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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon T.D., will today travel to Copenhagen to represent Ireland at the Informal meeting of the AgriFish Council under the Danish EU Presidency.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, Minister Heydon said:
“This meeting provides a timely opportunity to engage with my EU counterparts in the
“I strongly condemn Russia’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Kyiv last night - the largest since Russia’s full-scale invasion of war. Once again, civilians were targeted. A mother and child lost their lives. The loss of innocent lives is both heartbreaking and unacceptable.
I send my condolences to President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine who continue to show remarkable strength in the face of Russian brutality. Russia’s actions are illegal and a war crime.
Last night’s attack once again shows that President Putin is only interested in executing his war of aggression and terrorising the people of Ukraine. Ireland will continue to work with partners to exert more pressure on Russia to agree to an unconditional ceasefire. The killing must stop.
Our support for Ukraine is steadfast, and I will continue to work with President Zelenskyy and as a member of the Coalition of the Willing to achieve a just and lasting peace for Ukraine that fully respects the UN charter.”
Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy has signed into effect regulations to facilitate arrangements for survivors and victims of domestic abuse which exempts them from immigration registration fees.
Under the immigration guidelines anyone who experiences domestic abuse and whose permission to be in Ireland is linked to the perpetrator of that abuse, can apply to the Immigration Service for a separate independent immigration permission. Providing a
Ireland - Taoiseach Micheál Martin spoke today (Monday) with President Zelenskyy, reaffirming Ireland’s strong support for Ukraine, and the Government’s commitment to a just and lasting peace.
The Taoiseach expressed his solidarity
Ireland - Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne TD, will attend an Informal Meeting of the General Affairs Council in Copenhagen today. The Minister will join his counterparts from across the EU, as well as EU candidate and potential candidate countries, to discuss the future of Europe and European enlargement.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, Minister
Ireland - Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Neale Richmond TD, has today begun a four day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he will engage with Irish Community groups in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai, visit Irish Aid partner organisations and hold bilateral meetings with political counterparts.
Speaking ahead of the visit, the Minister of
Openmind Networks will deliver their industry-leading Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) to ensure the highest standards of messaging for eir’s customers.
DUBLIN, IRELAND, September 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Openmind Networks, a global leader in messaging platform solutions, is proud to announce its partnership with eir, one of Ireland’s premier providers of telecommunications and postal services. As eir’s preferred
New names proposed by the public mark the 10th year anniversary of the storm naming initiative
Met Éireann, in partnership with the National Meteorological Services of the UK (Met Office) and the Netherlands (KNMI), has launched the new list of names for the 2025/26 storm ‘season', which starts today and runs until 31st August 2026. This year, all three meteorological services asked the public for name suggestions.
Of the list of 21 names, each of the
DUBLIN, IE-D, IRELAND, September 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Vistatec has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Company of the Year - Diversified Services category and a Bronze Stevie Award in the Marketing Department of the Year category in The 22nd Annual International Business Awards.
The International Business Awards are the