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Tourism

Ireland Voted Best Travel Destination in US Awards

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Great news for Irish tourism following the Travel Weekly annual Readers Choice Awards in New York as the country was named ‘Best Destination: Europe’. Travel Weekly is the biggest weekly newspaper for American travel agents and travel professionals, meaning that Irish tourism should see an increase in footfall coming from North America in the coming […]
Technology

Rural Areas Soon to Get High-Speed Broadband Access

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Ireland’s National Broadband Plan, which aims to deliver high-speed broadband to rural homes and businesses by 2020, is set to begin its procurement process next week. The ambitious plan will cost between €300m – €500m, and is being spearheaded by Communications Minister Alex White TD. The funds will be allocated to operators that pledge to […]
News

Full Profile of Ireland’s Natural Habitat Now Available

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Without questions, Ireland’s greatest resource is its diverse natural environment. It was for this reason that the National Biodiversity Data Centre was established by the Heritage Council in 2007. Now, Ireland has become the fifth county in Europe to create a full suite of bio diversity indicators, in an all-encompassing attempt to map out the […]
Gaeltacht
News

Urban Gaeltacht Area Proposed for Galway City

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Galway City Council is set to examine the possibility of introducing an ‘urban gaeltacht’ area into the city. The proposal is for a modestly sized housing estate of approximately 20 houses, which would be available for sale exclusively to Irish language speakers. The proposal to amend the draft City Development Plan 2017-2023 was made by […]
Business

LinkedIn Research Shows Growth in Inbound Talent to Ireland

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According to new research by LinkedIn, there is an increasing influx of professional talent into Ireland, with 18% more professionals coming into Ireland than leaving the country in Q3 2015. The LinkedIn reseach analysed member updates between July and September, tracking movements and trends between countries and job sectors. It found that in Ireland the […]
Tourism

The Final Shortlist of European Capital of Culture Announced

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Great news for Galway, Limerick and the Three Sisters of Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny, as each city has been shortlisted to proceed to the next selection stage for European Capital of Culture 2020. Unfortunately, Ireland’s only other entrant, Dublin, did not make the shortlist and has been eliminated from the runnings. The European Capital of […]
Technology

‘Self-Repairing’ Cities May be Here by 2035

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Researchers in Leeds are pioneering a £4.2 million project to create the first self-repairing city. The system they envision will consist of autonomous repair robots that will monitor streets and drainage systems, making any repairs to the city infrastructure that are needed, without any human involvement. They hope that the system will be fully functional […]
Business

Wicklow County Council to Boost its Film Industry

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Wicklow County Council has made the decision to allow a 100% reduction in development contribution for film studio infrastructure. The decision will be a great boost to the film and television industry in Wicklow which is already host to two of the biggest television series in the world. The initiative will encourage further development of […]
Financial

Pascal Donohoe Turns Sod on €400m M11 PPP Project

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The M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme is underway as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Pascal Donohoe TD and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, have ceremoniously turned the sod. The project, expected to be completed by 2019, will be built by a consortium led by BAM and Iridium, a Spanish infrastructure […]
Business

New Cool Route Project Website Now Live

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Donegal County Council’s role in promoting a major new tourist initiative received a major boost this week as its project website was formally launched.The Cool Route project investigates all aspects of the practical logistics and business potential to establish a bi-directional yacht cruising route along the western offshore areas of the Northern Periphery Area,
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Dr. Pat Dillon On The Paddy O’ Keeffe Innovation Centre

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When he passed away in 2013, Paddy O’Keeffe had been a iconic and legendary figure in Irish farming for many decades. Editor of the Farmer’s Journal for 37 years, O’Keeffe was a crucial figure in the modernisation of Irish farming, characterized by his love of new ideas and great passion for maximising farming practise through […]