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The Irish EU Presidency – at a glance / Feature #eu2013ie
The Taoiseach presents results of the Irish Presidency in address to the European Parliament / Press Release #eu2013ie
Delivering on Stability, Jobs and Growth: Taoiseach presents Ireland’s Presidency results and MFF deal to the European Parliament / Press Release #eu2013ie
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20130627 MFF press conference 2
27.06.2013, 16:01 GMT

20130627 MFF press conference 1
27.06.2013, 15:59 GMT

20130627 MFF meeting 1
27.06.2013, 15:49 GMT

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20130702 Irish EU presidency ends on a high note
02.07.2013, 10:30 GMT
20130702 Irish EU presidency ends on a high note - Irish Ambassador to the EU, Tom Hanney, discusses Ireland’s scorecard of Presidency.
20130630 Republic of Croatia's accession to the EU
30.06.2013, 08:00 GMT
20130630 Republic of Croatia's accession to the EU
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Deirdre Farrell, Press Spokesperson - Coreper II
Department of Foreign Affairs

Andrea Pappin, Spokesperson for the EU Presidency
Department of the Taoiseach

Gerald Angley , Policy Communications Director
Department of the Taoiseach

Marcella Smyth, Spokesperson (Coreper I) Permanent Representation Brussels
Department of Foreign Affairs

Helen Blake , Principal Officer, EU Affairs and Coordination Division
Department of the Taoiseach

Sean Hurley , European Council, General Enquiries
Department of the Taoiseach

Lorcan Fullam, Assistant Secretary, EU Affairs and Coordination Division
Department of the Taoiseach

Kyle O'Sullivan, Counsellor, EU Affairs and Coordination Division
Department of the Taoiseach

Helen Blake, Principal Officer, EU Affairs and Coordination Division
Department of the Taoiseach

Janice McGann, General Affairs Council Enquiries
Department of the Taoiseach
Collette Davis, OPW Press Officer
OPW
Therese O'Connor, Press Officer
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Dearbhla Doyle, European Correspondent, Political Division, CFSP, EEAS - EU External Relations
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Philip Grant, Press Officer
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mikey Smyth, Presidency Coordination, General Enquiries
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Fionnuala Quinlan, Press Officer, (Development)
Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Robert O'Driscoll, Development Cooperation Division, Policy Enquiries (Development)
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Gerard Monks, Principal Officer with responsibilty for Trade Policy (Trade)
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Tony Gallagher, Principal Officer, EU Semester/Economic Governance
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Niamh Campbell, Principal officer, EU Budget and MFF
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Michelle Carroll, Revenue Press Officer
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Pat Casey, Principal Officer, EU Financial Services, Banking Union, Insurance
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Liam Smith, Assistant Principal, FTT
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Paul Bolger, Presidency Spokesperson for Department of Finance
Department of Finance

Michael McGrath, Assistant Secretary, EU and International Affairs
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Lorraine Hall, Press Officer
Department of Justice and Equality
International Policy Division, General Enquiries
Department of Justice and Equality
General Enquiries, Press Office
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Dr Orlaigh Quinn, Assistant Secretary, General Social Protection Issues, (Employment and Social Policy)
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Anne McManus, Principal Officer, Social Protection Issues, (Employment and Social Policy)
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Paul Cullen, Principal Officer, Industrial relations, (Employment and Social Policy)
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Padraig O'Conaill, Principal Officer, Youth Guarantee, EPSCO Informal, (Employment and Social Policy)
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Bairbre Nic Aongusa, Assistant Secretary, Finance, EU International and Capital Research, (Health and Consumer Affairs)
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Niamh Fitzgerald, Press Officer (Employment and Social Policy)
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Audrey Hagerty, Principal Officer, EU International and Capital Research, (Health and Consumer Affairs)
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Pamela Carter, Assistant Principal, EU International, (Health and Consumer Affairs)
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Antoinette Francois, Assistant Principal, EU International, (Health and Consumer Affairs)
Department of Health

Róisín Mc Cann, Press Officer
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Alan Baker, Press Officer (Health and Consumer Affairs)
Department of Health

Darragh Scully, General Enquiries, (Health and Consumer Affairs)
Department of Health
Linda Forde, eHealth Week Project Team
Department of Health
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Department of Health

Philip Kelly, Assistant Secretary, EU Affairs
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Thomas Murray, Principal Officer, EU issues, Competitiveness Council
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Aidan Hodson, Principal Officer, Research policy, Science and Technology
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

John Kinnane, Assistant Principal, Procurement Policy
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Róisín McCann, Press Officer
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Caoimhín Ó Ciaruain, Principal Officer, (Transport)
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Caroline Ryan, Press Officer, (Transport)
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Lauren O'Dea, General Enquiries, (Transport)
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Katherine Licken, Assistant Secretary General, Telecommunications policy
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Lisa Keyes, General enquiries, telecommunications & Digital Assembly 2013
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Mairéad McCabe, Head of Division, Energy Strategic Planning
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

John Twomey, Energy Official, General Enquiries
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Enda Gallagher, Press Officer
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Aidan O'Driscoll, Assistant Secretary General, Agriculture, EU Affairs, CAP
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Cecil Beamish, Assistant Secretary General, Fisheries, CFP Reform
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Bríd Cannon , Principal Officer, EU and International Affairs - CAP, MFF
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Josephine Kelly, Head of Division, CFP Reform
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Martina Kearney, Press Officer
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

John Quirke, Press officer, General Enquiries
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

John McCarthy, Assistant Secretary, Environment Division
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

Feargal Ó Coigligh, Assistant Secretary, Heritage Division
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Owen Ryan, Principal Officer, (CO2 from Cars and Vans, ETS, Aviation ETS)
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

Pat Macken, Principal Officer, 7th EAP, Rio +20 outcomes, LIFE
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

Ronan Mulhall, Principal Officer, Ship Recycling and the Basel Convention
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

David Walsh, Principal Officer, (Fluorinated greenhouse gases, UNFCC, Montreal Protocol, EU Climate Change Adaptation Strategy)
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

Nuala Bannon, Principal Adviser, International Chemicals (Mercury and the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions)
Department of the Environment,Community and Local Government
Yvonne Hyland, Press Officer
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

Seosamh Ó Laoi, General Enquiries, (Environment International)
Department of the Environment,Community and Local Government

Fiona Quinn, Principal Officer, (Batteries, Aarhus Convention, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety)
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

Séamus McLoughlin, Principal Officer, (Education)
Department of Education and Skills

Deirdre Grant, Director of Communications, (Education)
Department of Education and Skills

Margaret McCarthy, General Enquiries, (Education)
Department of Education and Skills

Peter Hanrahan , Assistant Principal, EU Coordination/General Enquiries, (Youth)
Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Clare Heenan, Press Officer, (Youth)
Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Caoimhín Ó Ciaruain, Principal Officer, (Sport)
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Lauren O'Dea, General Enquiries, (Sport)
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Mary Nash, Principal Officer (Culture)
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Sabina O'Donnell , General Enquiries, (Culture)
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
02.07.2013, 10:29 eu2013ie Taoiseach Enda Kenny presents results of the Irish Presidency #eu2013ie in address to the European Parliament #EU eu2013.ie/news/news-item…
02.07.2013, 10:14 eu2013ie RT @IrelandRepBru Taoiseach: "Our shared identity exists beyond the realm of mere economics or currency or money." #eu2013ie #EU
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