Junior Education Minister Ciarán Cannon argues that Ireland’s education system needs to incorporate more computer science to empower children for the jobs of the future.
TDs have denied there was a “mad drunken session” as the Dáil debated the abortion bill on Wednesday and Thursday but questions have arisen out of the lapgate incident and the Dáil bar being open until 5am.
Ciarán Cannon believes that social media does not need to be subjected to any more regulation than is already in place and has hit out at some who do not understand or fear sites like Facebook and Twitter.
A TV interview, planting a tree, “official business” and committee work in Mozambique are among the reasons for some TDs not voting on last night’s abortion bill.
The timing of a government mission to India has been criticised as it comes 48 hours after immigration fees were doubled and a month after the death of Savita Halappanavar.
Department of Education and Skills says the week-long mission to India headed up by Junior Minister Ciarán Cannon was planned months in advance of the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in Galway.
Small Business Minister John Perry has claimed the most of any government minister in mileage allowances over the past year, new figures have revealed.
Junior minister Ciarán Cannon says the funding will facilitate a range of new training courses for the hundreds made redundant from the call centre in October.
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TWO ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINALISTS confirmed, two more to follow today.
Another big Croke Park double-header lies ahead, with the mouth-watering meeting of Armagh and Galway kicking us off.
Kieran McGeeney’s Orchard county have serious momentum behind them after qualifier wins over the usurped All-Ireland champions Tyrone and Donegal, but they face a stiff challenge from Connacht kingpins Galway next.
It’s a novel pairing, and it’s hard to call which way it will swing. But this is a massive opportunity for both counties.
Another standout tie follows as Kerry and Mayo gear up to do battle.
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No strangers to the business end of the competition at this stage — or each other — the winners of this heavyweight clash will go up against Dublin in the semi-final.
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