Donegal County Councils new EU funded TrailGazers project is examining how the right type of investment in trails can help local communities increase visitor numbers and provide sustainable community trail management while protecting the area’s natural and cultural assets. During a recent transnational meeting at the University of Algarve in Portugal, project partners from
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Donegal Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) has this week approved €820,000 for 15 projects across Donegal under the LEADER Programme. Projects range from self-catering accommodation, supporting small SME’s, village development initiatives, water quality improvement, supporting family resource services and development of new tourism facilities. Donegal LCDC
Council staff have this week embarked on a door to door campaign to raise awareness among householders of the importance of complying with the Smoky Coal ban in Letterkenny. This is as a result of a stark reduction in air quality since the burning season began in October this year and is evident from the […]
South Dublin County Council has launched a new portal to seek provisional expressions of interest from the public for the provision of affordable homes. The launch of the portal follows the recent allocation of €18 million to South Dublin County Council by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government through the government’s Serviced Sites […]
Earlier this year, Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre published guidance on cybersecurity for Irish businesses. It’s a valuable addition to the roster of material available to help organisations to develop or refine their security strategy. Let’s take a look at some of the key points from the guide and what they could mean for organisations. […]
Organised by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), the day was opened by Pat Breen T.D., Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown. The theme for this year’s event was “Making It Happen” in what is NWED’s 13th year run by the […]
Fingal County Council’s Operations department has participated in a cross-community initiative in Blanchardstown that saw 20 trees planted in Corduff Park. This event was organised as part of a Sustainability and Community Initiative on behalf of GLS who sponsored the purchase of the trees to facilitate the enhancement of Corduff Park. GLS identified the initiative […]
Cork County Council in partnership with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Transport Infrastructure Ireland has been investigating options for the alleviation of traffic congestion in Mallow Town Centre and its approach roads. Earlier this week, a contract for the design preparation of the N72/N73 Relief Road for Mallow was signed by Cork […]
Cork City Council will hold a Special Meeting on 30th January 2020 to commemorate the first meeting of Council elected by proportional representation – the first of a programme of events in Cork to mark the 1920 centenary, a pivotal year in the city’s history and the birth of the nation. Under the steerage of […]
Mr. Eoghan Murphy T.D. Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government has today (17 December 2019) announced an extension to the public consultation period on proposed reforms to the judicial review provisions in the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), as outlined in the General Scheme of the Housing and Planning and Development Bill 2019. […]
Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Fingal has reported the largest increase in Trading Online Vouchers (TOV) applications in the last 2 years, from small businesses planning to invest in their online sales platform. 61 Fingal businesses were awarded €163,000 worth of TOV grants so far in 2019. Figures released last week by the LEOs as part […]
The Christmas edition of the Met Éireann Podcast was released this morning. In this month’s episode presenters Liz Walsh and Noel Fitzpatrick have left their footprints all over snowy ground, exploring issues like: how often we get a white Christmas how frequent snowfall is in general some of the notable big snow events in Ireland […]
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. and the Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today announced an €18.75 million investment in Cork institute of technology. The funding is being allocated under Project Ireland 2040, which commits to exchequer investments of €2.2 billion in Ireland’s higher education infrastructure over […]
The planning application for a new Foynes to Limerick Road, including a bypass of Adare, has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála. The proposed road development will cost in the region of €400 – €450 million and is 35km in length connecting the Core Port of Foynes to the national motorway network, on the outskirts […]
Cork County Council is delighted to announce the extension of a number of very popular initiatives under Healthy Ireland, the national framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of Ireland over the coming generation. Among the projects confirmed to receive support for a further two year period, is Cork County Council’s “Teen Talk” […]
Some 30 landlords attended the free day-long event at the Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport which provided free training to better inform them of their rights and responsibilities, policy and regulatory changes in the sector and how to successfully manage tenancies. The course covered a number of areas including pre-tenancy guidelines, the rights and responsibilities of
Fingal County Council has secured €100,000 in funding for sporting initiatives benefiting traditionally underserved communities. Community Sports and Physical Activity Hubs are a major element of the funding, with $45,000 allocated for Tyrellstown/Mulhuddart and €35,000 for Balbriggan. The Hubs provide information, support and advice on a wide range of sports and physical
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has joined Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, and the Swedish Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven to announce that the three countries will be working much more closely in the future on climate change. Speaking in Brussels ahead of today’s EU Council meeting, the leaders announced the creation of a Climate Action Forum […]
Culture Minister Josepha Madigan is delighted to announce that Irish Harping has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. At a meeting of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which took place in Bogatá, Columbia, Ireland’s
THE European Investment Bank has signed a €35m loan agreement with Cork County Council to support their Social Sustainability Investment Programme. This represents the first element of an overall €50m loan facility which has been approved by EIB. The Council has developed a Social Sustainability Investment Programme to maximise potential for growth under the National […]