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South Dublin County Council’s Eco Week 2018

By Nick Fitzgerald
Running from April 23rd to April 27th, South Dublin County Council’s Eco Week, now in its 14th year, is providing free events to create environmental awareness and aims at engagement with citizens of South Dublin in protecting our environment. Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Paul Gogarty officially launched Eco Week in the County Hall, Tallaght […]
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Start-Up Using Technology To Analyse Lip Reading Receives $1m In Funding

By Nick Fitzgerald
Belfast-based Liopa, an innovative start-up using lip reading technology, has received €1 million (€808,000) in funding which will enable their product to reach the global market. Thanks to backing from AI Seed Fund and Co-fund NI, Liopa now has the capability to commercialise its Visual Speech Recognition (VSR) product LipRead on a much greater scale. Developed following
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Cork County Hall Celebrates 50th Anniversary

By Nick Fitzgerald
Today, April 16th, marks the 50th anniversary of what was once Ireland’s tallest building, Cork County Hall. Now the headquarters of Cork County Council, this iconic construction was designed by Architect Patrick McSweeney in 1968 and at that time was 64.3 metres in height. The County Hall retained its status of being the tallest building […]
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The Untold Story Of The Harms Caused By Other People’s Drinking

By Nick Fitzgerald
The first dedicated Irish survey on alcohol’s harm to others by the HSE has found one in six carers (16%) reported that children, for whom they had parental responsibility, experienced harm because of someone else’s drinking. “The Untold Story: Harms Experienced in the Irish Population due to Others’ Drinking” brings to light how other people’s drinking can affect a wide
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Single Use Plastics Set To Be Banned By Dublin City Council

By Nick Fitzgerald
Dublin City Council are currently working towards banning single use plastic cups, such as disposable coffee cups, in their offices and areas within their control according to a statement. The decision to do so was brought on following a series of motions submitted by Green Party Councillor Claire Byrne in the Environment Strategic Policy Committee. Dublin […]