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Year: 2021

Council Partners Environment News

Launch of South Dublin County Council’s Tree Management Policy

By Ryan Harmon
Mayor Cllr. Peter Kavanagh launched the South Dublin County Council’s Tree Management Policy  – ‘Living with Trees’ 2021-2026 in Corkagh Park. The Mayor planted an Oak tree– Quercus petraea – the Dair ghaelachor the traditional Irish Oak  – the sessile native oak. The Mayor said, “trees provide great benefits in so many ways – economic, social,
News Technology

Saving IoT and AI From Itself

By Ryan Harmon
The last thing you probably need to read is yet another article describing the value of IoT and AI. Let’s face it: 99% of the content out there now on this topic is not meant for you. It’s meant for Google SEO. All hail our content overlords! But it says something (scary) when a recent […]
Council Partners News Tourism

Limerick Towns and Villages Benefit From Almost €4m of Active Travel Investment

By Ryan Harmon
Sixteen towns and villages across Limerick have benefitted from almost €4m of investment in Active Travel measures in 2021. With funding from the National Transport Authority, Limerick City and County Council has delivered a range of improvements for pedestrians with many of the projects completed in recent weeks. Works include the construction of new footpaths […]
Culture Education News

Minister O’Gorman Seeks Submissions on Planned Reform of Youth Services Grant Scheme

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD, has announced an open call seeking submissions on the planned reform of the Youth Services Grant Scheme (YSGS). The YSGS was established in the 1980s to allocate funding to organisations providing universal services to children and young people. Currently, the YSGS funds 30 […]
Business Health News

Accenture and NIBRT Pair Up to Bring Medical Treatments to Patients Faster

By Ryan Harmon
Professional services company Accenture has teamed up with the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) to speed up the production of medical treatments. The aim of the partnership is to get life-saving medical treatments on the market faster. It is being funded by both Accenture and Enterprise Ireland. The project, dubbed the ‘Biotech […]
Culture History News

New 10 Year Sceilg Mhichíl Management Plan

By Ryan Harmon
Minister of State with Responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcom Noonan TD, and the Minister of State with Responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O’Donovan TD, have launched a new 10-year management plan for the UNESCO World Heritage Property of Sceilg Mhichíl. This second ten-year management plan is an important milestone in […]
Competition News

Christmas Hamper Giveaway!

By Ryan Harmon
Be in with the chance to win a Hampers & Co ‘Wine and Candles gift Box’. All you need to do to be in with the chance of winning this Christmas Hamper Giveaway is subscribe to our monthly newsletter! Candles are one of the top gifts given and received! Perhaps the reason people love candles […]
News Tourism

Fáilte Ireland Announces Sponsorship of RTÉ Weather to Drive Recovery of Tourism Sector

By Ryan Harmon
To help accelerate the recovery of Ireland’s tourism sector, Fáilte Ireland has announced its sponsorship of RTÉ Weather, which attracts an average daily audience of 400,000.  The 3-year sponsorship is part of Fáilte Ireland’s Keep Discovering campaign and will commence on January 1st, 2022. The Keep Discovering message will be watched daily in hundreds of thousands of