, Vice Chancellor and Minister for the Economy and Technology Philip Rosler, on priorities for the...

The Minister of State for Training and Skills, Ciarán Cannon TD, will this week lead a seven-day “Education in Ireland” mission to Vietnam and Malaysia, organised by Enterprise Ireland. This mission forms part of the Government’s strategy to promote Ireland as a world-class...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny travels to Oslo today to be present at the ceremony awarding the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union in the Oslo City Hall. The Taoiseach will also attend a meeting hosted by Prime Minister Stoltenberg for visiting Heads of State and...

Irish companies participating in this week’s Enterprise Ireland trade mission to South Africa, led by Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, have secured new contracts totalling over €6m and agreed significant business alliances...

Wednesday 14 November 2012 - In South Africa, Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, has inaugurated Enterprise Ireland’s expert panels in Financial Services and in Telecommunications, as part of an initiative to support Irish...

A total of €8million in new business contracts were announced by Irish companies, and a further five significant new Irish-Canadian partnerships were announced during the trade mission to Canada led by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation...