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Mayo County Council has won the prestigious Local Authority of the Year award at the 2020 Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards, along with three wins out of five nominations. The three winning projects are the Making Positive Choices project in the Health & Wellbeing category; Weather Impact Register App – WIRE in the […]
As television, radio and print ads will tell you – Black Friday sales are already well underway in many retailers. A US phenomenon which made its way to Ireland after the financial crisis, Black Friday is said to mark the formal start of the Christmas shopping period. Given Covid-19 restrictions, that is likely to be more […]
Trinity College Dublin has recently announced the first phase of the planned Grand Canal Innovation District (GCID) – its proposed Innovation Hub. The Innovation Hub will “provide space for entrepreneurs, start-ups and innovation teams from large corporates,” according to a press release. It will be the venue for organised regular events to bring together academics, […]
Microsoft Ireland is to create 200 engineering roles to strengthen its existing Dublin-based team of over 600 engineers. The company has also unveiled details of its new €27 million Engineering Hub at its growing campus in Leopardstown, Dublin. Monday’s announcement represents a further significant investment by the company in Ireland. Upon conclusion of the current
Elected Members for Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council have voted to adopt Budget 2021 which provides for over €211 million in expenditure on critical service provision, an increase of almost €19 million on 2020. The annual revenue Budget provides funding for a very broad range of services from road, cycle lane and foot path maintenance, […]
Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, on the 20.11.20 launched the Department of Justice ‘Working to Change – social enterprise and employment strategy 2021- 2023’. The strategy sets out the department’s direction for supporting employment options for people with convictions by simultaneously working to remove the systemic barriers so that people can make sustainable
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, TD, has announced a total of €8.24 million in grants to 95 enterprise centres throughout the country under Enterprise Ireland’s Enterprise Centres Fund. Grants will range in size from €10,000 to €150,000. The funding is considered crucial for the future of the enterprise centre sector […]
The Harris Group is one of Ireland’s longest-established and leading automotive and assembly companies. Founded in 1961 by Pino Harris, it won the exclusive franchise for the Hino truck brand in the UK and Ireland in 1968. The privately-owned company is best known for its commercial vehicle brands that include Isuzu, LDV, Sinotruck, Higer, Crusader, […]
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD has confirmed that the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is considering options which will offer short term financial support to help Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park during their current financial difficulties. While the State does not ordinarily provide funding to the […]
Cork City Council and The Land Development Agency confirm the establishment of a new Delivery Office for Cork City Docklands. The Cork Docklands Delivery Office will lead the development of thousands of homes and the creation of a new urban centre for international investment into Cork City. The partnership will seek to promote a regeneration […]
Mick Curran has for the last three years been the CEO of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). CILT is the professional body for those employed it Freight, Transport and distribution sectors. CILT also acts as an examining body on behalf of both the Health and Safety Authority as well as the Department of Transport, […]
International activities dovetail with seventh Meath Enterprise Week events Meath Enterprise will play a key role in Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020 (#GEW2020) as it hosts its annual Meath Enterprise Week (#MEW2020) for the seventh time from 16th to 20th November. GEW 2020 is expected to involve around 10 million people in 170 countries around the world.
Cork City Council agreed an expenditure budget of €226 million for 2021 at the annual budget meeting, an increase of approximately €4 million in spending compared to 2020. The main contributors to the increase in expenditure are an increase in payroll of €0.8 million, an increase in pensions of €0.5 million, an increase in funding […]
Tell me about the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee Strategic Plan 2021-2026 E.g. When was it proposed, who has been responsible for its draft, when will we see it begin to take place? As provided for in the Garda Siochana Act 2005 Joint Policing Committee Guidelines – Amended August 2014 as issued by the Department of […]
Donegal County Council Library Service is delighted to announce a new delivery service for those self-isolating during the current Covid 19 restrictions. While the doors have been closed, the Library Service has expanded its significant digital resources to offer as comprehensive a service as possible. These include a range of Ebooks and Enewspapers, Emagazines,
Tom Ferris is a consultant economist. He was formally the SeniorEconomist at the Department of Transport. He is a former president ofthe Chartered Institute of Transport in Ireland. Tom has wide experience of the public sector and the private realm. Hehas undertaken consultancy projects for the World Bank, USAID, theOECD, a number of Irish Government […]
The EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2019, released today (12th November), highlights that delays in upgrading treatment systems around the country are prolonging risks to the environment and public health. Some improvements in performance were evident in the past year, with the removal of the raw sewage discharges from one town and […]
1. Tell me about the Project Carlow 2040 strategy? E.g. When was it proposed, who has been responsible for its draft, when will we see it begin to take place? Project Carlow 2040 is an ambitious Regeneration Strategy for Carlow Town which contains transformational and aspiring ideas for the economic, social and environmental benefit of […]
Council buildings across Ireland will ‘light up for road safety’ as part of this year’s ‘World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims’ on Sunday 15th November. Local Authority Road Safety Officers are asking the public to get involved and ‘light up’ or ‘shine a light’ to remember road traffic collision victims, survivors, their families and those […]
