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Social Protection Minister Joan Burton today addressed the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) Investment Conference. This was Minister Burton’s first address at a pensions event since taking up her role as Minister for Social Protection. In her address...

Wednesday 22nd March 2011 Taoiseach Enda Kenny today visited the Japanese embassy in Dublin to convey his condolences on behalf of the Irish people to His Excellency Toshinao Urabe, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland. The Taoiseach signed...

Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Food yesterday, 21st March, held a bilateral meeting with Minister Rosa Aguilar, Minister of Environment, Rural and Maritime Affairs in Madrid to discuss the planned reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and to identify areas of mutual interest.

Minister Noonan's doorstep at this morning's meeting in Brussels on European Stability Mechanism

The Zambrano case was referred to the ECJ by a Belgian tribunal. Ireland along with a number of other Member States intervened in the proceedings. In summary, the Court ruled...

The Minister for Children, Francis Fitzgerald, today visited the Irish community in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she expressed the solidarity and support of the Irish Government and people for the one thousand three hundred strong community...

Minister of State Michael Ring today welcomed news of President Obama's visit and the positive effect it will have on Irish tourism. Speaking today, the Minister of State at the Department...

The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued an update on the situation in Japan, following the earthquake and tsunami of March 11th....

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore is in Washington today, where he met with United States Secretary of State Hilary Clinton at the State Department...

The Department of Foreign Affairs has operated a comprehensive crisis response system to meet the needs of Irish citizens in Japan since the earthquake on 11 March. This response has been coordinated by our Crisis Centre in Dublin...