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People from over 100 countries receive Irish Citizenship today

Mr. Andrew Doyle T.D. Minster of State with responsibility for Organics at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has announced that 2019 advance payments for farmers in the Organic Farming Scheme have commenced.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D. will attend Foreign Affairs Council on Monday (9 December) in Brussels, where EU Foreign Ministers will discuss EU-Africa relations and human rights issues.

The Department of Education and Skills has today (Monday 9th December) confirmed that the Congregation of Christian Brothers has fulfilled its voluntary pledge to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (RISF).

A variety of innovation-related activities are being held throughout the country

Met Éireann issued a warning this morning, upgrading the Orange wind warning for Kerry to Red from 16:00 – 19:00 this evening.

Due to the Status Red wind warning issued for Kerry - valid from 16:00 until 19:00 today - the NPWS wishes to advise members of the public that Killarney National Park and Gardens and Muckross Park and Gardens are closed.

The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) Severe Weather Team in the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government have been monitoring, with Met Éireann, Storm Atiyah as it moves towards Ireland.

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, TD, together with Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, TD, today announced that 16 innovative projects have been successful under the second round of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund administered by Enterprise Ireland. The projects will share €65 million out to 2022.

Due to the Status Orange wind warning which is currently in place for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Kerry and Limerick (with Status Yellow wind and rain warning for remainder of counties), the NPWS wishes to advise member of the public not to visit any National Parks, National Monuments or Nature Reserves whilst the Status Orange is in place.