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Environment Minister Phil Hogan today published the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011. Key points in the bill include changes in the terms of reference of the Constituency Commission which will reduce...

Thursday 30th June 2011 Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, Justice Minister Alan Shatter and Tourism Minister Leo Varadkar today launched the first ever Irish Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme....

The preliminary results of the 2011 Census were published today,and a press conference was held at Government Buildings by the Central Statistics Office (CSO)....

Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton today welcomed the publication of Enterprise Ireland's Annual Report which shows Irish companies achieved €14 billion of exports in 2010. Speaking today, the Minister said...

Wednesday 29th June 2011 JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, was launched today by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Social Protection Minister Joan Burton....

Environment Minister Phil Hogan today announced the creation of a new single local authority to replace the current Limerick City and County Councils. This historic decision will boost local economic activity...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today welcomed a new OECD report which placed Irish students' ability to read computer based text significantly above the average. Irish students' scored 8th of 19 countries who...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny spoke to the media in Athlone today at a doorstep interview. Topics included salary caps in the Civil Service and funding for the HSE. You can listen to the full doorstep below...

The Horitculture Action Group, a group set up by the Department of Agriculture in December 2010, delivered its 25-page report to Minister of State Shane McEntee.The report made the following key recommendations...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today announced that 20 new primary schools and 20 new post primary schools are to be established in the next six years...