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The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan T.D., today welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government that he intends merging Limerick City and County Councils into one integrated...

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has said he is delighted for the Irish cricket team after the world governing body changed its mind on entry rules for the 2015 Cricket World Cup...

Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine sought urgent and meaningful actions against Iceland and Faroe Islands for their irresponsible and unacceptable fishing of mackerel outside international...

Environment Minister Phil Hogan today announced the creation of a new single local authority to replace the current Limerick City and County Councils. This historic decision will boost local economic activity...

Mr Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, announced today (28th June 2011) that the Government has decided to implement the main recommendations of the Limerick Local...

The Department of Education and Skills has announced details of the further and higher education Student Grant Scheme for the 2011/12 academic year.Up until now, there were four grant schemes...

Shane McEntee TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today said that achieving gender equality was a key element in the global fight against hunger...

Public Transport Minister, Alan Kelly TD, is encouraging those travelling to the Tall Ships Festival this weekend to avail of cheaper public transport to get to Waterford. “Irish Rail are putting on additional trains...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today welcomed a new OECD report which placed Irish students' ability to read computer based text significantly above the average. Irish students' scored 8th of 19 countries who...

Irish students’ ability to read computer based text such as emails and websites is significantly above the average of 19 OECD countries, according to a new OECD report. The students in Irish schools ranked 8th out...