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I’m absolutely delighted to be here today to mark the 85th anniversary of the ESB. In these uncertain times it is right that we remember we honour the courage the bravery and above all the heart and ...

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, T.D., today announced the publication of a Europol Bill 2012. The primary purpose of the Bill is to implement...

Ladies and Gentlemen,Someone in media once said that "an audience is slow to grow and fast to go."...

Thank you for inviting me here today to launch the National Standards for the Welfare and Protection of Children....

Ladies and gentlemen, I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak here today on the prospects...

On this day, 23 July 1929 the Fascist government in Italy banned the use of foreign words...

I am delighted to be here again in Glenties, and to have the opportunity to present this lecture in honour of John Hume. Through a lifetime of work, determination, courage, persistence and vision, John Hume, more than most, has shaped the Ireland in which we live today...

I am delighted to join you this afternoon to launch the 2011 Annual Report of the Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly....

In common with my Government and party colleagues I have strongly welcomed the publication of the “Mahon” Tribunals Final Report and would like the opportunity to outline my Departments part in the...

The Mahon Tribunal report exposed the insidious and corrupt behaviour of some in Irish public life; behaviour that has done inestimable damage to our economy, our environment, our international...