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August 2nd, 2011

Minister of State McGinley visits Scotland to meet with Gaelic Organisations

Dinny McGinley, Minister for State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, is in Scotland today, Tuesday 2nd of August, on a visit to the Gaelic college, Sabhal Mór Ostaig and to meet representatives from Gaelic…

August 2nd, 2011

€3 Travel Tax to remain in place until next spring. Varadkar announces new €8.5m initiative to support inbound tourism from key overseas markets

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar T.D., has confirmed that the Government has decided to retain the €3 Travel Tax pending a further review next spring. As part of the Jobs Initiative, it was announced…

August 2nd, 2011

Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan T.D. to lead trade missions to the Gulf and South Africa

Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan will lead a trade mission of Irish companies to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar starting in October. The Minister will lead a delegation of Enterprise Ireland clients which will include companies…

August 2nd, 2011

Minister Rabbitte announces final step in opening the postal market to full competition

Today the President signed into law the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 which transposes the EU Third Postal Service Directive and marks the final step in opening the market to full competition…

August 2nd, 2011

Minister of State McEntee reviews progress at one of Ireland’s leading distributors of potatoes, fresh fruit and vegetables

Shane McEntee TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has visited the headquarters of Meade Potato Company Ltd., one of the country’s top five enterprises in growing, packing and…

August 2nd, 2011

Hogan Announces Pilot Fix Your Street Initiative

Mr Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government today (2nd August, 2011) announced plans to begin a pilot website, www.fixyourstreet.ie which will assist residents in South Dublin…

August 2nd, 2011

Minister of State McEntee opens the North Tipperary Agricultural Show, Nenagh, 1st August 2011

Shane McEntee TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today officially opened the North Tipperary Agricultural show in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary…

July 30th, 2011

McEntee Presents the Baileys Champion Cow Prize at Virginia

Shane McEntee TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine attended the Virginia Agricultural Show where he presented…

July 29th, 2011

Advice from the Coast Guard for the August Bank Holiday

The Irish Coast Guard today issued advice for holidaymakers and members of the public who are planning water based activities, cliff walking, fishing trips or any maritime recreational activities. For specific guidelines and…

July 29th, 2011

First meeting of Haulbowline Government Working Group

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today chaired the first meeting of the government working group to oversee an application for a licence to the Environmental Protection Agency…

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