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€108,000 capital funding for Little Deers crèche in Ennistymon- Conway

Some €108,000 will be made available to facilitate the relocation of the Little Deers crèche in Ennistymon to an alternative site, Clare Senator Martin Conway has said.

22nd September 2017

Eir price hike makes telephone allowance restoration more vital than ever - Rock

Dublin North West TD, Noel Rock, has said it is "more vital than ever" that Budget 2018 considers the restoration of the phone allowance for elderly people following another hike in the monthly line rental charge by €84 a year by Eir.

21st September 2017

Fianna Fáil criticising job creation is laughable, the facts speak for themselves- O’Dowd

Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd has rubbished Fianna Fáil's deluded comments around job creation, stating the facts speak for themselves.

21st September 2017

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Ministers Ring and Moran launch new €10 million scheme to improve non-public roads in rural areas

The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) supports improvement works on private/non-public roads. Often these roads lead to multiple residences, parcels of land that support agricultural activity or amenities such as lakes, rivers or the ocean.

21st September 2017

Work to commence on the M7 widening as contract awarded – Heydon

Kildare South Fine Gael TD, Martin Heydon, has today (Thursday) said that the awarding of the contract for the three elements of the M7 project, which includes the widening to 3 lanes, is further progress and secures the timelines on this critical project.

21st September 2017

Statement by An Taoiseach on the death of Jimmy Magee

It is with great sadness that I learned today of the death of iconic sports commentator, Jimmy Magee.  

20th September 2017

Ibrahim Halawa should not have waited this long for justice – Brophy

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South-West, Colm Brophy, has said Ibrahim Halawa should not have been locked up for more than four years in Egypt before being acquitted on all charges in court today.

18th September 2017

Taoiseach confirms that Apple remains committed to Athenry site- Cannon

Fine Gael Minister Ciaran Cannon has confirmed today that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar met with Apple executives last week and that Apple remains committed to its €850m data centre investment in Athenry. 

14th September 2017

Speech by An Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael Leo Varadkar T.D. at the Fine Gael Think In

Looking ahead to the next two days here in Clonmel, we need to ensure that everything we propose has been road-tested and politically-proofed to the greatest extent possible.

14th September 2017

Allúntas €784,442 fógartha ag an Aire Stáit McHugh faoi Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga don scoilbhliain 2017/2018

€288,000 has been sanctioned for 34 Donegal Gaeltacht schools. The allocation is part of €784,442 for Muintearas Teo. and Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne to enable them to run the Language Assistants Scheme on behalf of the Department for the 2017/2018 school year. This allocation is the same as the 2016/2017 allocation.

14th September 2017