government of Ireland

A new ministerial group on the North, including British chancellor Philip Hammond, cabinet office minister David Lidington, and Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley, has been set up to oversee planning for the border. The 'customs partnership' plan is one of two customs options being proposed by Mrs ...

Last week the Irish government announced it would expel one Russian diplomat to show solidarity with the UK over the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury. On Friday the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that, in response to Ireland's decision, Russia had ...

THE Government were warned that the prospect of 70,000 primary and secondary school teachers taking industrial action from September will ... The warning came as Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) President Ger Curtin stressed that Education Minister Richard Bruton faces "a very ...

There's an eternal consolation to be found in the blessings and knotting and names of Irish poets like Behan, Shaw and Swift posted on the wall. ... Despite its interior decoration, shamrock-embossed signage or posted proclamation of independence by the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic, the ...

Garvin says that the “Irish people had a century of experience not with democratic government but with democratic elections. They also had in front of their eyes the spectacle of a working democracy in the United States and a near-democracy in the United Kingdom.” And, of course, Ireland was one of the ...

The operator of the National Lottery here, Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) is understood to have met senior officials, including Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, to articulate its concern about the impact on good causes should these firms be allowed unfettered access to the Irish market. “The National ...

But today, at least one Irish bishop is concerned that the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union could complicate life for Ireland, ... He said the Irish government was determined to ensure that the agreement, which “removed barriers and borders - both physically, on the island of Ireland; ...

Yury Filatov said the measure was a principle of diplomacy after Ireland ejected a Russian representative over the Salisbury nerve agent poisoning. The senior Russian Government official urged the Irish Government to use common sense. The Republic was among several EU countries to take action in ...

The Irish Government has played down British Government plans to create a “customs partership” arrangement to solve the Irish border issue post Brexit. British Prime Minister Theresa ... The government has pledged to prevent a hard land border in Northern Ireland or a border in the Irish Sea after Brexit.

There is a willingness in the European Commission, he says, to relax the rules for Irish firms when Brexit becomes a reality. The Government has not ... The UK's most likely destination now, he says, is “a Canada-plus-style trade agreement – which would be bad for Ireland”. “That's where [Theresa] May is at ...

As authorities struggle to contain leaks in the wake of Storm Emma last month, costs are likely to eat into the next Budget and Irish Water may seek a subvention from central government. The Government is already under pressure to increase public sector pay ahead of Budget 2019 meaning the cost of ...

Mr Murray had been a long-serving senior civil servant in the Republic of Ireland and served as the general secretary to the Irish government for a seven-year spell until ... "With the sad death of Frank Murray Ireland has lost a great man in terms of public service and sheer public decency," said Sir Ken.

The Government has serious concerns that the UK won't manage to deliver a solution to the Northern Ireland Border in time for a crunch EU summit this week. ... The Irish Government will demand that the Border issue is being satisfactorily addressed before it agrees to the transitional agreement, which ...

Police in the Republic are investigating an abortion performed on a 12-year-old Irish girl in the UK earlier this year. ... Meanwhile, parliamentary questions have revealed that while the UK Government might consider imposing same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland, it would not intervene on the issue of ...

It followed a similar separate campaign for Creative Ireland, from the government arts programme, where newspapers were issued with similar demands. ... In February the SCU ran an €8,600 supplement in the Irish Independent promoting the government's action plan and was marked “in partnership” with ...

In addition, two flood defence pilot projects announced in January 2016 remain unfinished over two years on. Deputy Murphy said, “It is extremely disappointing to see that no real action has happened for these homeowners over two years after the floods. It's clear that the Government's immediate reaction ...

Ireland's government is insisting that Theresa May publicly renounce her opposition to the EU's “backstop” plans for the Irish border which would divide Britain and Northern Ireland. Mrs May told MPs that the EU's draft text of a withdrawal treaty was something “no UK prime minister could ever agree to” ...

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said at the Shamrock Bowl Presentation at the White House on Thursday that the Irish government will "continue to work" with the administration on immigration, because undocumented Irish immigrants "love this country dearly." "I know that the Irish people who have made their lives here, ...

Instead such stakeholders must realise that the indigenous business of Ireland was food production and all agencies of the state must be cognisant of this and ... Government ministers currently abroad promoting Irish food exports includes Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, who is in the UK for the week ...

He claimed reporting on their activities in Ireland was part of “a massive propaganda campaign against Russia”. And referencing events in the UK, Mr Filatov said: “It's a very sad case and affair. Not only because we are taking about harm done to people, not only because of some kind of chemical agent ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump stressed the close ties between Ireland and America at a St. Patrick's Day luncheon Thursday, though he joked that the country was a "tough one to compete with" on taxes. Trump appeared with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar as part of a day of joint events ...

The Taoiseach also revealed his Government is willing to table proposals aimed at resolving the more than year-long impasse on restoring the Northern Ireland Assembly. Before Christmas, the Taoiseach clashed with Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster over Brexit. At the Good Friday ...

The Irish Government has finalised the wording for an abortion referendum giving the go-ahead for voters to have their say on liberalising Ireland abortion laws. Ministers formally approved the referendum bill at a Cabinet meeting at Government Buildings in Dublin. The move comes in the wake of the ...

If Ireland backs repeal, the government has said it will introduce legislation permitting unrestricted abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. ... The Irish government has agreed the wording of a national referendum on abortion to be held by the end of May which could radically transform the lives of ...

Indecon says that if this option was not feasible, the existing Government of Ireland International Educational Scholarships could be expanded to assist children of Irish emigrants who are not eligible for EU fees. There should be increased flexibility for the EU fees on postgraduate courses, while applicants ...