President Michael D Higgins has signed into law legislation which clears the way for three Ministers of State to be able to ...

President Higgins signs a law increasing junior ministers to a record 23, sparking criticism from opposition leaders ...

The building of log cabins at the back of houses without planning permission will be limited to big gardens. The Government ...

Government legislation to increase the number of Ministers of State from 20 to 23 has been passed by the Dáil by 92 votes in ...

Four North Holland primary schools that did not require final year pupils to take the mandatory early streaming tests in ...

TDs on Wednesday voted to pass the Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices ...

Slovakia's ruling coalition partners will each give a ministry to populist Prime Minister Robert Fico's party in a government ...

The impact of several recent small mine closures is being felt in north-west Queensland, still laden with some of the largest ...

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LONDON (Reuters) – A British junior minister was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday and suspended from the governing Labour Party over WhatsApp messages which the minister said ...

All Maharashtra cabinet members and ministers of state, barring Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his two deputies, have been provided “Y-plus” security with escort vehicles after a review of their ...

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