The people of Cork, Waterford and Limerick will vote on whether they want a directly-elected mayor. At the end of May, residents of the cities of Cork, Limerick and Waterford will be given the chance to have their say on whether there should be a directly-elected mayor with significant powers to set policies and implement […]
In 2014, Louise and Stephen Murphy founded a start-up company in County Carlow that would seek to revolutionise cycling security in a rapidly changing urban landscape. Cyc-Lok Ltd. is a completely enclosed, modular bike locker system with controlled access and the ability to charge ebikes. One unit contains twelve separate lockers and is entirely weather […]
Pillar 5 of Rebuilding Ireland, the Government’s Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, deals with utilising existing housing stock and VacantHomes.ie is Mayo County Council’s innovative response in trying to release the potential of vacant homes throughout the country. VacantHomes.ie is a website that was initiated by Mayo County Council on behalf of the local […]
The annual Biodiversity and Councils’ All-Ireland Pollinator conference put the spotlight on local authorities’ vital role in protecting threatened pollinators. One-third of Ireland’s bee species now face extinction. Habitat loss, pesticide use, and dwindling biodiversity are decimating our 20 native species of bumblebee and 77 species of wild solitary bee. Councils can
A new 37 home development in Lett’s Field, Neilstown, Clondalkin was completed as figures showed South Dublin County Council reached 115% of overall social housing delivery target for 2018. The 37 homes in Letts Field were funded through the Rebuilding Ireland Social Housing Investment Programme and consist of 36 three-bed homes and 1 four-bed. The […]
The first phase of development is now complete at Clog Na Léinn, a new scheme of A1-rated ‘zero energy’ homes in Collinstown, Co Westmeath. Developed and built by NJ Doyne and designed by architect Louis Peppard, the first 13 houses are now finished, with the first residents moving in in March. The Clog na Léinn […]
Jenny Deakin from the EPA outlines the problems with water quality in Ireland, and describes the development and implementation of Ireland’s 2nd Cycle River Basin Management Plan (2018-2021). The most common water quality problem in Ireland is caused by the impact of excess nutrients from agriculture, domestic and urban waste water and other activities on […]
Local authorities plan €150m investment in tourism projects to build on €100m funding over the last five years. With the looming uncertainties of Brexit, local authorities have increased their tourism investment and resources to sustain and enhance Ireland’s tourism sector a conference in Cork heard on Thursday 4th April. The conference ‘Tourism is
Promoting investment in emerging technologies has been identified as the central aim of a new plan to boost the economy of counties along the western seaboard. The plans are contained in a new five year strategy from the Western Development Commission (WDC), titled ‘Work Smarter, Live Better’. The plan identifies a number of headings under […]
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, officially launched the Climate Action Regional Office for the Atlantic Seaboard North in Aras an Chontae, Castlebar. Recognising the significant obligation which has been placed on local government to develop and implement its own climate action measures, as well as the need to build capacity
The Minister for finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, has praised “the transformation of Cork’s Docklands” and said Cork is competing for investment at a global level. He made the comments during a recent visit to the 250,000 sq ft Penrose Dock office development, which is currently under construction and represents an overall investment of €125m for […]
A new strategy to develop tourism across Limerick city and county envisages that the total number of visitors to Limerick will reach 1.1 million per annum, generating more than €360 million in revenue and creating 1,500 new jobs by 2023. Limerick Tourism Development Strategy 2019 – 2023 has identified Limerick’s unique position on the west […]
Dublin is now the seventh most expensive place in the world to build and Brexit uncertainty will not prevent costs rising 7% this year, a recent report on international cities has found. The international construction market survey by global professional services company Turner & Townsend said Dublin is the third most expensive city in Europe […]
Cork City Council and Cork County Council have chosen four artist residencies for the next cycle of their collaborative Creative Enquiry – Arts and Older People programme. This project explores new and unique ways to increase older people’s engagement with the arts and improve best practice models. Cork City Council and Cork County Council are […]
92 homes have been or are currently being refurbished in Cork city center due to the ‘Living Cities’ initiative. The city centre’s population increased 19% during the last census and residential vacancy decreased by 26%. 69 properties are on course to be refurbished or have been refurbished since 2015, delivering 92 residential units. Fifteen applications […]
Cork City Council and Cork County Council have launched a public awareness campaign aimed at the 85,000 citizens living in the parts of the county that are due to transfer to the city. Areas such as Ballincollig, Blarney, Tower, Glanmire, Douglas, Donnybrook, Grange, Frankfield, Rochestown and Togher are to transfer from Cork County Council to […]
Today, 16th June 2019, An Garda Síochána released the finalised results for the Garda Public Attitudes Survey 2018. The survey is conducted by Amarach Research and asks a nationally representative sample of 1,500 Irish citizens each quarter for their opinions on a variety of topics relating to the work of An Garda Síochána. These results […]
The Committee on Climate Action recently launched its landmark report that the committee’s chairperson says “marks a new era for climate policy in Ireland”. Speaking On April 16th, Hildegarde Naughton TD said that the 40-plus topline recommendations in the ambitious report will “frame climate policy in Ireland for the next 15 years”. The Committee signed […]
Japanese knotweed was introduced to Ireland as an ornamental all-weather plant in the 19th Century, but its deep and extensive root system which can undermine building foundations and roads, has seen it become one of Europe’s most hated weeds. Killing Japanese Knotweed is notoriously difficult and can require repeated treatment over several growing cycles. Spraying […]
CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory in Cork will be heading the celebrations of the 50thAnniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. There will be a number of different activities throughout the weekend such as a “Moon Walk”, planetarium shows, workshops, and guest speakers like Leo Enright, Dr Niall Smith and Dr Niamh Shaw. RTÉ are broadcasting […]