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The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD, along with the HSE and a number of Government Departments and state agencies have continued to work to offer assistance to India in response to the worsening COVID-19 outbreak there...

Following the announcement by the First Minister of Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster MLA,  that she intends to step down from her roles as First Minister and DUP Leader, I want to wish Arlene the very best for the future...

A meeting of the advisory group of stakeholders on planning for the State Examinations 2021 was held online today, Wednesday 28 April...

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath T.D. today, 28th April 2021, has announced plans to review the transparency and effectiveness of how National Lottery Good Causes funding is distributed...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., today signed Statutory Instrument No. 198  of 2021  which sets out the Regulations to give effect in Irish law to EU Directive No. 2019/633 on Unfair Trading Practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain...

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Skills Simon Harris, T.D. and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins, T.D. today addressed over 250 stakeholders on the new five-year Action Plan for Apprenticeship...

Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme strategy is to distribute all available vaccine as quickly as is operationally possible, prioritising those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19...

Joe O’Brien TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD have today announced the launch of a three-year pilot initiative for the provision of high quality up-cycled bicycles and e-bikes for those on low incomes and/or those who are most marginalised and disadvantaged...

Free Trade Agreements with Canada, South Korea, Mexico & Japan increase wages for Irish workers...

The path for the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) to be formally ratified will be cleared this week, following the outcome of the vote in the European Parliament on Tuesday, 27 April...