A total of 14 towns in Limerick are to benefit from 44 high spec CCTV Smart Cameras as part of a major expansion of the CCTV network by Limerick City and County Council. Contracts have been signed between Limerick City and County Council and Roadbridge to install the high quality cameras in 24 new locations […]
Year: 2017
South Dublin’s best young entrepreneurs were announced this week at the County Final of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition. IBYE is a programme run by the 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) with the support of the Department of Enterprise and Innovation and Enterprise Ireland. Sarah Kiely, of Sadie’s Kitchen in Walkinstown, was named winner […]
Taking place at the start of December, the Volunteer Ireland Awards hosted by Volunteer Ireland, occurred for another year. The awards celebrate ordinary people’s outstanding contributions in the voluntary sector across Ireland. Anyone is able to nominate a volunteer who they deem worthy of recognition. With the exception of the Volunteer Manager category, those
The European Commission’s Small Business Act Fact Sheet for 2017 found Ireland is the top performer in skills and innovation in the EU. Another measure where Ireland scores particularly well is the percentage of public contracts being secured abroad by SMEs. This is at 17.2% many multiples of the EU average of 2.6%. In eight of […]
I Wish (Inspiring Women in Stem) have launched a new competition, encouraging young female entrepreneurs to come forward and pitch their business ideas. “Build IT” is a competition for all those who have registered to attend the I Wish Event in Cork or Dublin in January 2018. The winning team with the most innovative business […]
“Scarred for Life” is a short video advising parents and guardians to take necessary measures to minimise the risk of chidren burning or scalding themselves at home. It highlights how easy it is for a child to burn themselves or be scalded and that it can just take seconds for an accident to happen. Hot appliances, […]
Last week, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk made a surprise announcement that revealed the company has a very captivating addition to its works. Tesla’s new Roadster was described by Musk as “the fastest production car ever made, period.” In the initial announcement, it was unveiled this latest creation would accelerate from 0-60 miles per hour (100 […]
A total of €15 million has been offered up by AIB Corporate Banking to Túath Housing Association in their efforts to make up to 190 vacant homes across Ireland available to families. In response to Rebuilding Ireland’s vacant homes initiative, Túath are purchasing homes from the State’s Housing Agency and letting them to families on […]
Construction Information Services (CIS) have announced the publication of their Q3 2017 Construction Market Review. The report is an analysis of activity in the construction sector for the first 9 months of 2017 and a comparative analysis against the corresponding period in 2016. It also provides an insight into the overall planning pipeline for the remainder […]
“World Day of Rememberance for Road Traffic Victims” occurs on the third Sunday in November each year. This Sunday, November 19th, will draw the public’s attention to road traffic collisions, their consequences and costs, and the measures which can be taken to prevent them. The day also provides an opportunity to remind governments and society […]
Construction work has begun to create 12 new homes at St Mary’s Park estate in Limerick. The houses are expected to be completed by the end of 2018. Funded by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government under its Rebuilding Ireland programme, an additional seven units will be built, bringing a total of 19 units to […]
Britain’s Got Talent will film a social inclusion event at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght towards the end of this month. The announcement comes from South Dublin County Council in preparation for Social Inclusion Week 2017 (November 20th-26th). Taking place on November 26th, “Celebration of Social Inclusion through the Performing Arts” is due to bring […]
Aaron Hannon, from St Muredach’s College, Ballina, Co Mayo was named the overall winner of SciFest 2017. His project EnableArm – a shaving device for people with limited hand dexterity and will go on to represent Ireland at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania next year. Aaron was presented with the […]
A one-day spatial planning themed conference at Tallaght Stadium will be launched today, by South Dublin County Council, as part of National Planning Week. Planning Week 2017 is a new initiative organised by the Irish Planning Institute which began on November 6th and lasts until November 10th. Planning Week provides an opportunity to explore planning […]
Donegal based startup, DroneSAR Ltd has won the European Commission prize announced on Tuesday night (November 7th, 2017) in Tallinn, Estonia at the awards ceremony for the 14th European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) winners. DroneSAR Ltd were awarded this prize for the development of software which transforms standard “off-the-shelf” drone and mobile device
16 innovative small businesses have been awarded funding of €200k in total to solve smart city solutions across the Dublin region. As part of the New Small Business Innovation Research Competition, each company received phase 1 funding of circa €12,500k. Jamie Cudden, Smart City Programme Manager of Dublin City Council commented: “We are delighted with the […]
One of the world’s most adventerous bi-directional yacht cruising routes now include the coastlines of Galway, Mayo & Clare. The Cool Route project aims to grow numbers of private craft, super-yachts and passenger liners visiting the coastlines of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the Faroe islands and Norway. Discussions led by the Harbour Master at the Port
A new gender task force has been launched by Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor to oversee recruitment and promotion policies in higher education. Funding of €500,000 was provided in Budget 2018 to support the work of the Gender Equality Taskforce. The Task Force will build on work done for the HEA National Review on Gender Equality […]
Xilinx is to create 100 new jobs in Ireland. The company wishes to invest $40 million in an initiative to expand its research, development, and engineering operations at the company’s EMEA headquarters in Dublin and Cork. Xilinx will recruit 75 senior silicon and electronics engineering staff for its headquarters in Dublin and engineering centre in […]
A new development of 150 homes was launched in Kildare today. Millerstown Estate, located on the Maynooth Road in Kilcock, boasts a variety of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom detached and semi-detached houses. Prices range from €325,000 to €500,000. Millerstown is an ideal location as it’s positioned right next to the Royal Canal and is also […]