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Minister Shatter today applauded the Garda Commissioner and members of the Garda Síochána for the proactive and targeted approach being taken to reduce burglary levels. Faced with an increase in burglary towards the end of 2011 and into 2012, the...

Today, Minister for Health, James Reilly TD, concluded a successful meeting of EU Health Ministers as part of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union...

All second level schools in Dublin, Meath and Kildare will have high speed (100Mbps) broadband installed...

The Eurogroup yesterday and Finance Ministers today discussed the state of play of the adjustment programmes in Ireland and in Portugal. Both programmes are on track and performing well despite challenging macro-economic circumstances...

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, departs today [Tuesday] on a 4-day trade mission of 40 innovative exporting Irish companies to Texas. Over the course of the 4-day Enterprise Ireland programme, the Minister will...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today (Tuesday 5th March) published a report into the discretionary income available to the 55 fee charging schools in the country.“Fee Charging Schools – Analysis of Fee Income” was compiled...

A major drive to boost jobs and match young unemployed with large numbers of existing vacancies is behind a major new European initiative aimed at addressing the predicted 900,000 ICT vacancies by 2015, according to Minister for Jobs...

Minister of State Kathleen Lynch TD is leading the Irish delegation to the 57th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), currently taking place at the UN Headquarters in New York. The priority theme of this year’s session of CSW is...

Frances Fitzgerald, TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, today launched the National Quality Standards for Volunteer-led Youth Groups in St Andrews Resource Centre, Pearse St, Dublin. The Minister also launched an innovative ‘Route Map’...

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. today officially opened the Rehins Wood Neighbourwood project, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The project, a development of a series of forest walks and car park, is a partnership between Coillte, Mayo County Council with Forestry Service funding...