Minister for Education Norma Foley TD welcomed the announcement made by Ursula Von Der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, confirming inclusion of the Department of Education’s proposal for funding under Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) for digital infrastructure for schools. The funding sanctioned the under EU/NRRP facility for the two projects in
Day: 19 July 2021
Feature image courtesy of NTA The National Transport Authority (NTA) and Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) have today signed a framework agreement for the delivery of up to 200 zero emission battery-electric buses. An initial order for 45 buses commencing delivery in 2022 was also agreed. The framework agreement will run for up to five years […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Hildegarde Naughton, have launched a new online learning hub to provide an integrated, publicly available resource on sexual consent awareness and consent learning resources. At the heart of this partnership will be a dedicated […]
Strong Roots, a plant-based frozen food brand based in Dublin and reportedly the fastest-growing F&B brand in the UK, is accelerating its expansion in US retail with the launch of its plant-based range in more than 1,000 Kroger shops nationwide, following its launch into more than 2,000 Walmart stores across the USA last September, 2020. […]
The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform, Michael McGrath TD, welcomed the European Commission’s positive assessment of Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan, which will be funded by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility. On Friday, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travelled to Dublin along with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness to present the
Trinity College Dublin has awarded commissions to four artists to create four new sculptures bust portraits representing women scholars for display in the Long Room of the Old Library. The sculptures will represent the scientist Rosalind Franklin, the folklorist, dramatist and theatre-founder Augusta Gregory, the mathematician Ada Lovelace and the pioneering women’s rights