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Statement by the EC, ECB and IMF on the Review Mission to Ireland, 19 January

Ireland has successfully concluded the final quarterly programme review mission for 2011 with the EU Commission, the ECB and the IMF.  In each quarter Ireland has consistently achieved all of the targets set under our programme of assistance.

On welcoming the successful conclusion of the review, Minister Noonan stated:

“I and my Government colleagues are pleased that the staff mission has assessed the programme to be on track and that all measures in the programme have been fully implemented.  This successful outcome illustrates the ability of the Irish State to implement a challenging programme effectively. " Read the full review statement here .  

Speech by Minister for Finance, Mr Michael Noonan T.D. on the Irish economy at Commerzbank, Berlin, 18 January

During his visit to Berlin on 18 January, the Minister for Finance, Mr Michael Noonan T.D. delivered a speech on the steps being taken in Ireland to adress the economic crisis and on the prospects for the Eurozone. Read the full speech here .

Michel Sardou was presented with a symbolic “Freedom of Connemara Silver Key” in Paris on 15 November

Legendary French singer Michel Sardou was presented with a symbolic “Freedom of Connemara Silver Key” in Paris on 15 November, as a thank you for his services to Connemara tourism over the years. (more...)

Inaugural speech of President Michael D. Higgins, St-Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle, 11 November 2011

“I enter the ninth Presidency with a sense of humility, but also with confidence in the great capacity of our people, the people of Ireland, not only to transcend present difficulties but to realise all of the wonderful possibilities that I believe await us in the years ahead.” President Michael D. Higgins.

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