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Mr. Willie Penrose, T.D., Minister for Housing and Planning, today (9 June) called upon developers and financial institutions to take a more pro-active approach in working out long-term solutions for unfinished housing...

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mr. Richard Bruton T.D. today announced that Cork company, SouthWestern, is to create 150 new jobs over the next three years. The company also announced a €3.5M investment in research...

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., has today (Wednesday 8th June) published draft legislation that will lead to a significant transformation in the regulation of political funding in Ireland. In line...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn T.D., today told the Dáil that he would meet with book publishers and representatives of parents shortly to discuss the high cost of school books....

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Eamon Gilmore, T.D., will visit Tanzania, one of the priority countries for the Government’s aid programme, from 9 to 12 June 2011. While there, the Tánaiste will assess the impact of Ireland’s aid...

Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton TD, today (Wednesday) addressed 40 senior management people from French companies based in Ireland. The guests represented Senior Management from all the Patron companies that are associated with...

Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht today (Wednesday 8 June 2011) officially launched the BirdWatch Ireland Action Plan for Marine and Sea Cliff Birds...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr Simon Coveney TD, today announced the temporary suspension of further applications under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) with...

I am delighted to be here today to officially launch the new multi-volume History of Ireland Series by the Four Courts Press. In particular I wish to acknowledge the work and scholarship of Donnachadh Ó Corráin and...

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Simon Coveney, TD, today announced that he is seeking approval for the advance payment of the Single Farm Payment from the EU Commission. At yesterday’s meeting ...