Day: 16 December 2019

Feature Housing News

Successful landlord training scheme, organised by Fingal County Council and RTB, takes place

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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
Culture News

Irish Harping Recognised by UNESCO as Irish Living Heritage

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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
Financial News

Council gets €50m European Bank loan approval

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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 […]
News

IRELAND’S RISING ENERGY DEMAND IN 2018 LINKED WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH

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The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today published its annual Energy in Ireland report which presents Ireland’s progress on the sustainable energy transition.  Overall energy demand in 2018 rose by 1.6%, linked with economic growth of 1.7% (as measured by Modified Domestic Demand). Total energy-related CO2 emissions fell by 1.2% and are now almost […]