Government launches €7.4bn Jobs Stimulus to help businesses re-open, get people back to work and promote confidence

The Government has today announced the July Jobs Stimulus, a €7.4bn package of measures designed to stimulate a jobs-led recovery and build economic confidence while continuing to manage the impact of Covid-19.

Statement from President Higgins on the death of Donal Musgrave

“Not only his colleagues in the Irish Examiner, but his many friends in the media and all those he dealt with in his career in journalism of over 55 years will have heard with great sadness of the passing of journalist, feature writer and news editor Donal Musgrave.

Statement on World Braille Day

“World Braille Day is celebrated annually, on the 4th of January, the birthday of Louis Braille, the inventor of the enormously important writing system for people with visual impairments.