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The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, T.D., today announced the providers of an additional 1,000 Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) places. These additional places were recently announced as part of the Government’s Jobs Initiative...

Tourism Minister Leo Varadkar today welcomed figures from the CSO showing the first increase in tourism figures for nearly three years. The figures show overseas visitors to Ireland in the first three months of 2011 increased by 8.6% ...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny today spoke at Hewlett Packard's Liffey Park Tehnology Campus in Leixlip, County Kildare, to mark the 40th anniversary of the company's presence in Ireland...

Ireland is currently experiencing a very challenging and difficult time. This Government, in its Programme for Government, has produced a credible plan to restore confidence and growth in our economy. Part of this plan is the Jobs Initiative announced today by my colleague...

Today’s Initiative is one more step in delivering the promise in the Programme for Government to get Ireland working again.This Government has inherited an enormous and unprecedented economic challenge. We are determined to meet this challenge head on....

Details of the Government's Jobs Initiative has been announced by various Government Departments today. The information can be viewed in the press releases issued by each Department...

A €75 million boost for transport projects to create at least 1,000 new jobs has been announced today (Tuesday) by Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar as part of the Government’s Jobs Initiative...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, has today (Tuesday 10th May 2011) announced a new National Internship Scheme for 5,000 people who are currently on the live register. The Scheme will provide work...

Unveiling further details of measures contained in today’s Jobs Initiative announcement, Minister Bruton said: "Governments don’t create jobs, entrepreneurs do: the risk takers, the business people, the exporters up and down the country who have...

Almost 16,000 training and education places, as well as €40 million in funding for building works for schools have been announced by Minister for Education and Skills, Mr. Ruairi Quinn T.D., today (10 May, 2011) as part of the Government’s Jobs Initiative...