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The visit today of Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, is the first major event of the Irish Presidency in Dublin which will see approximately 180 other meetings and events there between now and the end of June.

DUBLIN, 9 January 2013 - The visit today of Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, is the first major event of the Irish Presidency in Dublin which will see approximately 180 other meetings and events there between now and the end of...

9th January 2013 The Irish Presidency today launched its detailed policy programme for its six months in office, “For Stability, Jobs and Growth”.

On the week of the visits to Dublin by President Van Rompuy and by the College of Commissioners led by President Barroso, Ireland’s detailed Presidency Programme “For Stability, Growth and Jobs” is now available to read at eu2013.ie...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today outlined Ireland’s Education priorities for the EU Presidency....

This morning at a ceremony at Dublin Castle, the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister of State for European Affairs marked the start of a significant year for Ireland’s membership of the European Union...

The EU Fisheries Council in Brussels is in its second day of intense negotiations on fish quotas for 2013. Following a full day of talks...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny today briefed Dáil Éireann on the outcome of last week's EU Council meeting in Brussels....

I am pleased to brief the House on the outcome of last week’s European Council meeting in Brussels on 13 and 14 December...

Thank you for the opportunity to be with you this morning. It is my great pleasure to discuss the issues facing Europe and Ireland with such an esteemed audience of achievers. Before I move on to a discussion of next year, let me talk a little about...