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Irish citizens urged to leave Ukraine 'immediately' amid Russia attack fears

The Department of Foreign Affairs also urged Irish people to avoid travelling to the nation

Irish Mirror · Feb 12, 2022

State Pension payments to rise DWP confirms - here are the new weekly rates

Those eligible for the State Pension can expect payments to rise, the Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed. It will be rising to fall in line with the CPI.

Glasgow Live · Feb 11, 2022

Justice Department Considering Safe Drug Consumption Sites As 'Guardrails' For Opioid Crisis

The opioid crisis in the U.S. has reached unprecedented, and shocking, numbers – 100,000 overdose deaths over the last 12 months – causing federal health officials to consider alternative approaches to deal with the disastrous health crisis.

Benzinga · Feb 9, 2022

Stormont department's bill for Bangor regeneration plan hits £10m in a decade

Development of the area has been discussed since around 1997

Belfast Live · Feb 5, 2022

Oireachtas committee to quiz Simon Coveney on champagne party

A report into the gathering published earlier this week found a 'serious breach' of Covid-19 social distancing rules had occurred in the Department of Foreign Affairs in June 2020

Irish Mirror · Feb 4, 2022

Oireachtas committee set to quiz Coveney on champagne celebration

The Foreign Affairs Minister will face questions from an Oireachtas committee next week on a June 2020 champagne celebration in his department.

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

NYPD cop pal of Trump adviser Roger Stone faces police department charges

NEW YORK — An NYPD officer close to Trump adviser Roger Stone has been charged with misconduct by the police department, the Daily News has learned.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022

5 reports of 2 department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees, one of Joint Committee on different issues to be tabled in RS

Four reports of department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture; one report of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit; and one report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy on Financial constraints in Renewable Energy Sector will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Dynamite News · Feb 3, 2022

Department of Housing accused of under-reporting homeless figures by 2,500

The Department reports do not include data from Direct Provision centres or domestic abuse refuges

Dublin Live · Feb 2, 2022

DWP Universal Credit claimants to see benefits cut under tough new sanctions

The Department for Work and Pensions has introduced a new initiative in a bid to get 500,000 people back into employment that will see Universal Credit claimants face tougher sanctions if they fail to find a job

Glasgow Live · Feb 1, 2022