New Bill to strengthen laws around consent and character references in court published
‘Honest belief’ that a victim had given consent will no longer be a defence in rape cases Character references must be given on oath or via affidavit in sexual offence trials Bill delivers on key reforms in ‘Supporting a Victim’s Journey’ to improve the criminal...
Government opens new Knowledge Transfer Programme
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D, and Minister of State, Martin Heydon T.D., announced the opening of the Knowledge Transfer Programme under Ireland’s 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan. Minister McConalogue said: I am delighted to...
Government announces full funding for assisted human reproduction treatment from September
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has announced that fully publicly-funded assisted human reproduction (AHR) treatment will commence in September. Eligible patients will be entitled to one full cycle of IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) or ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm...
Government establishes Expert Taskforce to support expansion of pharmacist roles
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is setting up an Expert Taskforce to support the expansion of the role of pharmacists in Ireland. The Taskforce will examine how pharmacists can be enabled to operate at the top of their licence for the benefit of patients and the... We are on Twitter
Lots who have fanned the flames of hatred, conspiracy and the far right trying to disown and distance themselves from what happened today outside Leinster House. Be great if they recognised that their actions have consequences, but suspect they won’t.
I am currently preparing Access to Cash legislation & developing a new National Payments Strategy. I have therefore asked my Cabinet colleagues to ensure bodies under their remit continue to accept cash from members of the public seeking to access services 👇
We are delighted to share the first video from Blúiríní, our brand new eight-part series!
Booker-longlisted Elaine Feeney tells us about How to Build a Boat, about her current favourite title by an Irish author, and the language she would love to see her book translated into.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie @McConalogue will be at #Ploughing2023 each day this week, and encourages you to pop into the Fianna Fáil tent if you wish to raise any issues with him, or just have a cup of tea.
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