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# heather-humphreys - Wednesday 15 January, 2020
'Nutters' dismissal, Leo in a forklift and 'silly attacks': Parties get out for the first full day on the campaign trail
The Taoiseach hit the road to Monaghan.
# heather-humphreys - Friday 29 November, 2019
New rules to ensure gift vouchers are valid for five years kick in on Monday
From next week, shoppers will be able to use more than one voucher per transaction.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 29 August, 2019
Brexit: Jobs minister says businesses being asked to 'prepare for worst possible outcome'
Yesterday the queen approved a request to suspend UK parliament next month.
# heather-humphreys - Friday 16 August, 2019
Government to examine if 'right to disconnect' from emails out of hours would work in Ireland
The law would give workers the right to avoid emails out of hours.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 15 August, 2019
Consumer watchdog to probe pricing of public liability insurance
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is to probe into the increasing levels of public liability insurance premiums.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 25 July, 2019
DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson says 'we are facing no deal' if EU doesn't compromise on backstop
Speaking yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK will “do a new deal, a better deal”.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 20 June, 2019
LinkedIn announces 800 new jobs as part of expansion of Irish operation
The move will see the company’s Irish workforce expand by two thirds.
# heather-humphreys - Friday 25 January, 2019
Fast-tracked: Ticket touting law to ban above-face-value resales to come before the Dáil next week
The proposed legislation would ban the above-face-value resale of tickets for sporting and entertainment events.
# heather-humphreys - Monday 24 December, 2018
Brexit online training course on how customs work to be rolled out for Irish businesses
The Irish government has stepped up its preparations as a no-deal Brexit looms.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 20 December, 2018
New rules could ensure gift vouchers are valid for five years under Irish law
There is currently no minimum expiry date on gift vouchers under law.
# heather-humphreys - Friday 12 October, 2018
Center Parcs kicks off recruitment drive for 1,000 permanent jobs in Longford
The holiday resort is due to be completed in 2019.
# heather-humphreys - Friday 10 August, 2018
'It's a disgrace': Brother Kevin blasts moving homeless out of Dublin for Pope visit
The founder of the Capuchin Day Centre says Pope Francis would be entirely against homeless being moved out of the capital.
# heather-humphreys - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
Ticket touting: New law to ban above-face value resales approved by Cabinet
It would also prohibit the use of bot software to purchase tickets.
# heather-humphreys - Tuesday 5 June, 2018
The government plans to slap a minimum five-year expiration date on all gift cards
The Minister for Business says a lack of vouchers regulation ’causes confusion and worry’ for shoppers.
Boost for Sligo as outsourcing firm Abtran announces 350 jobs
Abtran currently employs over 2,000 people in Cork, Dublin, Kildare and Southern India.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 1 February, 2018
Coveney: 'I don't believe there should be unrestricted access to abortion at any point in time'
The Tánaiste attempted to clarify his position ahead of the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
# heather-humphreys - Sunday 7 January, 2018
Killarney National Park 'significantly and rapidly deteriorating' due to rhododendron
The invasive plant is at the centre of a row between a voluntary body and a government department.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 14 December, 2017
A bunch of TDs were menaced by Stormtroopers at the Irish Star Wars premiere last night
Don’t worry, one of them had a lightsaber.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 30 November, 2017
Coveney becomes Tánaiste as reshuffled ministers receive their seals at the Áras
Heather Humphreys is the new Minister for Business and Josepha Madigan is Minister for Arts.
# heather-humphreys - Tuesday 14 November, 2017
Sinn Féin TD says people need 'Minister Joe Duffy' to get action on harassment and bullying claims
“Why, in 2017, must women use the front pages of newspapers to achieve justice and a workplace free of harassment and bullying?”
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 9 November, 2017
Workshops on sexual harassment and bullying to be held for Irish arts groups
The announcement follows allegations of harassment and bullying made by women who worked at the Gate Theatre.
# heather-humphreys - Tuesday 7 November, 2017
Minister meets with Arts Council over Gate Theatre allegations
The meeting focused on whether further actions should be taken.
# heather-humphreys - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
Varadkar surprised that the opposition are 'more obsessed about his PR than he is'
The Strategic Communications Unit is to hire an additional three staff members.
