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Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said he is even more determined to press ahead with compulsory calorie counts on food menus after an independent survey commissioned by his Department revealed that just 7% of food businesses are providing the information on a voluntary basis...

The Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs, Joe McHugh, T.D. today launched a Geographical Information System for Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced that the European Commission has agreed and adopted Ireland’s new €241 million development programme for the seafood sector for the period up to 2020 co-funded...

Minister for the Diaspora Jimmy Deenihan, TD, today extended congratulations to Consul General of San Francisco Philip Grant and Father Brendan McBride of the Irish Immigration Pastoral Centre, San Francisco...

Simon Harris, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works today outlined the current position on the flood relief scheme for Bandon...

Minister for Defence, Mr. Simon Coveney T.D. has today extended his congratulations to the Naval Service who on behalf of Óglaigh na hÉireann, were awarded a People of the Year Award last night...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charles Flanagan TD, today (Sunday, 6 December) travels to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an official visit at the invitation of the Emirati Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan...

The Department of Health is publishing new draft guidelines for tattoo and body piercing parlours which advise on how to prepare customers for procedures, and how to maintain good hygiene...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, T.D., today welcomed the publication by her Department of a consultation on “Advancing School Autonomy in Ireland”...

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD is in Brussels today for a meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers where agreement on proposals for an EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive which will form part of the EU's response to fighting terrorism has been reached....