FF TD Kildare North. Minister Dept of Higher, Further Ed & Research. BA (Maths), MSc, BL (Barrister). Local queries james@jameslawless.ie 045 898 476
Kildare home, Dublin work.
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📢 🎓 Ireland is poised, not just to catch the AI wave, but to lead it out.
At today's International AI Summit at the RDS, Minister James Lawless announced the next stage of AIReady.ie, our national training platform, is here 💻 In the coming months we are
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Minister for Further and Higher Education @lawlessj discussed funding for RTÉ today on #RTETWIP:
"RTÉ hasn't kept pace with the reforms and measures expected of it".
TWIP will rebroadcast tonight at 23:05 on @RTEOne, and at 15:00, 18:30 and 22:00 on the RTE News Channel! 📺
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Ireland has made significant progress in reducing inequality. Both income and wealth inequality fell markedly over the past decade thanks to our progressive tax and welfare systems. Income inequality here is now below the EU average and similar to many Scandinavian nations 🇮🇪👏
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@WorldSkills in Shanghai has kicked off and we are delighted to have @DeptofFHed Minister @lawlessj here in Shanghai to support the Irish @WorldSkillsIE team.
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Great to be in Hong Kong with @AmbNOBrien and the team here in @IrelandinHK.
Thanks to Consul General, Jennifer Bourke, and Deputy Consul General, Sadbh O'Reilly for the warm welcome. 🇮🇪🇭🇰
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Hello from Shanghai! 🇮🇪🇨🇳
I attended the opening ceremony of the WorldSkills competition today.
Ireland has participated in WorldSkills for 70 years and our participation reflects our commitment to apprenticeships, skills and further education.
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A real pleasure to welcome Mr James Lawless TD, Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science to China, who will focus on higher education, skills and research during his visit
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This week, I am in China on an official visit where I am attending the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai.🇨🇳🇮🇪
Following a series of engagements in Beijing I’m heading to Shanghai via bullet train alongside @irlambchina.
Looking forward to an exciting few days ahead.
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📚 To every student who didn't get the course they wanted, there is more than one road to where you're going.
🩺 New college places have been created in medicine, dentistry, veterinary & pharmacy over the last 18 months, and points are already starting to come down as a result.
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🎓 Minister @lawlessj is determined to deliver a third-level education and training system that futureproofs Ireland’s workforce.
🏥 That’s why Fianna Fáil is expanding healthcare training capacity by 612 places annually across a range of disciplines.
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“Why has Fianna Fáil been so successful?”
An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD reflects with Deputy Shane Moynihan TD on the values, resilience & connection with communities that have shaped Fianna Fáil over the past 100 years & the role those principles will play in the Party’s future
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Here are 5 things you no longer need planning permission for under new planning reforms introduced by Fianna Fáil in Government 🏡
🇮🇪 Fianna Fáil is prioritising practical planning reforms that reduce red tape, support families and make better use of existing homes.
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Welcoming R&I Ministers to Dublin Castle for our Informal Meeting as part of @Ireland2026eu. 🇮🇪🇪🇺
Proud to use Irish, one of the EU’s official languages, in my opening remarks.
My thanks to the interpreters who make it possible to use Irish here and across the EU institutions.
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Minister @lawlessj:
“This is an opportunity to identify practical steps that will strengthen Europe’s research and innovation capacity and help deliver on our shared ambitions”
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"I want a United Ireland, I strongly believe in it. It's one of the reasons I got into politics originally." 💚
Minister James Lawless TD reflects on his Wolf Tone republican roots and the changing face of identity on the island.
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Here are three Irish MEPs holding a full conversation as Gaeilge - no script, no prep, and no need for performative nonsense or prove how Irish they are. @SeanKellyMEP @cynimhurchu
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