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Today, at the 47th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva...

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, approved the publication of the Request for Tenders (RFT) for the External Assurance Process (EAP). The EAP will be utilised for major infrastructure proposals, (those estimated to cost in excess of €100 million)...

A new arrangement from the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) allows all public bodies to comply with the new Single Use Plastics Directive when sourcing disposable catering products...

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD is pleased to announce that the drug Patisiran (Onpattro) has been approved by the HSE for reimbursement in the treatment of hereditary transthyretin-mediated (hATTR) amyloidosis...

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On 9 July the Security Council extended the mandate for the cross border humanitarian operation between Turkey and North-West Syria for a period of twelve months, subject to a report from the UN Secretary General at the six month mark. Ireland and Norway have led the negotiations on the renewal of the mandate...

Strategy aims to help 75,000 long-term unemployed into work...

The annual National Day of Commemoration Ceremony, to honour all those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations, will be held in The National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, 11th July, commencing at 11:00 a.m...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has accepted a business case from Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) for the development of a new Sea Survival Training Unit at BIM’s National Fisheries Training College in Greencastle, Co Donegal. The Department is working with BIM on how the project will be delivered as early as possible...

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, today announced the publication of the All Ireland Roundwood Production Forecast 2021-2040. The Report was prepared by the COFORD Council for Forest Research and Development and submitted to the Minister today...