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16th November 2011 The Taoiseach on his first official visit to Germany where he met Chancellor Angela Merkel for a working lunch and briefed the Chancellor on Ireland's progress towards building...

Currently all deposits, to the extent not covered by the Deposit Guarantee Scheme (DGS) in the State or in any other jurisdiction, are automatically covered by the Government Guarantee under the ELG Scheme. While an...

The Minister for Finance, Mr. Michael Noonan, T.D., today announced that, following a Government Decision, he was extending the Eligible Liabilities Guarantee Scheme for a further period of one year to 31 December, 2012....

Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton today welcomed the latest external trade figures published by the CSO, showing significant rises in exports in September despite difficulties in the global economy. The statistics show...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced his intention to shortly commence payments in respect of 2011 born calves under the Suckler Welfare Scheme. "In that regard, I would...

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, today [Wednesday] welcomed the latest external trade figures published by the CSO, showing significant rises in exports in September despite difficulties in...

Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton T.D., is in Strasbourg today (Wednesday) at the European Parliament plenary session. Minister Creighton is taking the opportunity to meet with key MEPs to update them...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today launched ‘Pastures NEW’ at Dublin Zoo’s Family Farm. ‘Pastures New’ is a new 400 page textbook for Leaving Certificate students studying the...

Good morning everyone. And thank you, David and Brendan, for your introductory remarks. I was delighted to learn of the Association’s resurgence in recent years, a testament to all involved....

Róisín Shortall, Minister of State at the Department of Health, today (Tuesday, 15th November 2011) welcomed the publication of the EMCDDA Annual Report for 2011 which deals with the state of the drugs problem in...