Person: Trade and Commerce Minister

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Trade surplus stays above €4bn

A 17% UNADJUSTED rise in export value in November, coupled with a 2% increase in the value of imports, kept Ireland’s trade surplus above the €4 billion mark for the third consecutive month.

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Russia visits leads to €9m in new contracts

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Australia trade mission nets new business for Ireland

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Trade surplus to hit record €40bn

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Trade Minister urges unions to accept Croke Park deal

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Ministers jet around the world for St Patrick’s Day

Interest in export markets growing

Shannon: Enterprise Ireland is reporting a significant increase in the numbers of clients investigating new export markets this year.

Fri, 25 Sep, 2009

Firms take part in trade mission to Russia

More than 30 firms from the Republic and the North take part in one of the biggest trade missions to Russia this week.

Sun, 17 May, 2009

Junior minister criticises ‘two Brians’

BRIAN COWEN “made a bags” of the October budget, one of his own ministers yesterday insisted.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2009

Unfulfilled promises to writers and artists

WITH a general election looming, writers and artists should be asking questions about the new dawn the Government promised 19 months ago.

Tue, 13 Mar, 2007

‘Empty site ideal for new industry in Fermoy’

A 19-ACRE fully serviced IDA site has lain empty for over five years in the north Cork town where 440 job losses have been announced in the last month.

Thu, 25 Jan, 2007

November exports show rise of 7%

CSO figures released yesterday showed exports increased by 7% in November 2005 relative to October 2005, indicating a late surge by Irish exporters.

Fri, 20 Jan, 2006

€1.9bn trade imbalance with China ‘does not represent complete picture’

THE €1.9 billion trade imbalance in China’s favour over Ireland does not reflect the complex business relationship between both countries, says Trade and Commerce Minister Michael Ahern.

Fri, 25 Mar, 2005

2.2% increase in exports welcomed

EXPORTS between January and October last year increased by just 2.2%, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Sat, 29 Jan, 2005

Mayor calls for return of death penalty for child-killers

THE mayor of Midleton has called for the reintroduction of the death penalty for anybody found guilty of killing a child.

Fri, 14 Jan, 2005

Drennan appointed IAASA chief

Trade and Commerce Minister Michael Ahern has appointed Ian Drennan chief executive officer (designate) of the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA).

Fri, 30 Jul, 2004

Sugar proposal ‘threat to jobs’

MORE than 1,000 jobs and the livelihoods of 3,800 beet growers are under threat from the proposed reform of Europe’s sugar industry, Trade and Commerce Minister Michael Ahern warned yesterday.

Tue, 27 Jul, 2004

Trade talks collapse ‘not end of road’

THE sudden collapse of the world trade talks in Cancun, Mexico, was not the end of the road, Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh claimed yesterday.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2003

Benefits of sugar deal questioned

THE benefits of a strategic alliance between Greencore’s Irish Sugar subsidiary and a French-based co-operative were questioned yesterday.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2003