The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced a €20 million for school library book grant will be provided to recognised primary and post-primary schools for the purchase of books, audio books and other media for the purposes of improving their existing literacy resource banks. This €20 million fund will be paid to schools […]
Month: April 2022
The latest PMI survey, from S&P Global, shows that business activity in Dublin experienced a sharp and accelerated increase in Q1 as the COVID-19 Omicron wave faded. The headline rate increased to 60.1, from 59.4 in Q4, marking four successive quarters of growth. Activity strengthened across all three monitored sectors, led by construction. Output across the rest of
Citi have announced that it intends to create 300 new jobs for Ireland this year. Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe T.D. and Cecilia Ronan, Citi Country Head Ireland, with Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland made the announcement at Citi’s European Bank headquarters on North Wall Quay in Dublin. The bank employs 2500 people in Ireland […]
Kildare County Council’s Library Service has installed two story trails in Linear Park, Newbridge and along Carton Avenue in Maynooth. Launched by the Cathaoirleach of the County of Kildare, Cllr. Naoise O’Cearuil, the outdoor story walks are for everyone to enjoy. Follow the story boards from beginning to end, just like a book, reading as you […]
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a significant advance in our understanding of epilepsy, as they have identified a potential method of preventing damaging seizures. Epilepsy is a chronic central nervous system (CNS) disorder affecting approximately 1% of the population and 50 million people worldwide. It is characterised by recurrent, spontaneous
Easter Weekend Prompts Joint Water Safety Appeal From the Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland
In the lead up to the Easter bank holiday weekend, the Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland have issued a joint water safety appeal and are asking people to take some basic precautions to stay safe when they visit the coast or participate in water activities, be it coastal or inland. The organisations also […]
Mayo Day 2022 returns with the largest Mayo Day flagship event to date! ‘Home to where the Heart is’ sees Castlebar transformed into a hive of Mayo Day celebration with something for all the family. Free family fun at Lough Lannagh includes taster canoeing, kayaking and monster Stand Up Paddle Boarding sessions with Mayo Adventure Experience between 11am and 5pm.
MarketStar, the global leader in outsourced sales and B2B revenue acceleration, has secured a new facility for their EMEA headquarters in Dublin. The company plans to create up to 300 new jobs over the next 3 years, bringing its Dublin-based team to 500 people by 2025. The commitment to this larger presence in Dublin further […]
Limerick City and County Council’s largest and most ambitious tourism marketing campaign, Limerick 50 Days of Summer, has received a national award. The ‘50 Days’ campaign won the award for the Best Connected Council (Communication & Digital Marketing) at the 2021 All-Ireland Community and Council Awards. Known as the LAMA Awards, they highlight and celebrate the work
Fáilte Ireland and Virgin Media One television have teamed up for an exciting new six-part domestic travel series ‘Are We There Yet?’ seeking out the best day trips and holidays to encourage domestic holidays throughout the country this year. The travel show series is hosted by husband-and-wife team Jon Slattery and Ciara Whelan, from The Holiday Show […]
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD announced the publication of the Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 and the payment of €50 million in grant funding for digital technology infrastructure to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. This strategy will advance the embedding of digital technologies across teaching, learning and assessment, building on the work
Following the success of its 2021 programme, Cork County Council’s Cork Co Co Pops series returns with over 80 live performances, supported by the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme (LLPPS) by of The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. With a line-up including shows as varied as comic theatrical retellings of Cu Chulainn by Scealta […]
Boston Scientific Corporation, a global leader in medical device technology, will unveil a new €100 million expansion of its operations at Ballybrit in Galway. The expansion is expected to enable 300+ jobs in the coming years and includes over 40,000 square feet of medical device manufacturing space that will be powered by renewable energy. Taoiseach Micheál […]
A ground-breaking ceremony with Deputy Mayor Daniel Whooley and Dublin West TD and Minister for Sport Jack Chambers, took place alongside Councillors and representatives from local community groups who will benefit from the state-of-the-art sporting facilities in Castleknock from Q1 2023. The recreational hub is in response to extensive engagements with local sports clubs
Sport Ireland and Ireland Active have announced a €3.2 million funding package for swimming pool operators across the country. This funding forms part of the €73.6m in Covid funding to support the sport sector announced by Government last December. The funding allocation is an acknowledgement of the importance of the sector and the impact swimming has […]
With global uncertainty increasing and Ireland facing rising competition from other fast-growing economies, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar has published a new trade and investment strategy Value for Ireland, Values for the World to protect and grow our trade with other countries. Almost half of our workforce – 1.3 million […]
Galway City Council are urging coffee drinkers across the city to ‘’Use your Mug!” A customer will pay €1 to ‘borrow’ the deposit scheme cup and get it refunded when they return it or alternatively swap it for another 2GoCup for free at any of the 10 participating Businesses. Speaking about the campaign, Tiarnan McCusker, […]
MGS has ambitious investment and expansion plans for its Leixlip plant in Kildare, which were announced by Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar. MGS’s plans are being driven by the company’s continued success and growth within the healthcare sector. Focusing on the manufacture of high precision medical device components has expedited the
On April 29th, Make-A-Wish Ireland will mark their 30th anniversary with the Light Up Blue Campaign by granting over 2,770 wishes to children living with life threatening illnesses. This coincides with the 42nd anniversary of the wish that inspired the founding of the organisation responsible for granting more than 520,000 wishes worldwide. In honour of the […]
A new study published by the Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway which notes the link between sugary drink consumption, tooth decay and obesity has just been published. It examines 16-year trends in sugary drink consumption between 2002 and 2018 among European teenagers (11 – 15 years old). Results from the World Health Organization surveys […]