A Cork County Council initiative is hoping to see thousands of plastic bottles removed from schools each week. Contactless water refill stations will be installed at 15 schools around Cork as part of efforts to reduce single-use plastic waste, allowing students and teachers to fill their reusable bottles with filtered water. It is part of […]
Day: 13 January 2022
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Department of Transport have agreed to allow a temporary and urgent derogation in respect of certain provisions of the EU driving and resting time rules. The proposed derogation will apply to all operators and drivers subject to the EU driver’s hours and tachograph rules engaged in the carriage of goods. […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has opened the Bright Futures in Technology event at the 2022 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Bright Futures in Technology, run by Connecting Women in Technology (CWIT), brings together figures from the world of technology to share their experience with second […]
The significant re-drawing of traffic management priorities on Cork’s historic city centre island continues with the advancement of works on the MacCurtain Street Public Transport Improvement Scheme. The scheme will improve the reliability and journey times of bus services in the city centre and, in parallel, will provide improved walking and cycling infrastructure along
Professional salaries in certain sectors of the Irish jobs market are expected to increase by between 5 and 10 per cent in 2022, with increases of 15-20 per cent likely for some in-demand niche skills, according to professional services recruitment consultancy Morgan McKinley. It says more than four in five people are considering a career […]