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Call on businesses impacted by Covid to check eligibility for business & income support schemes

By Jack Mullen
Pictured above: Paschal Donohoe TD Via Twitter The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, TD, has today (Thursday) confirmed that two important business supports, namely the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) and Covid Restriction Support Scheme (CRSS), will remain in place until 30 June 2021. Minister Donohoe has today (Thursday) called on all businesses who are […]
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Top 10 best Irish novels of all time

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of medium.com There’s no better way to celebrate #IrelandsReads day than to check out some of Ireland’s best novels. Ireland has always well punched above its weight when it comes to producing literary greats, so it’s no surprise that some of the best Irish novels ever written have become famous worldwide. Looking to […]
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Tánaiste announces €48 million invested in start-ups by Enterprise Ireland in 2020

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of Enterprise Ireland Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD has announced that Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets, invested more than €48 million in Irish start-ups in 2020 and supported a total of 125 new start-up companies. […]
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Minister Humphreys announces new €800,000 Regeneration Programme for Social Enterprises

By Jack Mullen
Above: Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD. Image courtesy of Twitter Social Enterprises are businesses whose core objective is to achieve a social, societal, or environmental impact rather than maximising profit for the business owners or shareholders. Like other businesses, Social Enterprises pursue their objectives by trading in goods and
Education News Technology

Interested in learning more about Smart and Sustainable Cities? Trinity College Dublin might have the course for you

By Jack Mullen
Established back in 1592, Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s oldest higher education institution and one of the seven “ancient universities” in the territory of the UK and Ireland. It’s the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, and was modelled after the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. Today, Trinity College Dublin is
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10 promising Irish-based startups to watch in 2021

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of Unsplash Thanks to support from the Irish Government’s initiative ‘Enterprise Ireland’, a steadily growing venture capital firm and angel investor community, and a high ranking on the European Digital City Index, Ireland is currently a base for 80% of the world’s global tech companies such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, AirBnb, Eventbrite, Twitter […]
Education News Technology

The shifting shape of microcities

By Jack Mullen
From reinvented shopping malls to pedestrianised suburban neighbourhoods and a growing role for technology, ‘microcities’ are changing. A new study from ABI research has identified at least 13,000 microcities around the world. It is the first time the analyst firm has quantified these dense urban developments, which include the areas in and around large airports,
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Taoiseach meets North West Strategic Growth Partnership and North West Regional Development Group

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of Micheál Martin Via Twitter Taoiseach Micheál Martin met members of the North West Strategic Growth Partnership and North West Regional Development Group by video call today to discuss regional growth priorities for the North West City Region. The Taoiseach also updated the Group on the Government’s Shared Island initiative including the commitment […]
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BT’s new procurement company, BT Sourced, kicks off Dublin operations with recruitment drive

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of www.fitzroviait.com Hiring more than 70 Republic of Ireland-based roles. BT Sourced, the innovative new procurement arm of global communications provider BT, is kicking off a recruitment drive for more than 70 roles, based in central Dublin, as it gets ready to open for business in April.BT Sourced is a new, standalone procurement […]
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‘Not Around Us’. Clare County Council launch Campaign Towards a Tobacco & Vape Free Clare

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of benefitsbridge.unitedconcordia.com On this National No Smoking Day (Wed, 17th February) County Clare is launching our ‘Not Around Us’ campaign. The initiative is being led by Clare County Council’s Healthy Clare team in partnership with a range of stakeholders including the HSE’s QUIT-Mid-West team, Clare Comhairle na nÓg, Clare Children and Young
Environment News

EPA continued to provide essential environmental enforcement activities during the Covid-19 pandemic using innovative approaches

By Jack Mullen
The EPA employed a range of tools to assess compliance at licensed sites during 2020 and throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, including the innovative use of Remote Compliance Assessments. Odour complaints about licensed facilities rose dramatically in 2020, peaking in April.  Overall, there was a 92% increase in complaints received by the EPA. The EPA continued […]
Culture News Tourism

Irish artists take centre stage at St Patrick’s Festival as funding commitment announced

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of www.travelandleisure.com via Getty Images Minister Martin commits up to €1m in programme funding for new virtual celebration. The Department has worked with Festival organisers and across Government to help bring six great virtual days and nights of superb events to Ireland and the world. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport […]
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Robert Burns Q&A

By Jack Mullen
In last weeks discussion we spoke to Robert Burns who is the Director of Infrastructure, Sustainable Mobility and Climate Change at Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. In this podcast, Robert along with Jack Mullen, spoke about a variety of different, yet interrelated topics. Developments in walking, cycling, public transport, e-mobility were discussed by Robert.