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Speaking this morning from Belfast, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD, welcomed today’s meeting of the Security Council focusing on the situation in Ukraine and the implementation of the Minsk Agreements...

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced the appointment of six directors to the board of Pobal...

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD today (Thursday) announced €2.4 million in funding to develop disruptive solutions to challenges facing the Irish Defence Forces...

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D. has announced progress in expanding market access in Saudi Arabia for Irish beef...

The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD today (Wednesday 16 February) officially opened Our Lady of Hope Special School in Crumlin...

Having upgraded its travel advice in respect of Ukraine on 12 February, the Department of Foreign Affairs continues to monitor the situation closely...

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD today publishes the ‘Sláintecare Implementation Strategy and Action Plan Progress Report 2021’...

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has congratulated the cast and crew of the Irish language film ‘An Cailín Ciúin’ which has won the prestigious Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Film at the Berlin Film Festival...

The NDFEM Crisis Management Team held a second virtual meeting today (Wednesday 16th February) with Met Éireann, the OPW, the local authorities, the Principal Response Agencies, key Departments and responding national organisations in preparation for Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice which are expected to impact Ireland today, Wednesday 16th and on Friday 18th February...

The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today announced the Steering Committee established to review the Department of Education’s Action Plan on Bullying which was published in 2013 and develop a new Action Plan. Both Minister Foley and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD attended the committee’s inaugural meeting today...