Month: January 2022

A company established by two County Limerick brothers to reduce chemical use in agriculture has won the first national accelerator programme for early-stage AgTech and FoodTech start-up companies. Cotter Agritech founders, Jack and Nick Cotter from Abbeyfeale, were winners of the inaugural UCD Agtech Start-up of the Year award which included a €10,000 prize sponsored by

Education News Transport

Minister Foley Stakeholders to Give Views on School Transport Scheme

Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has opened a consultation process with stakeholders, as part of the review of the school transport scheme. The review currently being conducted by the Department of Education encompasses the school transport scheme for children with special educational needs and the primary and post-primary school transport schemes. The review will

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Omicron Sees Business Activity in Dublin Expand at Softer Pace in Q4

The latest PMI survey shows that business activity in Dublin continued to increase during the final quarter of 2021 but at the slowest rate since Q1 when Ireland was in full lockdown. While the headline rate remained elevated at 59.4 it slowed from 62.1 in Q3, as the emergence of the Omicron variant at the end […]

Business News

Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office Clients Created Over 300 Jobs in 2021

Local Enterprise Office Kerry now supporting over 285 small businesses and 1,272 jobs according to new figures. 313 new jobs created in 2021. 12% job increase from 2020. Net employment gain of 145 in 2021. 285 total small businesses employing 1,272 people supported by LEO Kerry. The net jobs created by Local Enterprise Office Kerry supported […]

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Clare County Council Publishes Results of Ennis Pedestrianisation Survey

Clare County Council is pleased to publish the results of the Ennis pedestrianisation survey which was conducted online and in paper format in October, 2021. The data captured and analysed through the Council’s online consultation platform, provides the Council with an overview of the profiles of a large sample of individuals using the town centre, […]

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Council Journal Podcast Now on Spotify!

The Council Journal podcast can now be streamed and listened to on Spotify! Be sure to check out all of our podcasts on topics ranging from workplace success to medical developments. Click the link to listen now! Here are some of our favourite listens: Conor Stone Q&A Conor is the founder of both WorkMindful and […]

Culture News

€6.6m in 2022 for Creative Ireland Local Authority Projects

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, have announced funding of €6.6 million for the 2022 Creative Ireland Projects Creative Communities initiative. This partnership between the departments and all 31 local authorities is being enabled

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New Jobs Created by Local Enterprise Office Limerick Clients in 2021

The annual results of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) for 2021 have shown that LEO Limerick supported companies which created 179 net new jobs in the past 12 months. This is the eighth year of year-on-year growth in jobs in Limerick with LEO Limerick supporting a total of 298 small businesses employing 1,825 people. The […]

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EI Targets Post-Crisis Exports Recovery for Indigenous Firms

Enterprise Ireland (EI) is aiming to increase exports by its client companies by nearly 20pc to €30bn within the next three years, according to the latest strategy plan by the State agency. EI, which supports indigenous manufacturing and services companies, also intends to add 15,000 net jobs per year in that time, as it steers […]

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Appeal to Homes and Businesses to Prepare for Freezing Weather and Conserve Water

Irish Water and Local Authorities are asking homes and businesses to take some simple steps to avoid damage to their pipes and help conserve water during the freezing weather. Freezing conditions can lead to a higher than normal volume of burst pipes. A burst pipe can cause severe damage in the home, while also leading […]

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Blockchain: Explained in Plain English

This is not just another article about blockchain technology. This is blockchain explained in plain English. If you and technology haven’t got friendly yet, but you’ve googled ‘blockchain’ at least once – and then given up, overwhelmed with all the information coming at you and flooding your brain – don’t click away! When blockchain was first

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‘Check, Clean, Dry’ Campaign to Protect Irish Waterways

A new initiative, called the ‘Check, Clean, Dry’ Campaign’, to raise awareness about the spread of harmful invasive plant species and the impact of litter on Irish waterways has been launched by Leave No Trace Ireland in partnership with Waterways Ireland, the National Biodiversity Data Centre, Sport Ireland, Canoeing Ireland, Inland Fisheries Ireland, the Marine […]

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Comhairle Contae Chorcaí Chun Tacú le Dráma do Pháistí i nGaeilge

Tá glaoigh amach eisithe ag Comhairle Contae Chorcaí do dhrámadóirí agus d’amharclannóirí ar spéis leo dráma nua a chruthú trí Ghaeilge don lucht féachana óg. Tá sé mar aidhm ealaíontóir a choimisiúnú le dráma Gaeilge a dhéanamh a bheidh inrochtana agus siamsúil do pháistí suas go 12 bliana d’aois. Déanfar é a thaibhiú i leabharlanna […]

Business News Technology

Advantio Creates 40 Jobs in Sligo With Establishment of Cybersecurity HQ

Advantio, a Cybersecurity provider specialising in Professional Services, Managed Security Solutions and SaaS security and compliance solutions, has announced the establishment of its European Cybersecurity HQ in Sligo, with the creation of approximately 40 jobs over the next three years. Established in 2009, Advantio is one of Europe’s leading privately owned

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Kildare County Council Announce Community Grants for 2022

Kildare County Council have announced their community grants for 2022, and applications for funding are invited from groups whose activities and projects benefit communities in the county. Full details of the eligibility criteria and online application forms for each are available at http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/AllServices/Community/CommunityGrants/ The deadline for

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Sport Ireland Announces New CEO

The Board of Sport Ireland, following approval of the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media Catherine Martin TD, and Minister of State Jack Chambers TD have appointed Dr. Una May as its new Chief Executive (CEO). Dr. May was selected following a publicly advertised and extensive recruitment process that included an international […]

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Ministers Announce Series of Actions to Support Horticultural Growers

Ministers in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have announced a series of actions to support Irish horticultural growers who are dependent on peat. This follows the publication of the Final Report of the Working Group on the Use of Peat Moss in the Horticultural Industry. The Working Group on the Use of […]

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Taoiseach Briefed on Our Balbriggan Projects During Visit

Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD was briefed on the Our Balbriggan Regeneration Plan when he visited the town yesterday for the official launch of the Irish Institute of Music and Song. During a walk from the Our Balbriggan Hub in St George’s Square to Balbriggan Harbour, the Taoiseach, who was accompanied by Minister for Housing, Local […]

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Udemy Set to Expand EMEA Headquarters in Dublin, Creating More Than 120 Jobs