February, 2021 - Council.ie

Inside Fingal Podcast

By Jack Mullen 8 February 2021

Image courtesy of @Fingal County Council. Fingal County Council has launched our very own podcast channel titled, Inside Fingal. A podcast is an audio programme, just like Talk Radio, but you subscribe to it on your smartphone and listen to it whenever you like, in the car, out walking or cutting the grass, you choose. […]

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Irish-based Jazz Pharmaceuticals buys cannabis-focused drug firm

By Jack Mullen 5 February 2021

Image courtesy of @Julia Teichmann/Pixabay GW Pharmaceuticals is the maker of the first drug derived from the cannabis plant to win approval in the US North American firm Jazz Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire cannabis-based medicinal drug company GW Pharmaceuticals for $7.2bn (€6bn) in a cash and share deal. The company has a manufacturing plant […]

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Dublin’s smart bins find new purpose during the pandemic

By Jack Mullen 5 February 2021

Image courtesy of @DublinChamber Dublin’s solar-powered Bigbelly bins were already smart, sending alerts when they are almost full to streamline collections. Now, they’re also being used to measure busyness in the city and to house small cell infrastructure to improve connectivity across Dublin. This is the latest example of cities repurposing existing smart infrastructure

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New campaign to get Ireland reading during Covid

By Jack Mullen 4 February 2021

Ireland Reads is a new campaign to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to a national day of reading on Thursday, February 25th. Irish libraries have teamed up with publishers, booksellers, authors and others for the campaign, which is part of the government’s Keep Well initiative and aims to celebrate reading […]

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Podcast: Digital Transformations Made Simple

By Jack Mullen 4 February 2021

Pictured Above: Matt Graves, Director at Kalypso, a Rockwell Automation Company Matt Graves, Director at Kalypso, a Rockwell Automation Company simplifies this topic for us. Rockwell Automation, is an American provider of industrial automation and information technology. Brands include Allen-Bradley and FactoryTalk software. In this discussion, Matt, along with one of our

Housing News

Planning application for Old Bakery Site at Cross Guns Bridge in Dublin 7

By Jack Mullen 3 February 2021

Image courtesy of @Emmett_Scanlon An application to An Bord Pleanála has been made for 205 apartments within 3 blocks up to height of 12 storeys at Old Bakery Site at Cross Guns Bridge. A summary of some of the details of the development are included below. An Bord Pleanála application An application was made on […]

Education News Technology

IT Carlow announced that it is to get sensory rooms and accessibility software for students with disabilities

By Jack Mullen 3 February 2021

Image courtesy of @kclr96fm Institute of Technology Carlow is to receive funding for a number of strategic initiatives to provide greater access and engagement for its students with a disability. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has announced the allocation to IT Carlow of over €52,000 for the […]

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Fáilte Ireland announces new €55 million business continuity scheme for the tourism sector

By Jack Mullen 3 February 2021

Image courtesy of @wikicommons Fáilte Ireland announces details of new €55million business continuity scheme for the tourism sector and priorities for 2021 at industry event ‘Survive to Thrive’. On the 1st February, Fáilte Ireland announced the details of its new €55million Tourism Business Continuity Scheme. The announcement was made at a special virtual industry event

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Tiny Plays for a Brighter Future

By Jack Mullen 2 February 2021

Image courtesy of @Fishamble.com What does a brighter future mean to you? ESB has joined forces with Fishamble: The New Play Company to set a challenge for the Irish public, and anyone who feels they have a 600-word play in them, to capture what a Brighter Future means for people living in communities across Ireland. For […]

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Mayo County Council: Holding a Community Together with Technology

By Jack Mullen 2 February 2021

Image Courtesy of @Wayfinders.ie “The ongoing health emergency has led to new ways of working for organisations all over the world,” says Frank O’Donnell, Public Sector Lead at Microsoft Ireland. In responding to COVID-19, workers across all industries have been forced to adapt their daily routines. But when the services your organisation offers are vital […]

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Purcell Construction to build €50 million DCC operations depot

By Jack Mullen 1 February 2021

Dublin City Council has awarded the development of a consolidated operations depot to Purcell Construction. The depot will cover the local authority’s north city operations including Waste Management, Housing Maintenance, Public Lighting and Electrical Services, Traffic Management, Surface Water and Drainage (excluding foul drainage/Irish Water activities), Signage and

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€80 million to be invested in Irish R&D over the next two years

By Jack Mullen 1 February 2021

Huawei today announced it would create a further 110 new jobs in Ireland by the end of 2022, bringing to at least 310 the total of new jobs it will have added over a three year period from 2019 to 2022 – more than doubling its workforce in that time. Huawei will invest €80 million in […]

Month: February 2021

Inside Fingal Podcast

Irish-based Jazz Pharmaceuticals buys cannabis-focused drug firm

Dublin’s smart bins find new purpose during the pandemic

Podcast: Digital Transformations Made Simple

Planning application for Old Bakery Site at Cross Guns Bridge in Dublin 7

IT Carlow announced that it is to get sensory rooms and accessibility software for students with disabilities

Fáilte Ireland announces new €55 million business continuity scheme for the tourism sector

Tiny Plays for a Brighter Future

Purcell Construction to build €50 million DCC operations depot

€80 million to be invested in Irish R&D over the next two years

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