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Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD today concludes his first full trade mission to China with engagements with leading Chinese customers for Irish food in Shanghai.

Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service, has announced that it is replacing the weather radar located at Shannon Airport to install a brand-new weather radar system with upgraded technology and capabilities.

The Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has welcomed the upgrade of Ireland’s long-term sovereign credit rating by S&P to AA from AA- with a stable outlook. It is the agency’s first change to Ireland’s long term rating since November 2019

Today at the 2023 Global Government Fintech Lab event in Dublin, Minster of State at the Department of Finance, Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill announced that Sustainable Finance Skillnet will partner with Maynooth University to design and deliver a new world-leading Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Financial Technology & Innovation.

The Department of Housing has published its monthly data on the number of Commencements Notices (residential construction starts) for April 2023

The Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Hildegarde Naughton TD has announced the successful projects for a new €1.5 million drug prevention and education funding scheme.

Communities will be coming together to celebrate biodiversity and connect with nature in their local area during National Biodiversity Week 2023, to take place from the 19th – 28th May

The Government has today announced €50 million in funding for over 880 projects as part of the first ever Community Recognition Fund.

The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin welcomed the arrival from New Zealand of two Inshore Patrol Vessels for the Naval Service.

 

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