The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, has published the new National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development (NSPSA) 2030. Welcoming the new NSPSA, the Minister said, “the last number of years have seen a considerable shift in the economic and environmental conditions under which Irish aquaculture operates. Issues such as
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce the introduction of BoxUp to some of its local parks, with an official launch in Eamonn Ceannt Park. BoxUp is an outdoor locker system that allows members of the public to access and use sports and leisure equipment for up to three hours for free, through a dedicated […]
Sun Life is celebrating its 25th anniversary since opening its office in Waterford. The company held various celebrations, and welcomed Michael McGrath, Minister for Finance, and Nancy Smyth, Canadian Ambassador to Ireland to the office for an all-employee Town Hall meeting. The celebratory events concluded an active summer of employee fundraising for local charities and
Cavan County Council are providing information on staying healthy during the winter heating season, when there is a higher risk of health issues due to air pollution. The burning of solid fuels – products such as coal, fire logs, fire bags or wood which are burned for heating – leads to an increase in the […]
Children with mental health issues are more likely to have poor mental and physical health in their late teens and early 20s, and are at greater risk of social isolation, low educational attainment, financial difficulties and heavy substance use. That’s according to new research led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, which examined […]
Minister of State Jack Chambers, who has special responsibility for Eircodes at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, announced the extension of the Postcode Management Licence Holder (PMLH) contract between the Department and Capita Business Support Services Ireland (Eircode). Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, were
In response to the growing demand for Ukrainian literature among Ukrainian people staying in Ireland, the Ukrainian Embassy in collaboration with Ambassador Larysa Garasko has gifted Limerick City Library a curated selection of Ukrainian books spanning various genres to form a bookshelf. This generous donation has allowed the creation of a Ukrainian Bookshelf in our […]
IDA Ireland and the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment, welcomed the official opening of Intel’s Fab 34 at their Leixlip campus as they begin deploying the first at-scale production using Intel 4 technology, and Intel’s first use of extreme ultraviolet technology in Europe. This Leixlip facility will lead to a doubling of Intel’s manufacturing […]
Kildare County Council has welcomed the NOAC Local Authority Performance Indicator Report 2022. The report shows Kildare County Council made improvements last year in areas including, energy savings and climate action amongst others. According to the report, the number of housing units added to stock nationally is trending upwards. This was reflected in Kildare, as the
A geospatial tech spinout company from the ADAPT SFI Research Centre at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), ai mapit, has launched into the global geographic information systems (GIS) market with its revolutionary geotagging solution. Based on groundbreaking research in deep learning and computer vision, ai mapit technology uses novel statistical and image processing techniques
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity with special responsibility for Horticulture, Pippa Hackett, announced the distribution of the funds allocated under the EU Agricultural Reserve to support the tillage and horticulture sectors. The Minister outlined, “I specifically requested support from
Cork County came alive with the vibrant colours of culture and creativity in celebration of this year’s Culture Night on Friday 22nd September. Arts organisations, community groups and enthusiastic members of the public came together to enjoy a staggering 251 inclusive and diverse cultural events throughout the county. From community centres to libraries, museums and
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced more than 150 new technical roles at its Global Center of Excellence for the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform in Galway, Ireland. The new Center is integral to the development of the HPE GreenLake platform, which is the central offering for HPE’s Hybrid Cloud solutions. The team of software R&D professionals […]
Ennis has achieved international success in the 2023 Communities in Bloom (CiB) awards ceremony held at Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The Clare county capital town, which was Ireland’s nominated entry to the prestigious annual competition, picked up ‘5 Blooms’ and the title of overall winner (Gold) in the ‘International Challenge Medium’ category, as well as […]
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has launched an interactive map for Census 2022 Small Area data, which provides detailed information about every community in the country Have you ever wondered how people in your local area travel to work or school? Or how many people volunteer in local community groups or sporting activities? Or how many […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD announced funding of €5.4 million in further education capital grants for Education and Training Boards (ETBs). The new funding is in addition to €8 million issued in April under the Devolved Capital Grant to the 16 ETBs to invest in small-scale FET […]
The Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr. Alan Edge officially turned the sod to mark the commencement of works on the Tymon Park Intergenerational Centre. The Mayor was joined by Colm Ward, Chief Executive, Teresa Walsh, Director of Services, Staff of South Dublin County Council and guests to celebrate this event. Speaking at the […]
EXL, a leading data analytics and digital operations and solutions company, announced it will establish a headquarters for international business in Dublin. EXL plans to hire up to 200 AI and data engineers and other technology positions in Dublin over the next three years. This builds upon EXL’s existing staff of more than 8,000 data […]
In a nationwide first, a new and exciting collaborative pilot project will bring filmmaking workshops to local primary schools in Longford. The project, funded through Longford County Council and the Department of Education, as part of the Longford STEAM and Creative Schools programmes, will be delivered by the award winning locally based filmmaking company Shuttermaniac
The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, has officially opened the Substation at Dublin Port, where part of the city’s 18th century sea wall was discovered. It now goes on permanent display to the public at this new interpretive centre, part of Dublin Port’s distributed museum for the city. The […]