The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin T.D., has announced a further €23 million in humanitarian and institutional support for Ukraine and Moldova. Today’s announcement brings to over €210 million Ireland’s support for the Ukrainian people since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. The Tánaiste said: “Ireland…
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Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin T.D., has pledged that Ireland will provide at least €284 million this year in support for food, agriculture and nutrition programmes around the world. This funding includes a number of new pledges announced by the Tánaiste today while speaking at a major food systems event…
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The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin T.D. today welcomed the rollout of private secondary medical care to the enlisted personnel of the Permanent Defence Force. The Tánaiste had previously announced that the initiative had been agreed in principle at the PDFORRA Annual Delegate Conference on Tuesday 9th May 2023. Previously, private medical care…
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The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD is continuing his visit to the Middle East today in the occupied Palestinian territory with a full day of engagements with political, UN and civil society contacts in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Tánaiste will first travel to Beitunia Secondary…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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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…
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Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD met with the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor today (Tuesday) during a series of engagements in Pretoria. During a visit to Waterkloof Airforce Base, the Tánaiste and President Ramaphosa discussed the close…
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