Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, today (Saturday, 14 January) officially opened a major multi-sports complex and remote working facility in County Cork. The Banteer Sports Field Project includes a flood-lit astro-turf facility, spectator area, sports pavilion and event space and will serve the Duhallow area in the North West of the…
The Estate of Seamus Heaney, Krakow Festival Office (KBF) – operator of the Krakow UNESCO City of Literature programme, and the Irish Embassy in Poland, are pleased to announce that Irish poet Alice Lyons has been selected to be the first writer-in-residence of the new Heaney-Miłosz Residency, to take place in Krakow, Poland. Alice Lyons…
The Minister for Justice Simon Harris TD has today announced an additional capital allocation of €21.5m to support significant investment in a replacement helicopter and fixed wing plane for An Garda Síochána. Funding will be provided in 2023 to support the procurement of a longer range and high capacity utility helicopter fully equipped with Garda…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, T.D. has today announced additional funding of €30 million in support for the Governments of Ukraine and Moldova. The funding is aimed at helping to mitigate the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine. As part of this allocation, the Minister has announced: €20 million in funding to the…
Her Excellency, Ms. Carolina Zaragoza Flores, Ambassador of Mexico, His Excellency, Mr. Fahad Bin Mohammed A. Al-Attiyah, Ambassador of the State of Qatar and His Excellency, Mr. Manar Dabbas, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin today. Her…
Photo Chris Bellew / Copyright Fennell Photography “One hundred years ago today, exactly a year after the signing of the Treaty, the Constitution of the Irish Free State came into effect following its endorsement by both Dáil Éireann and the British parliament in Westminster. While it has perhaps not been considered in sufficient detail,…
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and Minister of State, Jack Chamber, today welcomed the announcement of the latest round of projects to be supported by the Government’s Shared Island initiative. The projects being developed include three from across the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media with…
Her Excellency, Mrs. Magdalini Nicolaou, Ambassador of Greece, His Excellency, Mr. Mohammed Hmoud Hamad Rahma Al Shamsi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates and Her Excellency, Ms. Aisha Farooqui, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin today. …
“It is forty years since the first cases of HIV were diagnosed, and while it may be troubling to recall the moral and ethical atmosphere of society at that time forty years ago, it is necessary to give testimony to those who lived through the HIV and AIDS experience of that time. Those who suffered…
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced funding of €115 million for 23 landmark rural regeneration projects across the country. The projects are being funded as part of Our Rural Future, the Government’s ambitious 5 Year Policy for Rural Development. The Minister made the announcement in Cappoquin, Co Waterford where funding of…