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Banks operating in Ireland (i.e. both covered and non-covered banks) continue to reduce their level of borrowing from the ECB...

The Minister for Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, today (Tuesday) announced €21m in funding is available to support the commercialisation of research in 2013. The objective of the funding, which will be provided...

The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan welcomes final agreement on amendment to maturities on Ireland’s borrowings...

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, today (Monday) announced the...

Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, has today welcomed the Dublin Declaration on the contribution of youth work to youth employment. The Declaration was agreed following a two day EU Presidency expert...

In advance of attending tomorrow's last ECOFIN meeting under the Irish Presidency Minister of State Brian Hayes took the opportunity to promote Irish trade and investment links in Luxembourg. His round of engagements took in financial...

EU Employment Ministers today (Thursday) agreed the general approach of the European Council of Ministers on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). The EGF provides co-financing support for approved programmes of...

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton today announced that the Irish Presidency has secured agreement with the European Parliament to improve access to finance...

The Irish Presidency has secured agreement with the European Parliament to improve access to finance for SMEs under the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) 2014 – 2020. The Programme proposes to allocate...

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has tonight in Brussels reached an agreement with the European Parliament’s chief negotiator on the EU’s budget for the next seven years...