Simon Coveney, the Enterprise Minister, experiences another setback as one of his key advisors, Chris Donoghue, shifts allegiance to join Simon Harris’s team. This comes in the wake of Coveney losing his Fine Gael deputy leader position to Harris shortly after Harris took over as party leader from Leo Varadkar. The move further fuels speculation … Read more
Lidl is to create more than 700 brand-new jobs within its Irish operations this year in a variety of operational and office-based roles across its network of 176 store locations, three regional distribution centres, and Dublin head office. The new roles will bring Lidl’s total workforce in the Republic of Ireland to more than 6,000 … Read more
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, announced the annual results for the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) for 2022, which showed that LEO supported companies created 7,870 new jobs in 2022. This was the third highest year of job creation by the LEOs since their inception in 2014 and meant a net employment gain … Read more
The government has agreed to a joint proposal from the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, for Ireland to avail of the option to temporarily suspend the operation of the Council of Europe Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees (Council of Europe) for a period of … Read more
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Simon Coveney is visiting Helsinki and Stockholm. During his visit, the Minister will meet with Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto, Finland’s Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde. Minister Coveney will use this opportunity to discuss Russia’s War of Aggression against … Read more
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney presented to Government a report on the second year of the implementation of Ireland’s Africa Strategy. The report was presented on the eve of Africa Day, which is celebrated today (Wednesday, May 25th). Commenting on the report, Minister Coveney said, “Ireland made considerable progress to advance the objectives of … Read more
During his visit to Kyiv, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney announced €3 million in funding to the International Criminal Court (ICC). €1 million will be disbursed immediately to the Office of the Prosecutor. Announcing the contribution, Minister Coveney said, “I discussed with Foreign Minister Kuleba this morning the essential need for accountability for … Read more
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney opened a 3-day Conference for the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Ambassadors, Consuls General, and other senior officials from headquarters and missions abroad. The Conference is the first in-person gathering of senior management since the onset of COVID-19, and takes place against the backdrop of a devastating war in Ukraine. … Read more
The Government approves the provision of specific additional support to Ukraine, including Body Armour and Meals The Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney TD, has today approved the provision of specific additional support to Ukraine in the form of approximately 10 tonnes or 5,000 units of ready-to-eat meals (MREs) and 200 units of body armour. The … Read more
Higher Education Minister Simon Harris and wife Caoimhe have welcomed their second baby. Caoimhe gave birth to a baby boy in Holles Street hospital on Wednesday. The Minister shared the photos of him holding the new born on Instagram and wrote, “Today we welcomed Baby Cillian into the world. Caoimhe and baby doing great and … Read more