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Soaring birth rates are putting unprecedented demands on schools, the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., said today. Recent birth rate data show that 19,950 births were registered in the first quarter of 2011. This was an...

Seven persons travelling on the MV Saoirse who have been detained by the Israeli authorities were due to be deported from Israel today. A further seven are due to depart tomorrow. Our Embassy in Israel has been informed...

In a joint statement today (Wednesday, 9th November, 2011) from the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Michael Jackson (President of Tallaght Hospital), the Board of Tallaght Hospital and the Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly, a framework has been announced...

Mr. John Perry, T.D. Minister for Small Business today (Wednesday) announced the publication of a new guide for businesses, “Business Continuity Planning in Severe...

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has today (Wednesday) welcomed plans by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to increase capacity from Dublin to Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo next year....

"The challenges facing us are very different to those we faced when the current National Action Plan for Social Inclusion was drawn up in 2007" said Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD today (9th November...

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today issued advice to farmers in relation to liver fluke in livestock based on advice received from the Liver Fluke Advisory Group....

The Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton T.D. today officially opened the National Volunteer Managers Conference in Dublin. Volunteer Ireland, as the National Coordinating Body of The European Year of...

The prospect of a city-bike scheme for Waterford city was the subject of an important symposium organised in Waterford today. Business interests, elected representatives, members of the public and civic...

Today, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, T.D., launched the Winter-Ready Information Campaign at the National Emergency Coordination Centre in Dublin. Also in attendance at the launch were Mr. Phil Hogan T.D.........