# heather-humphreys - Friday 15 September, 2017
'A chance to discover 10,000 years of history': New project to restore Ireland's bogland
The Living Bog Project will see the restoration of 12 raised bog special areas of conservation in seven counties.
# heather-humphreys - Sunday 16 April, 2017
Ceremonies underway to remember those who died in the Easter Rising
The national anthem was played by a lone piper in the main courtyard of the cemetery.
# heather-humphreys - Wednesday 15 March, 2017
'This is Ireland': Beautiful one-stop website really sells the country to the world
“An island on the edge… from here, everything looks different. We reach out to the world with optimism and belief in the power of creativity.”
# heather-humphreys - Friday 10 March, 2017
Department destroyed report on National Museum management, Dáil hears
Minister Heather Humphreys said that to her knowledge her Department had not received any allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour on the National Museum.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 2 March, 2017
The Charities Regulator has started investigating a planned €9 million Galway cinema
Both the government and Galway city council have contributed significantly to the project.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 9 February, 2017
Report shows 'toxic' culture of bullying at National Museum of Ireland
A new report seen by RTÉ, highlights ‘bullying’ and ‘harassment’ at the National Museum.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 29 December, 2016
Russborough House is getting thousands in public funding for the first time in years
In recent years the popular tourist attraction, constructed in the mid 1700s and located close to the Blessington Lakes, has faced funding difficulties.
# heather-humphreys - Monday 19 December, 2016
Government delays the sale of Pearse's last surrender letter
The letter was added to the Register of Cultural Objects last Friday evening, which will delay the sale for a year.
# heather-humphreys - Wednesday 7 December, 2016
Unsold!: 1916 surrender letter set to leave Ireland after auction fails to reach €1m
It’s owner says he longer feels an obligation to keep it here.
# heather-humphreys - Monday 5 December, 2016
Thousands sign petition calling for Ardmore Studios to be saved
The studio has filmed iconic movies such as Braveheart and The Field
# heather-humphreys - Tuesday 15 November, 2016
The government is being strongly criticised for not buying Padraig Pearse's 1916 surrender letter
Gerry Adams has called it a “quite frankly bizarre decision”.
# heather-humphreys - Monday 31 October, 2016
Irish language groups (and broadcasters) aren't happy with Heather Humphreys
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs has refused to meet with some Irish-language organisations for the past three years.
# heather-humphreys - Tuesday 4 October, 2016
Government challenge over Moore Street battlefield site likely to be paid for out of centenary commemoration fund
Minister for Arts and Heritage Heather Humphreys announced where the funds would come from last week in a committee.
# heather-humphreys - Monday 8 August, 2016
There was an "unlawful entry" at the Moore St battlefield site this morning
The government also says workers at the site are being harassed.
# heather-humphreys - Saturday 30 July, 2016
Good news for turf cutters: New laws will allow them to work on protected bogs
Rural Affairs Minister Heather Humphreys published legislation during the week to de-designate 46 National Heritage Areas (NHAs) in Ireland.
# heather-humphreys - Friday 1 July, 2016
President Higgins joins British royals to mark Battle of the Somme centenary
Today marks 100 years since the start of the four-and-a-half month battle which left over one million dead or injured.
# heather-humphreys - Thursday 30 June, 2016
President Higgins to join William and Kate at Battle of the Somme memorial
The battle began on 1 July 1916.
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Poll: Are live debates influencing how you'll vote in the General Election?
WE’RE JUST 11 days out from poll day for the General Election.
Last night, the seven leaders from the main political parties took part in RTÉ’s first live TV debate of the campaign.
The leaders of political parties which included – Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar, Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald, Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin, Green Party’s Eamon Ryan, People Before Profit’s Richard Boyd Barrett, Labour’s Brendan Howlin and Roísín Shortall of the Social Democrats – clashed over housing, pensions, crime and taxation.
This debate came after Varadkar and Martin went head-to-head on Virgin Media One last week.
So, today we want to know: Are live debates influencing how you’ll vote in the General Election?
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Yes (2648)
I'm not sure / no opinion (580)
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Voting is a privilege and homelessness is the biggest challenge, writes Evgeny Shtorn.
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The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
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Wedding prayers and toasts can sound so beautiful in Irish, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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