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Post Brexit, Ireland is open for business - Richmond

In today’s Seanad debate (Thursday) on delivering sustainable full employment, Fine Gael Senator, Neale Richmond, has called on all relevant stakeholders to shout it out, loud and clear – Ireland is open for business.

30th June 2016

O’Dowd encourages Louth animal welfare organisation to apply for funding

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Fergus O’Dowd, has encouraged animal welfare organisations based in Louth to apply for funding under a new scheme announced by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed.

30th June 2016

Border businesses face challenges following Brexit result, but also opportunities - Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, has said that border businesses face challenges following the Brexit result, but also opportunities.

27th June 2016

Louth would be great new home for EU agencies based in the UK – O’Dowd

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Fergus O’Dowd, has said that Louth would be a great new home for EU agencies based in the UK.

27th June 2016

Boost for rural communities across Sligo and Leitrim with LEADER funding of €13.6 million - McLoughlin

Fine Gael TD for Sligo-Leitrim, Tony Mc Loughlin, has welcomed the announcement of LEADER funding of €13.6 million for rural enterprises and community groups across Sligo and Leitrim.

23rd June 2016

SMEs and farmers in Meath should avail of SBCI funding to grow their businesses - Butler

Fine Gael Meath Senator, Ray Butler, has called on SMEs and farmers in Meath to avail of Strategic Banking Cooperation of Ireland funding to grow their businesses.

21st June 2016

Transatlantic flights from Cork Airport should be raised with Vice-President Biden - Buttimer

Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer, has said that the issue of transatlantic flights from Cork Airport should be raised with Vice-President Biden, during his visit to Ireland this week.

21st June 2016

Interest rate cut good news for small businesses in Louth - Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, has said today (Tuesday) that Microfinance Ireland (MFI) offering small businesses in Louth the opportunity to avail of a cut in its interest rates is great news. MFI is the not-for-profit Government Agency providing funded finance to micro- enterprises.

21st June 2016

Boost for Dundalk with the news that Intact is creating 30 jobs – Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, has welcomed the the news that Dundalk company Intact has secured investment of €1.9 million, which will create around 30 jobs over the next two years.

20th June 2016

Two weeks paid paternity leave for fathers welcome news for families in Cork - Buttimer

Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, and the Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, that the Government is to provide fathers with two weeks of paid paternity leave.

20th June 2016

Maximum per kg rates for waste need to be introduced - Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, said that maximum per kg rates for household waste collection should be introduced.

17th June 2016

Coghlan congratulates Griffin on his appointment as Chairperson of Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Leas-Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann, Fine Gael Senator in Kerry Paul Coghlan, has warmly welcomed the Taoiseach’s appointment of his Kerry colleague, Brendan Griffin TD, as chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport.

17th June 2016