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Minister Simon Coveney T.D. participated in an emergency meeting of EU Foreign Ministers today to discuss the situation in Afghanistan...

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD today launched the Department’s Annual Report for 2020...

The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications has opened a consultation to seek views from interested parties on the potential introduction of a new Renewable Heat Obligation. This obligation, if introduced, would require the suppliers of energy used in the heat sector in Ireland to ensure that a certain proportion of the energy supplied is renewable...

71% of actions due for delivery in first half of 2021 achieved...

In recent weeks we have seen increased commentary, both nationally and internationally, relating to infections in people who have been fully vaccinated. It is important when analysing these data that they are placed in the context of the proportion of the whole population who have been vaccinated...

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, announces an increase in funding to €16m for the Rutland Street School Renovation Project under the URDF program, as part of Project Ireland 2040...

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has welcomed the first in the townhall series of meetings as part of a public consultation on the draft interventions proposed for the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan...

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers TD, extended their best wishes to the 29 athletes travelling to the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo which start on the 24th of August. The athletes will be competing across nine sports...

Life-sentence prisoners must now serve 12 years before being considered for parole, compared to the previous 7 years...

On IPCC Climate Change Report...