Roderic O’Gorman TD, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has praised the people of Waterford for their support and solidarity for the LGBTI+ community in the wake of recent anti-LGBTI+ incidents in the city. Minister O’Gorman was speaking as he visited the city to meet with the local Pride Committee and the Mayor […]
Month: June 2021
IDA Ireland welcomes the announcement by biotech company Horizon Therapeutics plc that it is to establish a manufacturing facility in Waterford which will employ 90 people. The new global biotech manufacturing operation will produce drug product for Horizon’s rare, autoimmune and severe inflammatory disease portfolio. The project is supported by the Irish Government
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris today (Monday, 21 June 2021) awarded the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Future Innovator Prize to a project that will help a dairy farm achieve net-zero emissions by 2027. The prize also awards €2 million to the winner, Professor Kevin O’Connor and his Farm Zero C […]
International law firm DAC Beachcroft is set to launch new ways of working for its UK and Ireland-based colleagues, following feedback from colleagues – gathered through surveys and crowdsourcing – and clients.
In this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking to the co-founder of Mirr, Jack O’Regan Kenny. As mentioned, Jack is the co-founder of the Irish tech startup Mirr, which has patented and developed a new touchscreen smart mirror. It looks like a reflective mirror, but has the full functionality of a tablet. Jack […]
170 schools have today been notified that they have been selected for inclusion in the first round of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme to support walking and cycling infrastructure for primary and post-primary schools. The scheme was announced in March of this year, with 932 schools (representing almost one in four schools in […]
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has announced that €1.4 million is to be provided to front-line youth services and clubs nationally to support their reopening as COVID-19 restrictions are being eased. The re-engagement and support of volunteers who are the backbone of youth services nationally is a key focus […]
Picture above: Cork City Council, Lord Mayor, Cllr Colm Kelleher. Image courtesy of Cork City Council via Twitter. The new Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Colm Kelleher was elected on Friday last week at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Cork City Council. The Ballincollig-based Fianna Fáil councillor was elected 21 votes to 7 Due […]
As demand for remote work and study sets in for the long-run, Trinity Business School launches ‘four years in the making’ Flexible Executive MBA, only weeks after unveiling new state-of-the-art ‘Matrix Room.’ With 80% online delivery, and 20% on-campus learning, the new Flexible Executive MBA will complement the existing Full-Time and Executive MBA programmes already
Ireland this week hosted a two-day meeting of ministers from across the OECD to discuss responses to a significant rise in global poverty linked to COVID-19. The meeting, which ran over Wednesday and Thursday of this week, will be chaired by Minister of State for Overseas Development Colm Brophy TD and will bring together development […]
On Wednesday 9th June 2021, the Meenamulligan Bridge was officially opened by Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Cllr Rena Donaghey, Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council with Cllr Albert Doherty, Cathaoirleach of Inishowen Municipal District in attendance. During the torrential flooding in Inishowen in August 2017, the
Pioneering data analytics firm to invest in technology development and expand into new markets. Moonshot, the Irish co-founded data analytics company which designs new technology and methodologies to identify and mitigate online harms such as terrorism and organised crime, today announced that it is establishing a Software Development Centre in Dublin creating 37 new
Pictured above: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan TD and Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan TD. Image courtesy of @Dept_ECC An Irish-led international consortium will this month begin extensive aerial surveys of almost 500,000km2 of Ireland’s maritime area. The ObSERVE 2 Aerial survey will help build a […]
Pictured at the official launch of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Bike Hub which will be used to store and loan out the fleet of DLR bicycles, trishaws and tandems were Photo by Peter Cavanagh Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are working with local partners to enable older adults and people with a physical disability to cycle in […]
Pictured above: Rory O’Connor, the founder and CEO of Scurri Online logistics company Scurri is to create 100 new jobs after raising €9 million from backers. The investment, led by Gresham House Ventures, is part of a €9m fundraising round that will support the creation of jobs, grow Scurri’s operations in the UK, and allow them to […]
By Ian O’Hora, Head of Europe at IDA Despite the challenges that Brexit and COVID-19 have presented, Ireland’s economy has remained strong, outperforming almost all other advanced economies. Indeed, more than 320 international firms opened or expanded operations in Ireland over the last 18 months, including many fintech enterprises such as R3, Revolut and Stripe. This
In this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking to Dr. Eimear Nolan about Non-EU medical doctors working in Ireland. Eimear is Assistant Professor of International Business and Director of the Blended Learning MBA at Trinity Business School. She gained her PhD in International Management from the University of Limerick, and her Graduate Certificate […]
A dance school based in County Cork has created an utterly unique performance which showcases both the beauty of Ireland and their own incredible talents. Joan Denise Moriarty School of Dance, based in Cork City, choreographed and performed the dance to mark Cruinniú na nÓg, a day which celebrates creativity, over the weekend. Featuring 56 incredibly […]
Up to 120 oak saplings were planted at four city parks by the Lord Mayor of Cork as part of Cork City Council’s Decade of Centenaries Programme 2021 and its continuing commitment to biodiversity. Proudly sponsored by Coillte, the saplings were planted at Glen River Park, Bridevalley Park, the Blackrock Castle Walkway and the Curraheen […]
How would you describe your company’s problem-solving culture? Managers often get asked that question; as often as not, it’s received with a blank stare. Most managers haven’t thought about just how problem-solving in their organisation happens. Those who have thought about it are reluctant to say something like: “When a big problem arises, we ignore […]