From March 21st – 27th, The Mindful Running & Walking App, Lupa, are encouraging people to get active in support of the Samaritans Mental Health Charity. During their Move For Mindfulness Week, for every run or walk you record using the free Lupa app, £1/€1 will be donated to the Samaritans on your behalf so that while
Month: March 2022
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins have launched the National Apprenticeship Alliance (NAA). As set out in the ‘Action Plan for Apprenticeship, 2021 to 2025 ’, the NAA will have an advisory role in relation to the development of […]
Arriving under blue skies and warm sunshine, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Waterford City to a warm Déise welcome. The royal couple were greeted upon arrival at Reginald’s Tower by the Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. Joe Kelly, Mary Butler TD, Minster for Older People and Mental Health, […]
The online financial platform Revolut is launching deposit accounts in Ireland. Customers’ funds of up to €100,000 will be protected under the Lithuanian deposit guarantee scheme. The move to launch ‘Revolut Bank’ in Ireland comes ahead of the withdrawal by Ulster Bank and KBC from the Irish market, which has left nearly 1.5 million customers […]
As part of its Social housing capital programme, Donegal County Council have completed the turnkey acquisition of 38 properties that are currently under construction at Oak Meadows, Drumbar, Donegal Town. The acquisition of these houses is a major investment of in excess of €7.6m in the social housing stock in the county and in particular, […]
Ireland is the leader in Europe when it comes to onshore wind with the highest percentage of onshore wind generation as a percentage of our total electricity generation at over 40 per cent. This is a remarkable achievement for a country of our size and a testament to good policy support, visionary developers and committed […]
Records from the Archives exhibition will tour Ireland following a four month stint at Dublin Castle, where the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921 went on public display for the first time in the history of the State. Following the success of the exhibition, the National Archives, in association with the Royal Irish Academy have also launched a […]
A new tourism campaign launched is encouraging you to get back to experiencing the joys of life without limits as you Re-Embrace Limerick. The campaign running across social media until 18 April, is celebrating that Limerick is open as we invite our audiences to Re-Embrace all that the city and county has to offer via […]
Guidewire have announced that it has opened its new EMEA HQ 10 years after the company opened its first office in Dublin. Based in Blanchardstown, the new office building occupies 85,000ft² and is evidence of Guidewire’s continued commitment to Ireland and its customers across Europe. Adapting to the new world of work, Guidewire is offering […]
On this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Paul McMahon of Virtual Teic and Eamonn Gallagher of International Framers. Virtual Teic provide a service that lets you step inside your home before a brick is ever laid using the latest virtual reality technology. Virtual Teic can be used to: Interact with 3D digital […]
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has confirmed that the selection process for eight new UBU Your Place Your Space youth services has commenced. Each new service will be allocated funding of €120,000 per annum initially, a total allocation of some €1m. The new UBU Your Place Your Space selected areas […]
A new state-of-the-art lift system called Poolpod has been installed at the dlr Leisure Loughlinstown centre to support the work of the centre and to provide easy and independent access to the swimming pool. Poolpod is a sleek and modern pool lift which offers a dignified and quick means of access for all visitors who […]
IDA Ireland in partnership with Enterprise Ireland have launched a national online searchable database to profile Irish based companies and multinational companies that have capacity in disruptive and sustainable technologies and those that want to use these technologies to change and grow their business. Funding was secured under the Public Service Innovation Fund to
Cork Lifelong Learning Festival 2022 launches in the Council Chambers Cork City Hall. After a break of two years, there is a lot of excitement to be back and really looking forward to this year’s festival. The festival organisers are delighted to launch the festival programme packed full of free learning events due to take […]
Eight Irish companies and start-ups have been selected by Bord na Móna to take part in its Accelerate Green innovation programme for businesses focusing on sustainability and climate action. First announced last October, the accelerator aims to help Irish SMEs developing products and services based on green innovation to scale their business and help in the fight […]
Policy makers and key stakeholders from industry, civil society, trade unions and state bodies will explore the opportunities and challenges that come with the pressing need to accelerate climate action, at the first National Climate Stakeholder Forum. The National Forum, which takes place in Dublin Castle, is one of the key actions identified in the Climate […]
Mullingar Town Band have been named as the overall winners of the 50th Limerick International Band Championship – Ireland’s only marching band competition. After a gap of two years, the Limerick International Band Championship returned with 15 bands comprising around 800 musicians helping to lift the spirits of the more than 25,000 spectators who lined […]
Digital Business Ireland has appointed Ashley McDonnell of PUIG as Chairperson of the representative body up to 2024. Ashley McDonnell will take over from current Chair Niall Horgan of Irish athleisure wear brand Gym+Coffee, as his term ends this month following a successful spell as the chairperson of the organisation. Digital Business Ireland is the […]
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland has launched a new exhibition at Hugh Lane Gallery, the first public launch since the lifting of restrictions. Transfiguration is a survey exhibition by Irish artist Patrick Graham, who is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s most influential contemporary painters. This is the first solo museum exhibition in Ireland by the […]
To engage with Irish practitioners across the country, the Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering in Trinity College Dublin are delighted to invite you to join the free Engineering for Climate Action Lunchtime Lecture Webinar Series. The series will be held on subsequent Wednesday lunchtimes, from 13:00 – 14:00, between the 23rd of March and