Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD will attend informal meetings of EU Ministers for Defence and Ministers for Foreign Affairs hosted by Spain in Toledo, in their capacity as the current Presidency of the Council of the European Union. EU Defence Ministers will meet on 29-30 August, while discussions…
The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD this afternoon welcomed two United States Congressional Delegations to Ireland on the occasion of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The Delegations are led by Senator Christopher Murphy from Connecticut and Congressman Pat Fallon from Texas. Greeting the delegations ahead of a…
“The outpouring of grief and appreciation of the life and work of Sinéad O’Connor demonstrates the profound impact which she had on the Irish people. The unique contribution of Sinéad involved the experience of a great vulnerability combined with a superb, exceptional level of creativity that she chose to deliver through her voice, her music…
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, today announced that she has secured Government approval to publish the General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill 2023, and for her Department to commence work with the Office of Parliamentary Counsel on drafting the Bill. The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is currently a non-statutory executive office…
In the early hours of last Tuesday morning (the 25th of July), the welcome news began to slowly filter through that 24 year old Siobhan Brady from Castletroy in County Limerick had successfully completed her quest to reach the 5,895 metre summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Siobhan’s ambitious and imaginative challenge is part of a Guinness…