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There has been a national outpouring of shock and grief, in the days since the terrible loss of Detective Garda Colm Horkan, who gave his life serving the State and protecting the community.

There has been an extension to the public consultation on the Significant Water Management Issues for Ireland to be addressed in the next River Basin Management Plan.

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD, has today officially opened the Portlaoise Prison Staff Memorial Garden in a ceremony also attended by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service, Ms Caron McCaffrey, and the Governor of Portlaoise Prison, Mr Ultan Moran.

The Irish Prison Service has today outlined plans for a phased recommencement of physical family visits to prisons commencing on Monday 20th July 2020.

Update from the National Public Health Emergency Team

Update from the National Public Health Emergency Team

The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today (Tuesday) confirmed that a change to the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) will be made to accommodate the salaries of those apprentices who were engaged in a period of block release training in February of this year.

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney T.D. today pledged an additional €1 million in support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) at a virtual Extraordinary Pledging Conference attended by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres...

The Aviation Recovery Taskforce has submitted an Interim Report to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport...

Update from the National Public Health Emergency Team