Home 2021 May (Page 3)

Month: May 2021

Council Partners Environment News

‘Once in a Generation’ opportunity sees Mid-West Councils work together

By Jack Mullen
Pictured above (L-R) Pat Slattery, (Tipperary County Council), Liam Conneally (Clare County Council), Vincent Murray (Limerick City and County Council), Eamonn Murphy (Chair Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan) Image courtesy of www.limerick.ie ‘Once in a Generation’ opportunity sees Mid-West Councils work together to realise full potential of green energy economy Limerick
Business Health News Technology

MSD planning to build a new €140m manufacturing facility in Tipperary

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of MSD Ireland Pharmaceutical giant MSD, which is part of the US group Merck, is planning to build a new €140m manufacturing facility linked to an existing plant in Ballydine, Co Tipperary. MSD, which employs around 2,700 people here, said in a planning application submitted to Tipperary County Council that the proposed facility is required to […]
Environment Health News Technology Transport

Google and Dublin City Council Launch Innovative Partnership to Capture Dublin’s Air Pollution Street-by-Street

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of Dublin City Council The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Hazel Chu, today launched “Air View Dublin”, an initiative that will see Google’s Street View car take to the streets of Dublin to measure air quality across the city. This initiative will be rolled out in Dublin in collaboration with Dublin City Council as part of […]
Culture News

Púca of Ennistymon: Clare County Council

By Jack Mullen
Image: Clare County Council Media release: 10th May, 2021 Community engagement on Púca of Ennistymon Clare County Council has paused plans to erect an interpretive art piece in Ennistymon to enable a broader public engagement process to take place. Following local objections to the Artist Sculpture concept, Clare County Council will review the submissions received […]
Health News Podcasts

Cavan Civil Defence Q&A Featuring John Maguire

By Jack Mullen
On last week’s podcast, Jack Mullen, our Council editor had the pleasure of being joined by Cavan Civil Defence Officer, Mr. John Maguire C.D.O.  Cavan County Civil Defence was set up in 1950 and is a voluntary organisation which comes under the control of Cavan County Council. The Cavan Civil Defence plays a very important role in assisting the […]
Council Partners News Tourism

Westmeath Tourism Strategy 2021-2027

By Jack Mullen
Westmeath County Council Press Release 10-05-21 Westmeath County Council are preparing a new Tourism Strategy, which will guide and inform tourism development in County Westmeath from 2021-2027. You are invited to make submissions and proposals which will help to shape the new Tourism Strategy. Click here for more information on this consultation process and how to have
Health Housing News

Ministers approve over €23m in funding for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme & Improvement Works in Lieu of Local Authority Housing Scheme

By Jack Mullen
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and the Minister of State with responsibility for Planning and Local Government Peter Burke TD have today (7 May) approved funding of more than €23m million for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs). Every […]
Education Health News Technology

RCSI launches new website to support youth mental health during COVID-19 pandemic

By Jack Mullen
Image: RCSI.com A new website focused on helping educators to address the diverse mental health needs of young people has been launched today by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Mental Health Educate provides access to a range of resources to help educators bring mental health and well-being into schools and other educational settings. The […]
Business Culture Environment News Tourism

Minister McConalogue Announces Approx. €275,000 Funding For Agri-Food Tourism Projects

By Jack Mullen
Image: Unsplash Following a call for proposals for Agri-Food Tourism Initiatives under the 2021 Rural Innovation and Development Fund in January, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D, has announced the projects that will receive funding from his Department. Minister McConalogue said, “2020 and 2021 have been difficult
Culture Environment

Donegal’s Decarbonising Journey

By Jack Mullen
Image: Unsplash Is your community interested in: · Becoming a resilient, vibrant and sustainable community? · Reducing its carbon emissions and energy use? · Working well together? If so, Donegal County Council invites you to register your interest in joining Donegal’s Decarbonising Journey. Under the Climate Action Plan 2019 each Local Authority is required to identify a