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Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union begins on January 1st 2013 and runs for the first half of the year. The Presidency website will be...

I am pleased to come to the Seanad today to reflect a little on recent developments at European level, and to look to what lies ahead, including during Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union next year...

I would like to thank the Chairman and the members of the Committee for scheduling this discussion on the priorities of the Irish Presidency and the...

Minister Lucinda Creighton met with Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegović today in Sarajevo.

DUBROVNIK, 7 July 2012. The Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton T.D. , today participated in and addressed the "Croatia Summit". The Summit, which takes place annually, focuses on regional relationships and the integration of the Balkan...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today welcomed the decision of the European Investment Bank (EIB) to actively support and assist the Government’s plans...

PODGORICA, 5 July 2012 - The Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, T.D., today met with the Foreign Minister of Montenegro, Milan...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny today addressed the Dáil on the outcome of the recent EU Council meeting and Euro Summit, which he attended in Brussels on the...

I am pleased to have the opportunity to brief the House on what was a very significant meeting for Europe and for Ireland....

Speaking at today’s EU General Affairs Council in Luxembourg, the Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton T.D. welcomed the report on..