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The Government has today published a landmark strategy to make the public procurement process more transparent and ensure greater participation from small-to- medium sized enterprises.
Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation,
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Jerry Buttimer TD, have today (Thursday, 2 July 2026) announced the successful projects under the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) 2026.
The Local Enhancement Programme 2026 was launched in December 2025 and it will
The Government noted the progress made in the first year of the implementation plan for delivery of the Dublin City Taskforce Report, and published a progress report from the Oversight Board charged with steering that work. Highlights include developments on notable landmark projects and acquisitions, establishment of the institutional arrangements
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary, will represent the government at the official opening of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 on Sunday, 2 August. The Fleadh will be held in Belfast from 2 to 9 August 2026. It is only the second occasion that the event has been hosted in Northern Ireland following on from Derry in 2013.
The Fleadh is the largest annual celebration of Irish traditional music, song, dance, and
More than half a million homes, farms and businesses can now order high-speed fibre broadband
11 further county completion milestones expected by end of October
Main infrastructure rollout remains on track for completion by the end of 2026
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the Government’s National Broadband Plan, and the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport have announced that more than 500,000 homes, farms and businesses have now been passed by its high-speed fibre network.
The landmark achievement means that more than half a million premises across rural Ireland
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has announced the appointment of Gerard Ryan as Chairperson of the board of Bus Átha Cliath (Dublin Bus), and Board Member of Córas Iompair Éireann for a period of six months beginning 3 September 2026, while a publicjobs recruitment process is carried out.
The appointment to Bus Átha Cliath was made in advance of the stepping down of the
New figures published today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate that more homes have been completed in the first six months of the year than in any previous January-June period since the CSO series began in 2011.
Between January and June 2026, 16,679 new dwellings were completed, an increase of
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Fisheries at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Timmy Dooley TD, have today announced that payments have commenced under the Fishing and Aquaculture Registered Vessel Fuel Support Scheme.
Minister Heydon noted:
“The scheme was introduced to assist owners of fishing and aquaculture vessels to
Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Jerry Buttimer TD, and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, have today (Thursday, 30 July 2026), turned the sod on the construction project for Newbridge Library, Kildare County Archives, Local Studies & Cultural Centre.
€3 million in funding has been awarded to this project from the Libraries Capital
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, today (Thursday, 30 July 2026) visited Roscommon for a series of visits and official openings across the county.
Starting the day in Strokestown Park House, Minister Calleary delivered an address to the
