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H.E. Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice of the United Arab Emirates, and Jim O'Callaghan, Ireland’s Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, today welcomed the extradition of an Irish national from the UAE to Ireland.
The Irish national is regarded as one of the most high-profile individuals sought for
“I welcome today’s extradition of an Irish national from the United Arab Emirates to face charges here in Ireland.
“Today is the culmination of years of determined work by An Garda Síochána, successive Governments and officials to ensure that those suspected of serious and organised crime
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It is a real pleasure to be with you today to mark the opening of Ireland’s most successful public event dedicated to discussing history. So let me start by congratulating everyone involved in organising this excellent programme and the full range of events which accompany the Festival.
I particularly welcome the Festival’s commitment to broadening discussions beyond simple
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