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DETE - Speeches and Press Releases (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dramatic changes have taken place in the composition of Irish exports over the last ten years. High-technology software products now account for close to ¤12 billion in exports, delivered by over 800 multinational and Irish owned businesses, putting us in the top league of producers and exporters of software. This is in stark contrast to the position that prevailed just ten years ago, when exports...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE TÁNAISTE and Minister for Enterprise and Employment is "disappointed" at the scale of the proposed cutbacks at Aer Lingus, a spokeswoman said yesterday.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
By SARAH BARDON THE future of Dell in Ireland could be known by the end of today. Tanaiste Mary Coughlan is holding a summit with the computer giant and could make an announcement on the firm's Limerick plant by this afternoon.
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Tangled Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Naughty Irish. "Brian Cowen, Ireland's Prime Minister, must explain to a summit of Europe's leaders next Wednesday how he is planning to resuscitate the EU Treaty, which was rejected by Irish voters in June. While the final decision will be taken in December, Mr Cowen will hear demands from France and Germany that a second referendum take place as early as March 2009, before European elections. Brussels...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
BRIAN COWEN'S super-sized guarantee for the Irish banking system angered some of his European counterparts but the policy finds a staunch friend in Robert Shapiro, an economic adviser to Barack Obama's campaign and a former US under-secretary for commerce
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DETE - Speeches and Press Releases (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
I am very pleased to have the opportunity to be in this historic city again this morning and to participate in this important all-island Skills Conference.
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DETE - Speeches and Press Releases (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Over the past two evenings we have heard from the Tánaiste, Ministers and TDs of this Government’s commitment to this country’s economic and social well being. This Government has over the past 11 years created an additional 640,000 jobs bringing the total number of people in employment to over 2.1 million. This is the highest level of employment in the history of the State.
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EU Referendum (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Ireland's €400 billion-plus bank guarantee scheme, we are told , can't be finalised without the approval of the European Union, but Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen plans to have a draft of the proposal ready later in the week. However, the finished proposal will not be ready to be put before the parliament until 15 or 16 October, when the parliament will also be debating the government's 2009 budget,...
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DETE - Speeches and Press Releases (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan T.D., today (Wednesday 8th October 2008) announced the first closing of the Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund Limited Partnership - a new ¤75m fund to be managed by NCB Ventures, the venture capital arm of NCB Group.
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DETE - Speeches and Press Releases (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
I welcome this debate and in particular the opportunity for the Government to set out how and why it is well placed to meet the challenges that face Ireland – challenges that also face most other major western economies – as a result of today’s difficult global economic climate.
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The state training agency Fás is to introduce a number of new initiatives to assist unemployed construction workers, including helping them to find work abroad, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan told the Dáil tonight.
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Blog Posts about Irish TDs - (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The Labour Party TD Jan O’Sullivan called on the government to “pull out all the stops” to keep the Limerick plant going. “If indeed Dell has signalled their intention to the Govt that they intend to withdraw from Ireland, Tanaiste and …... Continue reading »
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DETE - Speeches and Press Releases (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan T.D. and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Brendan Smith T.D. today (Monday 6th October 2008) launched Enterprise Ireland’s strategy for the accelerated growth and international development of Ireland’s prepared consumer foods industry.
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DETE - Speeches and Press Releases (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan T.D today announced a ¤21.8m investment by Dew Valley Foods, located in Thurles, Co. Tipperary with the support of Government through Enterprise Ireland.
