Month: May 2021

A new survey of EU Member states has found that Ireland has the highest share of enterprises in Europe using artificial intelligence. The report, which was published by Eurostat in April 2021, is just the latest indicator of the strength of Ireland’s thriving deep-tech sector, of which artificial intelligence is just one strand. A number […]

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Clare marks World No Tobacco Day 2021 with new ‘Not Around Us’ videos

World No Tobacco Day, on Monday, 31st May, sees the launch of two new videos to promote the continued development of a tobacco free society in County Clare. The videos are part of the ‘Not Around Us: Towards a Tobacco and Vape Free Clare’ campaign that is being rolled out across the county. The initiative […]

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Electric Ireland and Tipperary Energy Agency announce landmark home retrofit joint venture

Electric Ireland and Tipperary Energy Agency have today announced a new joint venture, ‘Electric Ireland SuperHomes’, with the ambition of delivering 35,000 deep home energy upgrades by 2030. The partnership will directly create 200 jobs over the next five years as well as supporting the development of hundreds more jobs indirectly through building contractors and […]

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Wind energy industry appoints new CEO

Ireland’s largest renewable energy industry has a new leader with the announcement by the Board of Wind Energy Ireland that Noel Cunniffe has been appointed the trade association’s new CEO. Mr Cunniffe joined Wind Energy Ireland in March 2019 as the organisation’s Head of Policy and has served as Acting CEO since the departure of […]

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Are you or do you know person with a disability who may need a home in the future?

By Jack Mullen 28 May 2021

Do you know that you may be eligible for social housing? The Irish Wheelchair Association ‘Think Ahead, Think Housing’ campaign is supporting people with disabilities to find out how to apply to your local authority so that you can be included in social housing planning and delivery for the future. If you will need a home, it’s important that you

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Philanthropists Eric and Barbara Kinsella donate €30m to Trinity College

By Jack Mullen 27 May 2021

Image courtesy of TCD. Pictured (L-R) Eric and Barbara Jones Eric Kinsella, Executive Chairman of the Jones Engineering group, and his wife Barbara have made a major donation to Trinity College Dublin which will provide seed funding for the development of the new Trinity East campus in the heart of the Grand Canal Innovation District. […]

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Irish Start-up Wayflyer raises $76M to provide ‘revenue-based’ financing

By Jack Mullen 27 May 2021

Image courtesy of Wayfler Wayflyer, a revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce merchants, has raised $76 million in a Series A funding round led by Left Lane Capital. “Partners” of DST Global, QED Investors, Speedinvest and Zinal Growth — the family office of Guillaume Pousaz (founder of Checkout.com) — also put money in the round. The raise comes just […]

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Portrait of Dublin’s First Female Lord Mayor Commissioned by City Council

By Jack Mullen 27 May 2021

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu would like to announce that, following a limited competition, a commission for a portrait of Kathleen Clarke, the first female Lord Mayor of the City, has been awarded to artist Gareth Reid. The portrait will hang in the prestigious Council chamber of Dublin City Hall, alongside that of […]

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Enterprise Ireland encourages companies to start planning for a green future now

By Jack Mullen 26 May 2021

Irish manufacturing and exporting companies have an important role to play in reducing emissions and building a more sustainable future and Enterprise Ireland has a range of green supports to help them. Recently launched by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, and the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and […]

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Bus Éireann begins dedicated COVID-19 vaccination shuttle service in Limerick

By Jack Mullen 26 May 2021

Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority (NTA) announces a new shuttle bus service making travel easier for COVID-19 vaccination appointments, currently at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa and moving to Limerick Racecourse from 7 June 2021. The special service begins today, Monday 24 May and will run every

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Biden Global Tax Proposal Faces Setback after Ireland Objects

By Jack Mullen 26 May 2021

Pictured above: Google Headquarters in Ireland. One of the main building at Google’s headquarters for European operations in Dublin Ireland. Minister Paschal Donohoe said the country has “significant reservations” about how the proposal would affect smaller governments. US President Joe Biden’s push to get major economies to agree on a 15 percent

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Second round of consultation on Royal Canal Urban Greenway Route commences

Fingal County Council has today, Tuesday 25 May 2021, opened a second round of public consultation on the Royal Canal Urban Greenway, a proposed pedestrian and cycle route along the Royal Canal towpath. The route will operate from Castleknock through Blanchardstown, Coolmine, Clonsilla and Hansfield to the Fingal County boundary with Kildare. To provide

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Simon Coveney with CEO of EI-H2, Tom Lynch (left) and EI-H2 founder, Pearse Flynn (right). Image source: Brian Lougheed

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€120m green hydrogen plant planned for Cork

Picture above: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Simon Coveney with CEO of EI-H2, Tom Lynch (left) and EI-H2 founder, Pearse Flynn (right). Image source: Brian Lougheed Plans have been announced for Ireland’s first green hydrogen facility, which, if granted planning permission, will be one of the biggest green energy facilities of its kind in […]

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Minister Naughton welcomes commencement of delivery of Bus Éireann electric hybrid fleet to Galway

Galway will be the first city to have a completely hybrid Bus Éireann fleet by 2022 Bus related greenhouse gas emissions will reduce by at least 30% Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD, yesterday marked the entry into service of the first of Bus Éireann’s electric hybrid vehicles to its […]

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Four Trends Changing the Construction Industry

As a business owner, you know how much adaptability is related to success. While the world continues to evolve, so must your company because, inevitably, so will your customers’ needs. Inflexibility is the kiss of death in any industry, but it is especially true in construction. More and more is being expected from new construction […]

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Sedicii secures contract with Spain’s largest lender and has new roles on offer

Exciting times for Ireland South East’s Sedicii who are looking to expand their team and have secured a new contract with Spain’s largest domestic lender CaixaBank. Sedicii is one of just three start-ups handpicked from over 500 European companies by CaixaBank to work with it to make its customer onboarding process fully digital. The Waterford-based company […]

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Minister welcomes development in Open Access research

Open Access research that will benefit researchers, students and citizens Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has today (Monday, 24 May 2021) welcomed Ireland taking a huge step forward in providing open access to research. The IReL initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research,

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IFA and RSA Issue Road Safety Appeal for Silage Season

With the silage cutting season underway, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are appealing to drivers of farming machinery and other road users to share the road safely. With national travel restrictions now lifted and traffic volumes increasing, the roads are getting much busier. There are more people out walking, […]

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Opinion: How can the Irish public sector unleash the potential of AI?