Month: January 2022

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland have announced that it has awarded 49 new projects €19.8 million in Government funding, supporting and enabling a wide range of energy research in Ireland. The projects bring together leading academic institutes, industry partners, and not-for-profits to tackle key areas in our national efforts to transition to a low carbon […]

Education Health News

Online Consent Hub on Sexual Consent Launched

Helen McEntee TD, Minister for Justice, and Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, have launched an online learning hub on consent for the third level sector. The online consent hub draws extensively on the work of the pioneering Active* Consent research team at NUI Galway. It provides, for […]

Council Partners News Transport

More Than €24m of Funding for Active Travel in Limerick in 2022

Limerick City and County Council has been allocated more than €24m for Active Travel in 2022 by the National Transport Authority. The funding will be used to further expand and improve Limerick’s walking and cycling infrastructure. This investment will allow the Active Travel team in Limerick to progress its work on a number of key […]

Business Health News

Business Welcomes Government Announcement on Plans for Reopening

Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has welcomed the announcement from Government of the significant easing of most Covid public health restrictions. Ibec also welcomed that the announcement signalled that greater personal responsibility for individuals and autonomy for businesses in their office operations will be afforded in this next phase. Ibec CEO Danny

Council Partners News Transport

DLR Council Encourages Schools to Apply for Cycle and Scooter Parking

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has been allocated funding from the National Transport Authority to deliver cycle and scooter parking to schools. All schools in the County have been contacted and requested to apply to the Council for the cycle parking and/or scooter parking and outline what they are doing to promote cycling on the journey […]

Education Health News

New Theory Proposes ‘Forgetting’ is Actually Form of Learning

We create countless memories as we live our lives but many of these we forget. Why? Counter to the general assumption that memories simply decay with time, ‘forgetting’ might not be a bad thing – that is according to scientists who believe it may represent a form of learning. The scientists behind the new theory, […]

Health News

Launch of €1m Mental Health Fund in Partnership with Mental Health Ireland

Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler TD, has announced the upcoming launch of a €1 million fund to be distributed in partnership with Mental Health Ireland. The purpose of the fund, which will go live on 31 January, is to support the work of a number of smaller local groups who deliver […]

Council Partners Culture News

Funding Available for Donegal Heritage Projects

The Heritage Council has funding available for Donegal Heritage Projects and is inviting applications to its Community Heritage Grant Scheme until Wednesday, February 16 at 5 p.m. The aims of the grant scheme are to support capital projects that improve access and inclusion to heritage sites and that apply good heritage practice to the management of […]

Business News Technology

HID Global Wins Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs Contract

HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has been awarded Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs (“DFA”) contract for the Passport Issuance and Processing System. The contract will see HID Global provide a new operating system for the Department’s Passport Service. HID Global’s HID Integrale™ software system makes the management of

Council Partners Culture History News

Waterford Treasures Ends Year On a High

With so many highlights to choose from, 2021 ended on a high for Waterford Treasures. With over €1.2 million donated by extremely generous private benefactors, the Viking Triangle was transformed into a leading visitor destination with the addition of two new museums; the Irish Museum of Time and the Irish Silver Museum. The icing on […]

Health News

Nurses Association Slam Minister’s Omission Of General Practice Nurses As Frontline Healthcare Workers

The Irish General Practice Nurses Educational Association (IGPNEA) has heavily criticised the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohue TD, who said on ‘Prime Time’ (Thursday 20th January) that General Practice Nurses (GPNs) were not frontline healthcare workers. Mary Jordan, IGPNEA Chairperson, said that their membership was furious with the Minister’s remarks,

Housing News

Significant Improvements to ‘Mortgage to Rent’ Scheme Announced

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, TD, has announced a number of significant improvements to the ‘Mortgage to Rent’ (MTR) scheme for people who have borrowed from commercial private lending institutions and who are at risk of losing their homes due to mortgage arrears. The changes will result in more people […]

Business Council Partners News

New Training Programme Launches To Assist Small Businesses

New training programme launches to assist small businesses to adopt a circular economy business model. 61% of business owners in Ireland view the green economy as a business priority for 2022. The MODOS Spring Circular Economy Programme, launched by Dublin City Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council gives local businesses the opportunity to avail of […]

Business News

Jim Woulfe and Lucinda Woods Appointed to the Board of Enterprise Ireland

Former Dairygold CEO Jim Woulfe has been appointed to the board of Enterprise Ireland alongside financial strategist Lucinda Woods. Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar announced the appointment. It follows the publication this week of Enterprise Ireland’s results for 2021 which shows that companies supported by the State body

Environment News

Team Limerick Clean-Up Back for 7 in a Row

Registration is now open for the 7th edition of the largest one-day clean-up in Ireland, Team Limerick Clean-Up (TLC), set to take place on Good Friday, 15th April across Limerick city and county. Prominent members of the Limerick community, Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr. Daniel Butler, Paul O’Connell and Helen O’Donnell, […]

Business Competition News

Win an ‘Irish Larder Parcel’ Hamper by Filling Our Short Survey!

Be in with the chance of winning an ‘Irish Larder Parcel’ hamper by filling in our short survey about the effects of Covid-19 on business. Click here to complete the survey and be in with a chance of winning this hamper! Covid-19 has been a challenge to people in every walk of life, especially in […]

Business Education News

Purchase of Major New Training Facility for Galway Roscommon ETB

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced the purchase of major new training facility for Galway Roscommon ETB. The Cambridge Building, in Mervue Business Park, Galway City, extends to a gross external area of 36,769 sq ft, and will almost double the number of spaces available for apprentices […]

Business Council Partners News

LEO South Dublin Clients Created Over 242 Jobs in 2021

The Local Enterprise Office South Dublin is now supporting over 260 small businesses and 1,345 jobs according to new figures. 242 new jobs created in 2021 3% job increase from 2020 8th year of YoY jobs growth Net employment gain of 37 in 2021 260 total small businesses employing 1345 people supported by LEO South […]

Business News Technology

Irish Firms Urged to Boost Growth by Having a Strategy for Digitalisation