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Miriam Lord: Taoiseach now faces wrath of the Angry Birds
Kenny overlooked his female TDs’ claims for junior ministries
Gaeltacht Minister to take refresher Irish course - Kenny
FF says some are concerned over Joe McHugh’s ability to conduct business in Irish
One young man from each party plucked from the backbenches
Analysis: junior ranks remain mostly male, writes Mary Minihan
‘It’s not easy’, says Taoiseach as he prepares to clear out junior ministers
At least four Ministers of State in jeopardy in the reshuffle
Which Ministers can make it over Becher’s Brook?
Harry McGee throws caution to the wind and predicts a fantasy cabinet
Rare European habitats on Aran islands to be protected under new EU project
Island farmers support initiative
Connemara seaweed collectors fear loss of livelihood
Minister says harvesting of wild seaweed must be ‘managed appropriately’
Government reversal follows ‘strong public support’ for Coimisinéir Teanga
Decision not to proceed with proposed amalgamation with Ombudsman follows consideration of public consultation
Lack of Irish-speaking Minister ‘disastrous’
No Cabinet member available to take Irish questions on day set aside for language
Leaked document shows reversal of Irish language obligations
Proposed changes to Official Languages Bill include end of Government requirement to publish policy documents in Irish
It will take 100 years for 1% of public service to be fluent in Irish, Sinn Féin claims
Government dealing with problems that have grown over 40 years, Minister insists
Why are Irish language groups protesting?
Some fear that Irish as a daily spoken language is in grave peril
Exodus of Ministers for St Patrick’s Day hits pre-troika levels
Programme includes 10 visits to destinations in North America and Mexico and a further six to the Middle East, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand
Scholarly resources dating back to 1600 published online
Collections include works by Seathrún Céitinn, Uilliam Bedel and Froinsias Ó Maolmhuaidh
Crisis in Irish-speaking community following resignation, warn activists
Seán Ó Cuirreáin stepped down as Coimisinéir Teanga over failures to improve access to State services for Irish speakers
Ruairí Quinn rejects claims that Irish language services have been damaged
Pearse Doherty says State organisations are ignoring their legal obligations
50,000 Irish language terms on EU database of nine million
Irish is the 14th largest of 23 official EU languages, Dáil told
Dáil Sketch: Claptrap and bedfellows make for tetchy start to new term
Even the normally mild-mannered deputies are getting hot under the collar
Derry residents answer call to arms at city walls
‘Derry’s walls are hugely significant not just in the history of the city but in the history of the island’
Irish Ministers attend Battle of Somme commemorations in France and Belfast
Belfast Sinn Féin lord mayor lays wreath for estimated 3,500 Irish soldiers who died in battle
Chief Whip admits Government performance on Dáil reforms deplorable
Ministers failing to appear to respond to questions by backbenchers
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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