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The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore, T.D., has welcomed the announcement by the Cuban Government that the remaining two prisoners from the group of seventy-five originally incarcerated in...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny did a second doorstep interview in Brussels today, with topics including the Moriarty Tribunal, Michael Lowry TD and the recapitalisation of Irish banks. You can hear the doorstep below...

Addressing the launch of the Irish Wind Energy Conference in Dublin this morning Minister Pat Rabbitte focused on the need to deliver on national targets in the renewables sector...

Renewable energy will play a key role in developing Ireland's energy future and will contribute in turn to each of our policy goals of secure, clean and affordable energy ...

Health Minister James Reilly delivered the opening address today at a National Healthcare Conference in Dublin. The Minister’s speech focused on “reforming the health system”...

Ministers Ruairi Quinn and Richard Bruton today launched “Education In Ireland”, an overseas marketing drive to double the number of international students choosing to study in Ireland. The drive is led by Enterprise Ireland and...

En route to a meeting of the European Peoples' Party in advance of the Council meeting later today the Taoiseach gave an interview to the media ...

As the new Minister for Health, my primary goal is to radically reform the health system so as to guarantee equal access to healthcare for everybody in our country. It is my firm view that this can only be achieved through a single-tier system. One that gives access based on need - not on ability to pay ...

Wednesday 23rd of March Taoiseach Enda Kenny today launched the Irish Cancer Society's Daffodil Day. Daffodil Day, which takes place on Friday 25th of March, will see 5,000 volunteers. ..

Speaking on behalf of the Government, the House can be assured of our on-going commitment to make Irish roads even safer over the course of the next five years ...