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Cyber attacks move from big targets to SMEs, Government warns

Gardai and government ministers have warned businesses to prepare for potential ransomware attacks, saying that the number of attacks targetting small and medium businesses has increased. The government and Gardai launched a joint awareness campaign ...

04 Oct 2022 at 18:47

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More than one app poses risk to cybersecurity, says minister

A Minister of State at the Department of Communications has said there is “more than one risky app out there” but said Government advice for official mobile phones does not name specific companies. Chinese-owned TikTok has come under fire in the US,...

22 Mar 2023 at 15:53

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Repak members removed or replaced 28,500 tonnes of plastic last year

Repak announced this morning that Plastic Pledge Signatories have successfully removed or replaced 28,500 tonnes of plastic packaging from the Irish market since 2018. The announcement made at the launch of Repak's fifth annual Plastic Pledge ...

21 Sept 2023 at 14:00

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Digital driver's licence on the way as physical card could become thing of the past

Physical driver's licences could soon be a thing of the past as new digital licences are now on the way. As reported by the Irish Independent, the Government has been trialling the new digital system since the beginning of the year and it ...

14 May 2024 at 15:22

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Circular Economy Law will allow councils use CCTV to catch illegal dumpers

The passing of the Circular Economy Act will allow for the use CCTV to catch illegal dumpers along with a raft of recycling measures. The new law is understood to ease data protection issues around the use of CCTV and other technologies ...

22 Jul 2022 at 11:44

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Public consultation to be held on banning ‘wasteful’ disposable vapes

The Irish government is to carry out a public consultation over a number of months looking to ban “wasteful” disposable vape products, a junior minister has said. Minister of State Ossian Smyth, who has responsibility for public ...

17 Oct 2022 at 10:26

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Green minister warns of ‘horrible conservative scaremongering’ on EU nature law

Minister of State Ossian Smyth said he is “not happy” about the European People’s Party (EPP) decision to walk out negotiations on the EU’s nature restoration law. The European Commission says the law is a key element of the EU ...

01 Jun 2023 at 15:50

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Smyth would have ‘left Government’ if land hoarding tax deferred again

A Green Party minister has said he was willing to leave Government if a land hoarding tax was deferred in the Budget. Minister of State Ossian Smyth said the delay of the land hoarding tax in 2023 was “absolutely the wrong ...

13 Nov 2024 at 16:57

National News

Coalition ‘nearly collapsed’ over Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund

The Infrastructure, Climate and Nature (IFN) Fund was a “red line” issue for the Greens, Roderic O’Gorman has said, after a party colleague revealed that the Government nearly collapsed at the time. Mr O’Gorman said the ...

14 Nov 2024 at 15:34

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Martin rejects Green claims that coalition almost collapsed

The Greens are “electioneering” over claims that the Government almost collapsed over climate measures, the Tanaiste has said. Micheal Martin said he does not recognise claims made by his coalition partners over an ...

18 Nov 2024 at 13:58

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Children’s minister Roderic O’Gorman announces Green Party leadership bid

Minister for Children and Integration Roderic O’Gorman has announced he will run to become the next leader of the Green Party. It comes a day after Eamon Ryan said he would be stepping down as party leader. In a ...

19 Jun 2024 at 10:35

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Two-horse race in Green Party leadership contest set to be declared

Roderic O’Gorman said the Green Party does not do coronations, as he is set to go head to head with Pippa Hackett in the party leadership contest. The Minister for Children and Integration and Ms Hackett, a ...

19 Jun 2024 at 16:50

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