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The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, today (10 May) announced that the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of his Department has started six month trials of automated border control gates (e-gates) at ...

The Department of Education & Skills has hosted the first meeting of the European ePortfolio project consortium. The project is a trial of the use of ePortfolios in teaching, learning and assessment. An e-portfolio, or digital portfolio, is a collection of...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today officially opened the €5.7 million extension and refurbishment at Meanscoil Iognáid Rís, Naas, Co Kildare...

Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children & Youth Affairs has today welcomed the increased debate in recent days over the possible provision of a second free pre-school year. The Minister also expressed her commitment to deliver improvements in...

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) have, in accordance with section 103 of the Garda Síochána Act, forwarded detailed information to me concerning an investigation into allegations of collusion by members of An Garda...

Ireland has successfully concluded the tenth review mission of our EU-IMF Programme. In line with each of the previous quarterly reviews, Ireland has met its commitments and our continued strong programme implementation has been...

The Government has just received this judgment, and we intend to study it and take legal advice on it before commenting in detail. The judgment has the effect of striking down Registered Employment Agreements put in place under the...

The use of technology to revolutionise healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes will be the focus of international eHealth Week, taking place in Dublin’s Convention Centre from 13th – 15th May 2013...

The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore TD, and Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton TD today led a national handshake in Croke Park, as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency celebrations of Europe Day...

Jimmy Deenihan, T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, today (9th May) officially launched Shaping the Future – A Forum on Architecture: culture’s contribution to sustainable development - a conference of the European Forum for...