The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is calling on communities, businesses, organisations, and individuals that are championing sustainable energy to enter the SEAI Energy Awards 2021. Now in their 18th year, the SEAI Energy Awards reward those individuals and organisations who really push the boundaries in energy efficiency best practice, innovative
Month: April 2021
Image courtesy of http://limerickvoice.com/ Limerick City and County Council is encouraging you to get out and about and discover your city this May Bank Holiday. While the May Bank Holiday Weekend is synonymous with Riverfest, it is not possible to host the event this year due to Covid. So instead the Council in partnership with […]
Dia daoibh go léir. For so many months, we have had to take tough decisions based on increasing transmission levels, pressure on our health system and new variants. However, due to the extraordinary commitment of everyone across the country, we have seen virus transmission levels stabilise and the rates of hospitalisation and deaths from COVID-19 […]
Picture above: PPD worker. Image courtesy of https://www.ppd.com/blog/establishing-a-microbiology-program/ PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPD), a leading global contract research organisation, is expanding its Athlone, Ireland, GMP (good manufacturing practices) laboratory, significantly increasing the size of its current facility and adding cell and gene therapy testing to the
Pictured: Niall Horan — Photo: Courtesy of Gym+Coffee The athleisure brand said Horan will support the business and help to raise the profile of the brand internationally. The Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan of One Direction fame is backing a homegrown athleisure brand with ambitions to expand internationally. Horan has taken a minority stake in the Irish […]
Image courtesy of monaghantourism.com Waterways Ireland Welcomes Taoiseach’s €6 Million Ulster Canal Announcement An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD, has announced in conjunction with Heather Humphreys, Minister for Rural and Community Development, €6 million of funding for Waterways Ireland to enable the completion of phase two of the restoration of the Ulster Canal.
Not all clouds are the same. There are different ways to deliver cloud services. How exactly do the different models ultimately differ? Simply put, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and
Joe O’Brien TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD have today announced the launch of a three-year pilot initiative for the provision of high quality upcycled bicycles and e-bikes for those on low incomes and/or those who are most marginalised and disadvantaged. Funding […]
April 27th SDCC Press Release : South Dublin County Council is proud to announce the launch of its Pollinator Action Plan 2021-2025. The Pollinator Action Plan is based on the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan and it sets out a broad range of actions that South Dublin County Council has committed to over the next five years. […]
Image: LDA The Land Development Agency (LDA) has published a Draft Masterplan for the development of 1,259 homes, extensive community infrastructure and substantial publicly accessible green spaces on the Central Mental Hospital site in Dundrum, Dublin. While the tenure mix is yet to be confirmed by Government the primary focus of the development will be […]
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has welcomed the support of regulations to assist restaurants and cafés at the Oireachtas Committee today. The two sets of regulations which received cross party support include the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2021, which concerns planning
Image courtesy of @PMVTrust via Twitter Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has announced that it will shortly open an office in Cork City to cover the Southern region. The charity, which was founded by Fr Peter McVerry in 1983, has been active in Cork since late 2019. Pat Doyle, the charity’s […]
Image courtesy www.evolusioninnovation.com Offsite construction has been becoming more prevalent in the construction industry, as it brings many advantages over traditional on-site construction methods. It refers to planning, designing, fabricating, and assembling building elements at a different location from where they will be permanently installed. Offsite construction
Limerick City and County Council along with Clare, Cork, and Tipperary local authorities are collaborating on a new social media campaign to combat dog litter. This campaign will take place from Wednesday 28 April to Monday 03 May, to coincide with the May Bank Holiday where more people than ever will be expected to be […]
Despite awareness of the issue during Covid-19 pandemic, few firms have implemented a ‘Right to Disconnect’ policy for their staff, leaving them open to costly legal action. Only one in five Irish companies (20pc) have a ‘Right to Disconnect’ policy in place while 80pc do not. According to the 2021 Leaders Talent Report by Principal Connections – […]
Picture above: Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. Image courtesy of Twitter via @EamonRyan Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. has today announced the opening of a new €15 million ‘Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund’ to help ensure a Safe Outdoor Summer. The funding will support local authorities in enhancing outdoor urban space and improving walking […]
Innowatts, the leading artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled SaaS platform for global energy providers, today announces plans to create more than 40 new energy transition jobs to drive its European expansion. The company, which has operated in Europe since 2019, sees enormous potential to empower electricity suppliers and grid operators to gain unrivalled insights that will
Donegal County Council Press Release (26.04.21) Donegal County Council in partnership with the local voluntary community group ‘Rathmullan The Way Forward’ is delighted to announce that tenders are being sought for Architect Led Full Integrated Design Team & Supervision services to deliver a heritage led regeneration project within the historic core of
Pictured above: L-R – Chair of EnergyCloud, Gabriel D’Arcy, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and Clúid CEO Brian O’Gorman Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has officially launched the first phase of EnergyCloud, an innovative new project that will see surplus renewable energy used to help
Kirby honoured at Global Innovation Awards. The line-up, from left to right, is: Minister for Education and Professional Training, Isabel Celaá; Ambassador of Ireland, Síle Maguire; King of Spain; Queen of Spain; President of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán Leading the world in collaborative leading-edge construction, Irish firm Kirby Group Engineering has been recognised with a