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Bloody Sunday Bridge has been officially named by Lord Mayor of Dublin Daithí de Róiste at a Dublin City Council ceremony. Located in the shadow of Croke Park on Russell Street, this was the site of extreme bloodshed in the midst of the War of Independence on Sunday 21st November 1920. The Lord Mayor Daithí […]

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High Performance Sport Community Gather In Wicklow For Sport Ireland Institute’s HPX 2023

Over 220 delegates gathered at Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort, Blessington, for HPX 2023 Paris Ready Conference, Sport Ireland Institute’s flagship professional development and learning event for high performance professionals who will impact Team Ireland’s performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games. This biannual event is organised to bring the CEO’s,

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Ministers and CMO Advise Older People How to Reconnect with their Communities

The Minister for Health, Wellbeing and National Drugs Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton, Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, and the Chief Medical Officer Professor Breda Smyth are encouraging older people to reconnect with their communities to avoid loneliness and isolation. They are inviting people to say “Hello Again World”, supported by a multi-media

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Mayor of Galway City Urges Compliance Over Christmas at ‘Show Me I.D’ Winter Campaign Launch

The Mayor of Galway City Councillor Eddie Hoare has launched the National ‘Show Me I.D – Be Age OK’ Winter campaign, promoting Ireland’s largest responsible retail training platform to encourage enhanced vigilance among retailers, publicans, and hospitality staff over the busy Christmas and New Year period. The launch of the campaign took place at Freeney’s […]

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SIRO and Vodafone Announce Connectivity Partnership with Galway Innovation Hub

SIRO and Vodafone have announced a connectivity partnership with Galway’s CREW, Creative Enterprise, and Innovation Hub, a new shared and own-door enterprise space for businesses in the creative digital enterprise sector that is scheduled to open in early 2024. CREW will join Vodafone-SIRO’s GigaBitHub Initiative, which provides world class Gigabit full fibre broadband

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Limerick City and County Council’s Balanced Budget for 2024 Confirmed

Limerick City and County Council’s elected members have voted in favour of a balanced annual budget for 2024. The budget, which does not include a commercial rate increase, is being delivered to fund growth and expand Council services. Housing: Increased resources for maintenance, boiler servicing, and homeless provision. Local and Regional Roads: Augmented budget to meet

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Ireland’s Best Young Science Filmmakers Honoured at Galway Science and Technology Festival

From planets to penicillin and artificial intelligence to vaping, short science videos made by young Irish filmmakers have been celebrated at the 11th Annual ReelLIFE SCIENCE Awards in University of Galway. The event took place on Sunday November 12 as part of Science Week 2023 and the 26th Galway Science and Technology Festival. More than […]

Education News

€40m in Capital Funding for College Campuses Across the Country

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has announced €40 million in capital funding for college campuses across the country. The funding will be provided through the Devolved Grant system and will allow universities make a number of important changes across their campuses. The grant can cover measures to […]

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Launch of New Culture and Creativity Strategy for Donegal

Donegal County Council’s Creative Ireland team have launched a Culture and Creativity Strategy that will foster more support and celebration of creativity throughout the county. The successes and lessons from the first five years of the nationwide Creative Ireland initiative has Donegal County Council’s Creative Ireland Culture and Creativity team eager to embark on

Business News

Paid Sick Leave to Increase to 5 Days From 1 January 2024

Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond, has announced that entitlement to paid sick leave will increase from 3 to 5 days on 1 January 2024. This is in line with the government commitment to gradually increase the entitlement until 2026, when it will reach 10 days. Minister Richmond said, “we do […]

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Minister for Housing Launches 208 Social Homes in Bray

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, and Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council, Cllr Aoife Flynn-Kennedy, officially opened 208 new social homes delivered by Co-operative Housing Ireland (CHI) in Bray. With the addition of these 208 homes, CHI now owns, manages and supports 360 homes across the county of Wicklow. Kilruddery Glen,

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RCSI to Revolutionise Medical 3D Bioprinting in €2.9m European Innovation Council Project

A project led by researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has received a total of €2.9m in funding from the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Pathfinder programme to develop new materials and technologies for medical 3D bioprinting. The programme, which is highly competitive, provides support to research teams to research or develop an […]

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Ministers Launch One Health Symposium at Royal College of Physicians Ireland

Ministers from three government Departments launched Ireland’s One Health Symposium. Ireland’s One Health symposium – ‘One Health – From Policy to Practice’ marks the beginning of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, which runs from November 18th to 24th every year. This event will provide an Irish, European and global perspective on One Health through a

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Cork City Council Agrees Revenue Budget of €292m for 2024

Cork City Council agreed an expenditure budget of €292 million for 2024 at the annual budget meeting, an increase of approximately €24 million in spending compared to 2023. The main contributors to the increase in expenditure are an increase in budget to homeless services of €200,000, an increase in the Capital Advance Leasing Facility/Mortgage to Rent of €10.8 […]

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DCC Energy Acquire Progas to Grow its Zero-Carbon Energy Management Business