Akara – a Trinity spinout formed in 2019 and now based at The Digital Hub in Dublin’s Liberties – has been awarded significant funding by the European Innovation Council (EIC), which will aid the creation of a robot production facility in Dublin and expand the commercial operations of the business. The recommended funding, awarded through […]
Month: October 2021
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, has welcomed the latest data on the Commencement Notices for house building. Newly released figures show that Commencement Notices for 3,203 residential units were received by Building Control Authorities in September. This represents a 48% increase on August. Data indicates that approximately 21,000
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLR) are delighted to work with Padraig Harrington and his team on the development of an innovative 3000 sqm putting course at Marlay Park. It is being designed and built to be publicly accessible within the Park and will greatly add to the amenities already available there. It is located at […]
Yomali Group, an industry leader in several niche SaaS (Software as a Service) markets, has announced its Irish expansion plans to hire 40 new people over the next 3 years. As Ireland is set to become the company’s headquarters, Yomali, whose motto is helping its clients ‘Sell More Online’, plans to house software development, BPO/customer […]
Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Peter Kavanagh, turned the sod on a new BusConnects interchange facility for Liffey Valley Shopping Centre as part of the strategy being rolled out by National Transport Authority (NTA). Liffey Valley Shopping Centre has been earmarked by the NTA as a key strategic site for the location of the […]
IDA Ireland, in partnership with Microsoft and LinkedIn, has published its fourth quarterly Labour Market Pulse, which provides an overview of the latest insights and trends across the Irish labour market, showing hiring rates in the Irish jobs market are now exceeding pre-pandemic levels. This Labour Market Pulse looked at activity over a three-month period, […]
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD has announced additional new development funding of €20 million for cancer services in Budget 2022. The continued development of cancer services in Ireland is guided by the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026. Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 is a Programme for Government commitment and is part of the […]
#BuyDonegal has been officially launched as businesses across the county joined the team at Donegal County Council to hear how the campaign will promote Donegal businesses products and services to a global audience. The campaign, now in its’ second year, will begin on Friday November 5th and run up until December 31st 2021. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County […]
Riot Games announced that it will open a new Remote Broadcast (RBC) and Content Production Centre in Dublin, Ireland as part of its drive to continuously innovate and advance its digital broadcast and production capabilities for esports as well as super serve players and fans. Riot Games and its Esports Technology Group (ETG) is growing […]
Kildare County Council had its first Climate and Energy Week, with a packed schedule of events planned which will focus on a range of climate action and energy awareness topics aimed to create awareness and understanding of our energy and climate action responsibilities. To officially mark the beginning of Kildare Climate and Energy Week, Kildare […]
Trinity Business School’s Executive MBA programme has ranked 1st in Ireland in the Financial Times 2021 EMBA Ranking, and joint 59th globally. The result marks another ranking success for Trinity and sees the Business School solidify its place as one of the top business education providers worldwide. Trinity’s EMBA success comes only months after the […]
The Government have launched a public conversation on the Well-being Framework for Ireland. This follows publication of the first report on Ireland’s Well-being Framework in July, which proposed a vision and conceptual framework for Ireland. The Framework provides an overarching structure for considering quality of life and societal progress, in addition to macroeconomic
After the series going all virtual in 2020 due to COVID-19 guidelines, this year sees the return to live performances for the Castleconnell Autumn Concert Series, albeit only one of the three scheduled concerts. The first two concerts performed by Cahal Masterson, and Annette Cleary and Réamonn Keary will be available to watch on Limerick.ie. While […]
The WiSAR Technology Gateway, at LYIT, has unveiled a new €170,000 state of the art, revolutionary scanning technology. The 8-axis portable CMM (coordinate measuring machine) arm is equipped with an ultra-high precision scanner and related software, following a successful submission to last year’s Enterprise Ireland, Capital Equipment Fund. The advanced technology will see
Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service are delighted to announce a series of Teen Literature Festival of writing and health advice events offered to secondary school and Youthreach students in Cork County. This exciting new venture to engage young people in Cork County with their local library service will run throughout November 2021. As […]
The Irish Emigration Museum (EPIC) added the 2021 World Travel Award for Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction to the Museum – their third year to win the title. EPIC museum is now the first Tourist Attraction in Europe to have won the Award Title three years in a row. The museum won the award ahead of such iconic and world class […]
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has welcomed the publication of the proposed carbon budgets from the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC). This is the first time that Ireland will set limits on greenhouse gas emissions for set periods of time. The carbon budgets are part of a roadmap of […]
Halloween can be a lot of fun especially for our children and young people and while we want everyone to have an enjoyable time, it is the time of year when we ask the community to remember that bonfires can cause serious damage and injuries both to our environment and to our health. There has […]
The Armada Hotel in County Clare has announced the creation of more than 100 new jobs and launched an innovative recruitment drive titled ‘The Quest for Ireland’s Best,’ to attract talent from across the island to posts in more than 30 hospitality roles. The jobs are being created as a result of a €3 million […]
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland announced the winners of the 2021 SEAI Energy Awards during an online awards ceremony, which saw the top prize go to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLR) for Energy Team of the Year. The dlr energy team collaborate across departments to achieve energy efficiency and carbon reduction across its own […]