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Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton and Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Jennifer Murnane O’Connor have encouraged all primary and special schools to take part in an exciting new Active School Flag three-week running challenge.
From September 28 to October 16, the ‘Run Around the EU’ challenge is asking pupils and
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Good afternoon - it is a pleasure to address you all here at the Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference 2026.
I would like to start by thanking Pat Lardner for organising today’s event, which I understand will be his last Global Conference, after 14 years as CEO.
It’s fair to say that those 14 years have been a time of significant change, disruption and transformation, including for your sector, and navigating those many challenges as CEO is no small feat.
You have navigated it all with skill and grace, and I wish you the very best of luck in your
Completion milestones to be celebrated in four counties
The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, has today praised the progress of the National Broadband Plan, as October will see county completion milestones achieved in the counties of Roscommon, Wexford, Louth and Cavan. The rollout
The Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy today announced funding of up to €2 million for projects that aim to enhance the English language skills of people who have moved here as migrants. Funding is being made available under the Asylum, Migration and
Minister of State for Further Education, Apprenticeship, Construction and Climate Skills, Marian Harkin TD and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD have today published an evaluation of the Traveller Apprenticeship Incentivisation Programme (TAIP).
The Traveller Apprenticeship Incentivisation Programme is a pilot programme which
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD, has welcomed the new initiative announced by the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment to support energy improvements in homes participating in the Dublin Rental Accommodation Scheme Pilot (RASP), alongside enhanced insulation supports for homes under RAS and the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP).
The new SEAI supports could provide combined grants of up to €13,800 for an eligible
The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced the approval of Donegal County Council’s application for funding under the Office of Public Works’ Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme.
Under the scheme, the OPW has approved funding of €12,668 to construct a row of rock armour along the line of the existing gabions in order to protect these gabions from further damage.
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Her Excellency Kairi Saar-Isop, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia, Her Excellency Agnese Saliņa, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia, and Her Excellency Inger Buxton, Ambassador of Sweden, presented their Letters of Credence to President Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin today.
Her Excellency Kairi Saar-Isop, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia, was accompanied
The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, today, announced that his department’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) is open for new applications, with €40 million in competitive funding available.
DTIF is designed to advance the commercial development and deployment of disruptive
Mr. Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran TD, today announced the allocation of €1.077m funding for studies and works to introduce interim and flood mitigation measures in Mogeely, Castlemartyr, Rathcormac and Ballintubber. The funding is made available through the OPW’s revised Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme.
The Minister said
"the allocation today is an example of how the revised Minor Works Scheme, which I
Minister for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, today (1 October) confirmed that an intensive National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) operation is now underway to locate and remove an Asian hornet nest in the Ringaskiddy area of Co. Cork.
The operation was escalated following the successful capture of a second Asian hornet close
Minister of State for Digitalisation Frank Feighan has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for a new EU Critical Communication System (EUCCS), which aims to provide secure and resilient communications for first responders across Europe.
The proposal, launched by the European Commission today, would enable emergency
Mr. Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran TD, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, today announced that Sligo, Galway City, Mallow, Cavan, and Portlaoise have been designated as the five locations to receive 20 pumps and mobile water-filled flood barriers (aqua-dams) to supplement local authorities’ emergency equipment stocks.
The Minister said that these locations will make this new emergency response equipment
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President of the General Assembly,
Distinguished Heads of State and Government,
Secretary-General,
Excellencies,
A chairde, friends,
The United Nations is entering its ninth decade at a moment of great uncertainty and challenge for the global community.
Conflicts are having devastating effects on the most vulnerable.
The impacts of the climate crisis are felt in every corner of our world.
Hard won rights are being rolled back.
Narrow self-interest is breaking the bonds of solidarity which have so often lifted us to meaningful progress.
The international legal order is under tremendous strain.
New and emerging technologies that offer unlimited potential could also, without human
The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD and the Minister for State for Sport and Postal Policy, Charlie McConalogue TD today announced that a new grant management system for the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), SPRAOI, will go live on Monday 28 September.
Clubs and organisations not previously registered with the Department can register on
Today (23rd September 2026), Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan TD and Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and Postal Policy, Charlie McConalogue TD, have hosted the launch of the European Week of Sport at the Sport Ireland Campus. This official opening ceremony at the National Indoor Arena was held in cooperation with the European Commission and Sport Ireland.
The ceremony included contributions from Minister O’Donovan, Minister of State
Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne TD, will today (23 September) deliver a keynote address to open the British Irish Chamber of Commerce’s EU Presidency event in Dublin City Hall.
The event, entitled “Reducing Friction: Addressing UK-EU Trade Barriers”, will bring
Today leading politicians from across the EU met in the Mullingar Park Hotel to discuss strengthening communities. The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) Bureau discussed “Thriving and sustainable communities – building a Europe that works for all territories.”
This meeting of the CoR’s External Bureau concluded with the adoption of the Mullingar
The chalice and other altar vessels used at the wedding of Joseph Plunkett and Grace Gifford in 1916 have been lent to the Office of Public Works (OPW) by St. James’ Parish and the Archdiocese of Dublin for public display in Kilmainham Gaol Museum.
The night before his execution on 3 May 1916, Joseph Plunkett married his fiancé Grace
The Minister of State for Older People and Housing, Kieran O’Donnell T.D., reminds nursing home providers that the Nursing Home Resident Environment Enhancement (REE) Scheme will accept applications until 20 November 2026.
With the aim of enhancing the daily lived experience of nursing home residents, up to
The Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers TD, and the Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment, Frank Feighan TD, have welcomed the adoption by the European Commission of a proposal for a new regulation to modernise and simplify the EU's public procurement framework, published 9th September 2026.
The proposal aims to streamline procurement processes across the European Union,