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"Today marks 40 years since the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
"The Anglo-Irish Agreement was more than a critical stepping stone on the path to peace. It changed fundamentally how we approached the future, and it offered hope in the bleakest of times.
"It was a landmark moment in British-Irish relations. It proved that politics could deliver
Ireland - The government has approved 13 Sectoral Adaptation Plans (SAPs) to support resilience, competitiveness and economic growth in the face of severe climate change impacts.
The Programme for Government commits to supporting communities, ecosystems, and businesses as climate risks continue to rise. The climate change adaptation measures
Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien, today published the Transport Sectoral Adaptation Plan (T-SAP II). This strategic document is designed to help Ireland’s transport system build long-term resilience, and better respond to climate-related impact that is already happening or projected to happen in the future. This includes preparing for storms, floods, heatwaves, sea-level rise, and other climate-related events.
Extreme weather disrupts journeys, damages infrastructure, and puts pressure on how we
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Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to the organisers of the Sixth ECB Forum on Banking Supervision – it is a pleasure to be present in Frankfurt to speak here today.
The theme of this year’s conference “resilience in times of disruption” is very apt, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this discourse.
Our system of central banking and financial regulation in Europe has many origins and has
Ireland - The Government has approved the publication of the Sectoral Adaptation Plan for Communication networks in line with the National Adaptation Framework. This is a key milestone in ensuring that Ireland’s telecommunication networks will be fit for our future climate challenges.
Over the past few years Ireland has witnessed the disruptive power of climate change. Two
13 November 2025
The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan and Minister of State with responsibility for Youth Justice, Niall Collins, today announced that the State’s network of Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) has been successfully rolled out nationwide, making these critical interventions available to young people at risk of engaging in criminal activity no matter where they live in Ireland.
YDPs are community-based multi-agency crime prevention initiatives. They divert young
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, has announced that 400 hubs are now onboarded to ConnectedHubs.ie meeting a key deliverable of Our Rural Future. The Minister made the announcement at the fourth National Hub Summit today, held this year in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.
The Summit serves as a platform for international and Irish speakers, hub teams,
The Minister for Finance and President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe TD, has formally opened the new office of the Consulate General of Ireland in Frankfurt am Main. The office and event space, located in the heart of the city, will act as a hub to advance Ireland’s interests in the German federal states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, an economically vibrant region of over 11.5 million people.
The opening of the Consulate General in 2019 formed part of the Government’s Global
The National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management (NDFEM) convened a meeting of all Local Authorities, relevant Government departments, state agencies and utility providers again this morning to plan and prepare for the rain and flooding forecasts that have been issued by Met Éireann.
Met Éireann has updated its weather warnings for many Counties with the commencement
Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne TD, today (12 November) welcomed UK Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations, Nick Thomas-Symonds, to Dublin. The meeting was an opportunity to reflect on the EU-UK relationship, and to take stock of bilateral relations.
In welcoming Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds to Dublin, Minister Byrne said: “We are in a positive new chapter in the EU-UK relationship following the first successful EU-UK Summit in May. Continued momentum is key if we are to make the most of the opportunities this
