News & Statements
Minster Mitchell O’Connor welcomes launch of Ireland’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities
The Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today attended the launch of Bookshare.ie - an initiative of the NCBI to provide a place that will be a single, secure platform to host both home-grown and international book titles across all higher and further education study areas/fields. Bookshare.ie will allow all eligible students to search and instantly download books freely.
Minister Mitchell O’Connor congratulates first graduates of the Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship at Capstone Project Awards Ceremony
The Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today congratulated the first graduating cohort of apprentices from the BA (Hons) in Insurance Practice who traveled to the Department of Education to receive awards for their capstone projects submitted as part of their final year work. The 33 graduates at the ceremony graduated from IT Sligo on Friday 1 November.
Fianna Fáil owe an explanation on their illegal first-time home buyers’ proposal – Brophy
FF leader’s first-time home buyer VAT proposal collapses before it even reaches the first hurdle – Brophy
THE proposal by Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin to reduce VAT on first-time homes has collapsed before it even got to the first hurdle as such a move would be illegal, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Full speed ahead for FingLUAS as design work gets underway – Rock
Design work is now underway on the FingLUAS project with a preferred route expected to be identified in 2020, a Fine Gael TD has said.
ESB’s planned closure of West Offaly Power is deeply concerning – Corcoran Kennedy
The ESB’s planned closure of the West Offaly Power plant is deeply concerning, a Fine Gael TD as said.
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joins Ministers to launch €300 million Human Capital Initiative and Future Jobs Ireland Skills and Talent Pillar
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D. today (Thursday 7th November) joined Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D., Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation Heather Humphreys T.D., Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., and Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development John Halligan TD. to launch the €300 million Human Capital Initiative and the Skills and Talent pillar of Future Jobs Ireland.
RTÉ must consider all options, not just Limerick – O’Donovan
Hopkins stands up for the Cuisle Centre
Fine Gael Senator, Maura Hopkins, has communicated concerns in relation to the Cuisle Accessible Holiday Resort in Donamon to the Minister of State for Disabilities, Finian McGrath TD.
Early Christmas present for commuters as 24-hour bus service starting in December – Rock
Fine Gael TD for Dublin North West, Noel Rock, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the confirmation by the National Transport Authority (NTA) that the new 24-hour bus service for Dublin is expected to start on December 1st.