Fine Gael Minister for European Affairs, Helen McEntee, has called for Fianna Fail to provide clarity on their Brexit position after a senior MEP stated that he will oppose the Withdrawal Agreement.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is ready and willing to put Votegate TDs Timmy Dooley and Niall Collins into Cabinet.

FIANNA Fáil attacks on media scrutiny needs to immediately stop, the Fine Gael party chairman has said.

The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. and Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today announced that current fee regimes and grant supports are being maintained for Irish students going to higher education institutions in the UK from September 2020. The Ministers also confirmed the current system will apply for students from Britain and Northern Ireland who are applying to attend colleges in Ireland.

The Minister of State with responsibility for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today (1 January 2020) announced the granting of award making powers, with exception of doctoral awards, to all institutes of technology.