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“The 2012 figures from the National Drug-Related Deaths Index have just been published, the last full year for which data is available. It shows a small decline in the overall...

The Minister of State for European Affairs and Data Protection, Dara Murphy, TD, is in Brussels today representing the Government at the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). The December...

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, today (Saturday) congratulated Fáilte Ireland’s latest initiative, the Wild Atlantic Way, for winning the ‘Best Tourist Attraction’...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade has provided me with a report on progress after seven weeks of political talks in Northern Ireland.

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., today announced details of the Christmas Bonus payment that will be paid next week (the first week of December)...

A request to the European Commission to submit observations in a US court case with potentially serious implications for the interface between the legal systems in the US and the EU was discussed at a meeting today between the Minister for European Affairs and Data Protection, Dara Murphy T.D., and the European Commission.

Commenting on the developments, Minister for the Gaeltacht Joe McHugh TD, “I welcome today’s very positive developments on the matter of non – Gaeltacht islands...

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has welcomed a significant drop in the level of MRSA and C.difficile infections in Irish hospitals, and thanked staff for their key role...

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan T.D. and Minister of State Seán Sherlock T.D. are in Belfast this morning [19 November] for the Northern Ireland political talks which are now entering their sixth week....

Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Justice and Equality, has today published the report of the Garda Síochána / Department of Justice and Equality Working Group...