Month: January 2020

The deadline for addition to the Supplement to the Register of Electors is today, Wednesday January 22nd at 5pm. If you have recently turned 18, and are an Irish or British citizen, you can register up to that time to be added to the Supplement to the Register of Electors. An RFA2 form must be […]

News Transport

Road Safety appeal for mindful erection of election posters

The Donegal Road Safety Working Group has once again issued an appeal to candidates contesting the upcoming General Election to ensure that when erecting election posters, to place them in a way that they do not obscure road signs and that they do not interfere with road safety. Election candidates tend to place their posters […]

Housing News

Approved Amendments to Cherrywood Planning Scheme

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in its role as Planning Authority, has made three applications to An Bord Pleanála to amend the Cherrywood SDZ Planning Scheme 2014, a summary of which is set out below: Following on from its application on 12th January 2017 to An Bord Pleanála to amend the Cherrywood Planning Scheme, a decision […]

Education Feature News Tourism

Fingal County Council officially opens Casino Model Railway Museum in Malahide

Fingal County Council is delighted to announce the official opening of the Casino Model Railway Museum, Malahide following the completion of a €4m restoration programme on the historic Casino building and conservation of the Fry Model Railway Collection. The Casino building which occupies a prominent position at the entrance to Malahide is the only cottage […]

Culture News

Other Voices Mayo returns to Ballina in February

Mayo County Council are delighted to announce that the internationally renowned Other Voices music festival, which took Ballina by storm in September 2018, will return to Ballina at the end of February 2020. The Partnership between South Wind Blows, Moy Valley resources and Mayo County Council enables Other Voices to again showcase excellent music, provide […]

Culture Education News

Limerick in the running for 10 All-Ireland Community and Council Awards including ‘Best Connected Council’

Limerick projects has been shortlisted for 10 awards at this year’s All Ireland Community and Council Awards, including ‘Best Connected Council (Communication & Digital Marketing)’. The awards highlight and celebrate the work done by the local authorities as well as volunteers and groups in our communities and recognise the important contribution they make to our […]

Education News

Ten Fingal Initiatives Nominated in the 2020 LAMA Awards

Ten initiatives in Fingal have been nominated across eight categories for the LAMA Awards on February 15th, 2020 in Croke Park Stadium. They cross a range of issues including Best Heritage Project, Best Disability Access & Inclusion Initiative and many more. These nominations are the culmination of work undertaken by Fingal County Council in conjunction […]

Feature News

Notice regarding registering to vote in the General Election

In order to vote at the General Election on the 8th February you must be registered on the Register of Electors 2019/2020 You are eligible to vote in the General Election:- If you were on the register or supplement for the Local Election last May 2019 and the Bye Election in November 2019 and have […]

Education News

Older Persons Council Annual General Meeting

Older peoples voices make Donegal a great place to grow old in and the Older Persons Council are inviting all older people in Donegal to attend their AGM on Tuesday, 28 January 2020 in the Mount Errigal Hotel at 12 pm. Donegal is one of many counties in Ireland that are part of the Age […]

Feature News Transport

Opening Date for N25 New Ross Bypass

Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Wexford County Council and Kilkenny County Council are delighted to announce that An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, T.D. will perform the official opening ceremony for the N25 New Ross Bypass on the afternoon of Wednesday the 29th of January 2020. The 15km scheme represents an investment in the order of €230 million in […]

Business Financial News

Deputy Mayor welcomes AxiomSL to Limerick as US Financial Firm plans to create 100 new jobs 17 January 2020

The Deputy Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Adam Teskey has welcomed the announcement that US Financial Services company AxiomSL is to establish a base in Limerick with the creation of 100 jobs over the next five years. Speaking at the official announcement this morning Deputy Mayor Teskey said: “Welcoming a new […]

Environment News

Meath County Council is committed to leading on Climate Action

Meath County Council will this week share information about our climate actions, plans and ambitions across our social media and other platforms. Climate change is the defining issue of our time, and we want to make sure the public can be confident that their council is taking action and leading in the response. A new report […]

News Transport

Option Selection Report for the Donegal TEN-T Priority Route Improvement Project available to view

Three sections of the TEN-T network in Donegal have been prioritised for improvement to address existing safety and operational issues, these are; Section 1 – N15/N13 Ballybofey/Stranorlar Urban Region, Section 2 – N56/N13 Letterkenny to Manorcunningham and Section 3 – N14 Manorcunningham to Lifford / Strabane / A5 Link The Option Selection Report (OSR) will […]

Housing News

Statement from Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government on the Register of Electors