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Mr. Patrick O’Donovan T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), has announced a target date of 21 June 2021 for the reopening of Skellig Michael to public visitors...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar T.D. is writing to every registered business in Ireland to thank them for their efforts to date in keeping people safe during the pandemic and to update them on changes to financial supports in light of the reopening...

Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today (Tuesday 1 June) welcomed the inclusion of a major investment programme for the Department of Education in the Government’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) for approval of the European Council...

Shared Island Dialogue to discuss economic recovery on a shared island Tánaiste Leo Varadkar to open half day online event “Building back together: Economic recovery on a shared island” Rugby legend & businessman Tommy Bowe will address more than 100 participants Dialogue will explore opportunities to enhance the economy on the island in a post-Covid environment, with a focus on young entrepreneurs, innovation and social enterprise...

Social Protection Supports and Services...

As part of the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan announced today, Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Peter Burke, Minister of State for Planning and Local Government have announced an extension of the current commercial rates waiver for an additional 3 months, covering July to September...

€1 billion boost to the economy...

At the Cabinet meeting today, the Government gave approval to the Minister for Justice to move Oireachtas resolutions to renew certain provisions, contained in the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009, aimed at tackling the threats posed by terrorism and organised crime...

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, TD, and Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy, TD, today announced a contribution of €10 million in core funding to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)./..

€1 billion boost to the economy...