"Banning things can be difficult": Minister rules out action on school vending machines
Jan O’Sullivan’s also rejected calls for a tax on fizzy drinks in the upcoming Budget. Doctors have called for urgent action to address childhood obesity
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Jan O’Sullivan’s also rejected calls for a tax on fizzy drinks in the upcoming Budget. Doctors have called for urgent action to address childhood obesity
The United Nations needs to conduct a full review of the UNDOF mission before Ireland’s next rotation of troops, the Defence Minister said.
Irish troops carried out a daring rescue mission of their Filipino colleagues yesterday. The fate of 44 UN peacekeepers from Fiji captured by rebels still remains unknown.
Everyone’s been talking about a drowning tragedy in Crete, Irish troops in the Middle East, peace, and EP.
Minister Jan O’Sullivan intends on ensuring that people in Direct Provision are able to avail of grants like their classmates are.
Minister of State Joe McHugh showed that his intensive summer language courses had paid off in an interview on Raidio na Gaeltachta.
It is hoped the review by a working group will take place early next year.
Specialist staff from the wildlife service and the monuments service were on hand this week, as JJ Abrams filmed the latest installment of the franchise.
Joe McHugh’s been sent to the Gaeltacht to brush up on the teanga.
Molly Malone’s had a makeover — and she’s back on show at a new, temporary home on Dublin’s Suffolk Street…
Dúirt an tAire McHugh: “Léiríonn mó chás-sa an saol mar atá sé do go leor de mhuintir na tíre seo.”
Mac Lochlainn was shot dead by gardaí in May 1998.
A suggestion that untested vaccines should be used has attracted controversy.
The Education Minister has confirmed he’s stepping down from Government, and won’t run again for a Dáil seat.
Minister Pat Rabbitte has said he keeps one, and it can’t be accessed using the Freedom of Information Act.
The Council of Europe found that Ireland was not in compliance with a number of articles within the European Social Charter.
The Minister for Social Protection was speaking at a leadership debate with rival Alex White.
The families also are aggrieved with the Tánaiste over a meeting they had with him.
He added that tax cuts need to be on table in coming months.
This is due to the scale of anti-fraud measures that must be developed.
It’s hoped the former Aran Islands ferry can be restored to her former glory and docked in Galway as a floating hostel/restaurant/micro-brewery.
A post-mortem carried out on the male eagle confirmed it had been hit with around 50 shotgun pellets.
Minister Frances Fitzgerald had promised in early March that the bill would be published soon.
The Transport Minister said that reports that he is to close ‘dozens’ of rural lines are untrue – and that there aren’t even that many lines.
He said he was appalled at accusations he was involved in “gerrymandering” over the boundaries for the local elections.
The Government’s reviewing how it engages with the Irish overseas. You can give your two cents (pennies, jiao – whatever) from today.
Dublin’s four councils most vote on the issue by 31 March.
Retired High Court Judge John Cooke will conduct the independent inquiry.
A new report from the Department of Environment makes the suggestion as part of the effort to tackle the cancer-causing gas.
Minister Ruairí Quinn said today that other relevant cases would also be reviewed.
Rabbitte said he has never called someone who disagreed with him on the issue of gay equality a ‘homophobe’.
He was. He definitely was.
The Children’s Minister made the comment today following a call from the Adoption Authority of Ireland to put an age limit of 42 on intercountry adoptions.
The Minister said that the CRC scandal was “an astounding set of circumstances and absolutely shocking”.
The couple became embroiled in a row earlier this week after Twitter messages suggested Shashi Tharoor was having an affair.
Minister Shatter said the policy guidelines are necessary to assist applicants and decision makers.
Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald said that this is part of a reform to lay the foundation for development of world-class child protection.
The Dáil debated the lack of redress for the survivors this week.
The current speed limit is set at 120km per hour. But what does the Transport Minister think?