End to discrimination against ‘Old Young farmers’ – O’Reilly
Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Joe O’Reilly, has welcomed the news that the so-called ‘Old Young Farmers’ are now eligible to apply under the National Reserve to be given new entitlements or receive a top-up.
Coveney Completes Three-City Us Beef Promotional Visit
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D., today concluded his promotional visit to the US, with a high profile launch in Boston.
Taoiseach attends Brussels Summit
The Taoiseach travels to Brussels today, Thursday February 12th, 2015, for an Informal Meeting of Heads of State/Government.
Donohoe announces €320,000 in second phase of funding for major festivals and events in 2015
Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today (Thursday) announced that further funding of €320,000 has been approved by Fáilte Ireland under its National Festivals and Events Programme for 11 key national festivals and events to take place later this year.
Speaking Points for the Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny, at the Launch of the Regional Action Plans for Jobs Strategy on Wednesday 11th February 2015
Public consultation on national broadband mapping closes tomorrow - McFadden
Fine Gael TD for Longford/Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has issued a reminder that the public consultation process for the National Broadband Plan closes tomorrow, Thursday, February 12th.
Keating outlines Irish delegation’s stance on Crimea ahead of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
“As a representative of the Irish parliament, I will travel to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) in Vienna on 18th February where a new Russian representative to the PA will be appointed. The candidate is Ms Olga Kovitidi who represents Crimea. This presents a problem”, says Derek Keating, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West.
Launch of Regional Action Plan for Jobs to accelerate the rural recovery – Corcoran Kennedy
“The economic recovery is well underway and over 80,000 new jobs have been created. This is in no small part due to the success of the Action Plan for Jobs (APJ) and now it is time to launch the rural revival through the Action Plan for Jobs – Regional”, says Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee.
Coveney hosts high profile new york launch for irish beef in the us
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney T.D. last night hosted a prestigious launch event in New York to officially mark the re-entry of Irish beef to the US market.
Weak Euro presents huge opportunity for cross border sales – O’Reilly
“The fall in the value of the Euro in relation to sterling can be very positive for retailers and exporters south of the border”, says Joe O’Reilly, Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan.