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Charlie Flanagan cautions on seeking Brexit ‘special status’ in EU
- Oireachtas
- February 15, 2017, 21:04
Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has warned against Ireland seeking “special status’’ within the EU following Brexit. He said such conc(...)

St Stanislaus Kennedy: Taoiseach must step up on refugee issue
- Opinion
- October 25, 2016
Our refugee programme is focused on resettling refugees from camps in Greece, Italy and Lebanon and Government has advised Greece of our desire to tak(...)

Diplomats resorting to typewriters over 'fears of spying'
- Irish News
- October 24, 2016, 17:55
Cyberspying has become so all-pervasive that diplomats are resorting to using typewriters to send important messages, a conference has been told. T(...)

Thousands rally in Dublin protest against student fees
- Education
- October 19, 2016
Students from across Ireland attended a protest in Dublin on Wednesday afternoon and heard calls from student leaders on the Government to increase in(...)

Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: We need to make new friends in EU
- Politics
- September 10, 2016, 01:00
Earlier this summer, in the days after the British vote to leave the European Union, Irish diplomats on the continent were struck by how often they f(...)

Diarmaid Ferriter: Brexit may bring North and South closer
- Opinion
- July 2, 2016, 01:00
During the week, the Merriman Summer School in Ennis was timely in examining the theme of “our gallant allies in Europe”. It offered a chance to refle(...)

Brexit Q&A: Everything you need to know
- Europe
- February 15, 2016
What is Brexit? The countdown has begun to the United Kingdom’s referendum on withdrawal from the European Union. The stakes are high: if UK voters o(...)

Denis O’Brien group sought State funds for public service content
- Politics
- January 22, 2016, 01:00
Media owner Denis O’Brien’s Communicorp Group, which owns Newstalk and Today FM, lobbied the Government for financial support for the public services(...)

State does not support the UK staying in the EU ‘at any cost’
- Politics
- January 21, 2016, 00:01
The Government does not support the United Kingdom’s continued membership of the European Union “at any cost”, Minister for European Affairs Dara Murp(...)

Higgins to appoint aid specialist as head of communications
- Politics
- October 5, 2015, 20:19
President Michael D Higgins is to appoint international aid specialist Hans Zomer as his head of communications. Mr Zomer (47) has been director of D(...)