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Minister Frances Fitzgerald publishes investigation report by Judge Michael Reilly

Frances Fitzgerald T.D, Minister for Justice and Equality, has today published the report submitted to her by Judge Michael Reilly of his investigation into the handling of warrants in the case of Celyn Eadon.

2nd August 2014

Minister Flanagan statement on the case of Ibrahim Halawa

Minister Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, TD, has expressed his concern over the case of Ibrahim Halawa, the Irish citizen who has been detained in Egypt since August 2013.

2nd August 2014

Irish Rail strike will discommode thousands of GAA fans and damage business – O’Mahony

Fine Gael TD for Mayo and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Transport and Communications Committee, John O’Mahony has, today (Tuesday), appealed to Irish Rail employees

2nd August 2014

FF's IMF call a strange case of déjà vu - Harris

Minister of State at the Department of Finance and Fine Gael TD for Wicklow-East Carlow, Simon Harris, today (Tuesday) welcomed Michael McGrath's new found support for Finance Minister Michael Noonan's efforts to continue to reduce the debt burden on the Irish people.

2nd August 2014

‘Your Country Needs You - Patriotism in the 21st Century’ Speech by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, at the Parnell Summer School 2014

Your Country Needs You. Apparently spoken by Lord Kitchener at the outbreak of World War I and immortalised in an army recruitment poster designed to ignite patriotism in his fellow Britons as it went to war in continental Europe.

1st August 2014

Two state solution the only answer for Middle East - Coghlan

Fine Gael Kerry Senator and Government Chief Whip in the Seanad, Paul Coghlan, has stressed that a two state solution is the only answer to the Israeli Palestinian crisis. Senator Coghlan was speaking after the Seanad was reconvened yesterday to discuss the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.

1st August 2014

New Credit Union to service the Beara Peninsula to open today - Harrington

Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Noel Harrington today (Friday) welcomed the decision taken by the Board of Bantry Credit Union at their meeting last night, to provide Credit Union services for the people of the Beara Peninsula.

1st August 2014

Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan T.D. welcomes return to profitability by Bank of Ireland in the first half of 2014

The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan T.D. today (1 August 2014) welcomes the return to profitability by Bank of Ireland in the first half of 2014. Commenting on the Bank of Ireland – 2014 Half Year Results

1st August 2014

Government approves drafting of legislation to provide for replacement for Registered Employment Agreements – Minister Bruton

New legislation to provide certainty for staff and businesses tendering for contracts, promote industrial peace, and ensure Irish firms are not placed at competitive disadvantage.

1st August 2014

FF is misleading the public and trying to hide the past with its claims over Irish Water – O’Donovan

Fine Gael Limerick TD, Patrick O’Donovan, has today (Monday) strongly criticised Fianna Fáil for attempting to hide its poor legacy on investing in our water infrastructure. Deputy O’Donovan added that if Fianna Fáil was still in Government, higher water charges would have been brought in two years ago.

1st August 2014