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Transport Minister Leo Varadkar is asking members of the public and interested parties to send in their views on his plan to merge the National Roads Authority (NRA) and the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA)...

Following the publishing today by the CSO of crime figures for the first quarter of 2011, Justice Minister Alan Shatter welcomed the decrease in 10 out of 14 crime groups compared with the same quarter in 2010...

"Taking just two minutes to check the battery in a smoke alarm could save lives. Working Smoke Alarms save lives, pure and simple. So during this bank holiday weekend..."

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney today described the initial presentation from the EU Commission of its impact assessment of a Free Trade Agreement with the capital MERCOSUR group of South American...

Health Minister Dr James Reilly has today ( Thursday 28th April) announced major changes related to the board of the Health Service Executive. Dr Reilly has indicated his intention to accept the resignations...

The Government has appointed Mr Robert Watt as Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Mr. Watt is an economist and has broad experience...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today addessed the TUI conference in Tralee. As with the INTO and ASTI conferences, the Minister outlined the challenges ahead...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today addressed the annual convention of the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland in Cork. The Minister spoke of the "challenges" ahead in the area of Education, and of how the EU/IMF bailout would effect...

Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton today announced 50 new jobs in Galway with NEI. NEI, a provider of application platforms, deployment solutions and lifecycle support services for technology software...

Sunday 24th of April 2011 A commemoration ceremony was held today to mark the 95th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. The event took place outside the GPO on Dublin's O'Connell Street...