Construction work has commenced at Balmoston, one of the largest residential housing developments in the state. The milestone, at the 32-hectare site in Donabate, North County Dublin, was marked with a sod-turning ceremony, attended by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD; the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Adrian Henchy; and representatives of
Neale Richmond, Minister State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has signed an Employment Regulation Order for the Security Industry. The Order for the new ERO will commence on 4 September 2023 and from that date workers in the sector will have a new minimum rate of pay […]
Are you a homeowner over the age of 55 and find your house too large for your needs? Limerick City and County Council may be able to help with their Private Rightsizing scheme. The local authority has a new scheme where homeowners older than 55 who find their dwellings too large for them, may request […]
Vhi announced the launch of new rapid access to dermatology services for the diagnosis and treatment of most dermatological conditions on an outpatient care basis. Delivered in partnership with AllView Healthcare, Vhi’s dermatology service provides end-to-end care for the diagnosis and treatment of medical dermatological conditions including common skin conditions such as
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman has published the list of successful applicants to the €9 million Building Blocks – Improvement Grant 2023. Grants awarded range from €35,000 to €75,000 across two separate strands: Green Energy and Retrofit. The Green Energy Strand supports the Climate Action Agenda and the Programme for
The first sod has been turned on the new €7.6 million Ardee Educate Together school building. Construction of the school began over the last few weeks on lands acquired by Louth County Council on behalf of the Department of Education, off the N53 at Jervis Street, Ardee. Cathaoirleach of Ardee Municipal District, Cllr. Dolores Minogue, […]
Labour Force Survey (LFS) results published by the Central Statistics Office show further employment growth in Ireland’s labour market, with 87,400 jobs created in the year to Q2 2023. Employment now stands at 2.63 million, an increase of approximately 3.4 percent over Q2 2022. This is reflective of the success of the government’s focus on […]
Mayo was well represented at the largest Irish Festival in the world last weekend, when the Milwaukee Irish Fest saw over 100,000 guests descend on Henry W. Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Thursday, August 17th to Monday, August 21st. A delegation from Mayo County Council led by Cathaoirleach Cllr Michael Loftus, Cllr Damien Ryan […]
Iarnród Éireann has awarded a substantial contract of €78.5 million to world leading rail transport company Alstom for a major signalling upgrade project on the Cork commuter rail network, to treble the number of trains which can operate between Cork and Cobh, Midleton and Mallow. The contract – part of an overall signalling investment of €180 million – […]
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced the expansion of the Laura Brennan HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine Catch-Up Programme to include all males up to their 22nd birthday. From 29 August 2023, those who are now eligible can register to get the vaccine at www.hpv.ie, under this programme which is open until 31 December. Since its […]
In association with Heart Month, Healthy Meath are launching a free chronic disease risk management programme in community pharmacies in Kells and Oldcastle on Monday, September 4th. The purpose of the pilot programme is to provide free health checks to the population to identify risk behaviours that lead to the development of chronic diseases including diabetes […]
Minister of State Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond, was in Longford Local Enterprise Office (LEO) where he met with council officials, members of the LEO team and some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the Longford LEO by Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Colm Murray of Longford County Council, Chief Executive, Paddy Mahon, Head […]
The first Town Centre First Plan in the county was recently launched in Sixmilebridge by Clare County Council. Sixmilebridge was chosen as one of 26 towns across the country under the first phase of the National Town Centre First initiative that received funding to develop a Town Centre First Plan. The Town Centre First initiative […]
Rugby legend – and Corkman – Ronan O’Gara is set to front a new Tourism Ireland campaign to promote Cork in France this autumn. The campaign will go live next month, to coincide with the Rugby World Cup. The campaign will include a new video featuring O’Gara visiting various locations in Kinsale and Cork city […]
Laois Offaly Education and Training Board and the National Construction Training Campus at Mount Lucas have developed a Mobile NZEB Training Unit. The mobile unit will travel to construction sites and schools across the country to allow people avail of the courses wherever they are. Attending the official launch at Coláiste Cois Life in Lucan, […]
Cork City Council has been chosen to take part in an European project aimed at examining and testing the frugal city approach to energy efficiency, receiving €246,884 in funding as part of the Interreg Europe FEEL Project from March 2023 to May 2027. A frugal city implements sufficiency by optimising the use of resources […]
Dr Frank Moriarty, Senior Lecturer at RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, has received a €2.4 million career development award from Wellcome to advance new methods to research deprescribing – the planned process of reducing or stopping medicines that may no longer be of benefit or may be causing harm. Improvements in healthcare mean […]
Postcards From Limerick is a new exhibition exploring the rich history of Limerick through what is thought to be the largest collection of Limerick-related postcards in existence. The exhibition at Saint Mary’s Cathedral is organised by Limerick Museum utilising the museum’s vast collection of postcards. It marks the 1,100th anniversary of the foundation of
Vape Business Ireland has published its first ‘Sustainability Charter’, reaffirming its obligation to reducing waste, and improving the environmental credentials of vaping products. The Charter marks the trade association’s formal commitment to supporting national efforts to transition from a ‘take-make-waste‘ economy; towards an economy that
The Office of Public Works (OPW) and the National Monuments Service (in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) wish to highlight the need for visitors to be protecting of Ireland’s heritage sites and monuments and to be mindful of their actions at all times. This message is to remind people of the importance […]