Consultation seeks the views of employers, employees, trade unions and the general public on flexible workingFlexible working is crucial to young families and those with disabilities The Government has launched a consultation seeking the public’s views on flexible working as part of Future Jobs Ireland, the whole of Government plan to prepare our businesses and […]
Month: December 2019
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 […]
Plans by Fingal County Council to build 70 new houses at Churchfields in Mulhuddart are now on public display. Under Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, the Council has announced plans to build the properties, which will comprise seven one-beds, 19 two-beds, 34 three-beds and 10 four-beds. All dwellings will be provided with […]
Following the recent signing of contracts, Mayo County Council has confirmed that construction of the Mary Robinson Centre in Ballina will commence on December 5th. The project entails the conservation and refurbishment of the original Robinson family home with a contemporary new build extension. The project is located on Emmet Street looking over the world-famous […]
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar cut the ribbon to mark the opening of 26 new social homes at Monastery Close, Thurles on Friday 29th November for Thurles Lions Trust Housing Association. This new development consists of high-quality houses and apartments, which will cater for the different housing demands, including for those needing single storey accommodations in Thurles. […]
Lord Mayor of Dublin Paul Mc Auliffe and President of the Irish Farmers’ Association Joe Healy will open the IFA Live Animal Crib on Tuesday 10th December 2019 at 10.30am at the Mansion House, Dublin 2. Lord Mayor Paul Mc Auliffe said, “The Live Animal Crib remembers the very first Christmas and reminds us of […]
The mother of Cranberries front woman Dolores O’Riordan has presented another Limerick singer/ songwriter with the first ever music bursary established in memory of her late daughter. Eileen O’Riordan was the guest of honour as Limerick City and County Council presented a number of bursaries to artists including one to Emma Langford, who is the […]
It’s cold out there ❄️❄️ Fingal County Council is salting the usual routes this evening at 7pm. Please drive carefully and think of other road users. Bígí cúramach agus sábháilte. For advice on driving in winter conditions and more see http://winterready.ie
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone T.D., has today marked the opening of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) for online applications with An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD. The National Childcare Scheme opened for online applications on Wednesday 20th November 2019. Acknowledging this achievement, Minister Zappone stated: This is a landmark
dlr Municipal Service Department in consultation with the Planning Department and the Infrastructure and Climate Change Department have now made a further submission to Bus Connects following the 2nd round of public consultation. This submission can be found here. This submission adds to the previous submission and will deal with both strategic level issues and more
Fingal County Council has launched its inaugural Public Service Innovation Week with a showcase of Digital Innovation talks for staff. Public Service Innovation Week is an initiative of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform under OurPublicSevice2020. The aim of this week is to encourage public sector organisations to highlight innovation in the workplace and […]
Mayo County Council welcomes today’s Fáilte Ireland announcement of a €500,000 grant for Belmullet as an emerging destination town. The funding, which is part of a €15.5m nationwide rollout under the State tourism body’s ‘Destination Towns’ initiative, will see the bulk of the monies being used to enhance the North Mayo town as a tourist destination.
A special plaque has been unveiled at a new ‘living wall’ outside Limerick City and County Council on Merchant’s Quay as Limerick gets ready to become a European Green Leaf City for 2020. Launched today by Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Michael Sheahan, the plaque will take centre stage on the […]
Cork City Council has installed over 45 Christmas trees throughout the city centre and its suburbs to kick start the city’s seasonal celebrations. The preparations for Cork’s Christmas celebration get underway on the 1stof November with 6 Cork City Council staff members and a crew of 17 electricians undertaking the task of lighting the streets […]
Fingal County Council hosted the launch of the 19th edition of the Dublin Economic Monitor where it was revealed that the capital is close to full employment, with the areas of finance, insurance and real estate activities hitting all-time highs, supported by Brexit relocations. Members of the business community, along with Mayor of Fingal Cllr Eoghan […]
Applications from groups and organisations seeking financial assistance from Fingal County Council’s Events Section for Festivals and Events taking place in 2020 will close on Tuesday, 17 December 2019, at 3pm. Applications will be accepted for existing and/or new events or festivals which animate public spaces in creative and innovative ways and which are
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said we cannot afford to be complacent about the strong performance of our economy. He was speaking today (Friday) after a Special Cabinet in Trim, Co Meath, where the Government discussed measures for job creation, rural development and new technology which will be delivered in 2020. This includes: Helping people to […]
Donegal County Council will spend over €12,000,000 on roads maintenance in 2020. As well as repairs, cleaning, lining, and signage, winter gritting and the immediate response to flooding will also be covered. There are 6,446 kilometres of roads in Donegal, the vast majority of that made up of local roads, which account for 5,354 kms, […]
The National Broadband Plan was tentatively welcomed in Cork County Hall following an intense debate among councillors. Fine Gael councillor John Paul O’Shea brought a motion to the council welcoming the adoption of the Government plan to roll out high-speed broadband to all parts of the country. Fianna Fáil councillor Seamus McGrath labelled the motion […]
Commenting on these reports Minister Murphy said: “Rebuilding Ireland continues to put in place supports to help people out of homelessness. Today we see that those sleeping rough is at its lowest level since 2015 and the lowest since Rebuilding Ireland began. In October, there was a decrease of 23 families and 47 children in […]