International

May 16th, 2012

Statement by Mr. Alan Shatter TD, Minister for Defence to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on Review of the Reserve Defence Force

I welcome this opportunity to brief you on the Value for Money Review (VFM) of the Reserve Defence Force. I understand that you may also wish to discuss any developments in the Permanent Defence…

May 16th, 2012

Opening Statement of the Minister for Defence, Mr Alan Shatter T.D.on the Callinan Report into the Deaths of three soldiers in the Lebanon

On 19th September 2011 I published the review of Mr Frank Callanan, S.C., into matters relevant to the deaths of Corporal Fintan Heneghan, Private Mannix Armstrong and Private Thomas Walsh…

May 16th, 2012

€8 million to tackle global hunger – Tánaiste

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore today announced €8 million in funding to tackle child under-nutrition and support cutting-edge research to boost agricultural…

May 16th, 2012

Minister Costello announces programme of events for Africa Day 2012

Minister of State for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, today announced a nationwide programme of events to mark Africa Day 2012, which will be celebrated with a week-long schedule of…

May 16th, 2012

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore announces €8 million to tackle global hunger

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, TD, today announced €8 million in funding to tackle child under-nutrition and support cutting-edge research to boost…

May 15th, 2012

The potential of Social Enterprise must be realised’ – Sherlock

Minister for Research and Innovation, Mr. Seán Sherlock T.D., today [Tuesday] addressed the Wales-Ireland Social Entrepreneurship Network (WINSENT)…

May 15th, 2012

Speech by Minister of State Brian Hayes TD to the British Irish Assembly.

I served for over 8 years as a member of the British Irish Assembly and during that time made some great friendships across the Irish Sea. I want to put on the record my appreciation of the work you do…

May 14th, 2012

Coveney achieves major breakthrough in preventing privatisation of fish quotas

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. at today’s EU Fisheries Council welcomed the Danish Presidency proposal which…

May 14th, 2012

Address by the Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny T.D., to the 44th Plenary Meeting of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) Leinster House, Monday 14 May 2012 at 4.00 p.m.

Good afternoon co-chairs, members of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly, fellow parliamentarians, ladies and gentlemen…

May 14th, 2012

Tánaiste welcomes strong EU Statement on the Middle East

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D., today strongly welcomed the conclusions adopted by EU Foreign Ministers…

Gallery