Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien T.D has announced that the development of a new Youth Homelessness Strategy will now progress to an important phase of direct consultation with young people throughout the rest of this month. Once these views have been received and incorporated, the Strategy will be finalised. Chairing the […]
Month: April 2022
South Dublin County Council (SDCC), through South Dublin Libraries, is excited to announce the launch of the AWS Think Big Space educational lab in Tallaght, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The AWS Think Big Space is a new educational lab located beside the Tallaght Luas stop, which aims to inspire an interest in science, technology, […]
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar has announced plans by Nikon Precision Europe (NPE) to expand its operations with the opening of its new offices on Kildare Innovation Campus. The offices will form part of its worldwide support network. This expansion was supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. NPE […]
Fingal County Council has unveiled a new 10-year strategy it hopes will help boost the number of trees across north Dublin and ensure that Ireland’s youngest county is left in a better state when it is handed over to future generations. The Mayor of Fingal Cllr Seána Ó Rodaigh launched the ‘Forest of Fingal’ tree […]
Chambers Ireland welcomes the “Housing for All” update, but is concerned about the financial viability of projects in the pipeline. Following the Housing for All update last week, Chambers Ireland’s Chief Executive, Ian Talbot said, “we are glad that the issue of housing is receiving the highest priority in government and look forward to Croí […]
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, has welcomed the submission of the new €1.1bn PEACE PLUS programme to the European Commission, ahead of its launch later this year. On foot of approval by Government, by the Northern Ireland Executive and by the North South Ministerial Council in late 2021, the draft programme has […]
‘Paudcast’ star Padraig O’Callaghan has been named as Limerick Person of the Year for 2021. The digital media star was announced as the winner at a ceremony in the Clayton Hotel Limerick, marking the first time in three years the event has been able to return to its usual format, where the monthly winners gathered […]
EirGen Pharma has acquired a new building in the IDA Industrial Estate in Waterford which will facilitate an expansion of its Oral Solid Dose manufacturing and packaging capabilities. The new facility will provide an additional 3,500m2 of state-of-the-art manufacturing and packaging capabilities for its global customer base. An Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in partnership with University College Dublin have opened the Stillorgan Road Cycle Improvement and improved accessibility to UCD Campus. All works were made possible with the receipt of 100% funding from the National Transport Authority. The completed works have provided: New entrance to UCD campus Upgrade of Stillorgan Rd/ Foster’s
Irish consumers have shown strong support for local produce, with 70% deeming buying Irish made / produced food as either ‘quite’ or ‘very’ important. Similarly, 61% consider the provenance of the food product to be an important factor when shopping. This is according to new Red C research, commissioned by KPMG, into Irish consumers food […]
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, in association with the Managing Director of SuperValu, Ian Allen, has launched the 2022 SuperValu TidyTowns competition. In place since 1958, the competition continues to grow from strength to strength. It is administered by the Department of Rural and Community Development and sponsored by SuperValu.
The Cork World Book Festival is back in person this April 19th – 24th for its 18th edition. An initiative of Cork City Libraries, in association with Triskel Arts Centre and supported by funding from The Arts Council, this year’s programme is a celebration of new and familiar voices from home and abroad and of […]
Remitly Global, a leading digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families, has announced it will increase operations in Cork, creating approximately 120 jobs over the next six months. Established in Seattle in 2011, Remitly employs over 1,800 full-time equivalent employees either working out of our headquarters in Seattle, Washington, at one of our
April 1st marked the official launch of the National #SpringClean22! For the past 23 years the campaign has volunteered over 12 million hours of their time to remove 42,000 tonnes of litter across the country. National Spring Clean is operated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce in partnership with Local Authorities, including Kildare County […]
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) have announced a new round of Government funding for energy research and innovation. The call will support innovative energy Research Development and Demonstration (RD&D) projects which will help accelerate Ireland’s transition to a clean and secure energy future. Government support comes, in the form of a
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced that a comprehensive evaluation is to be undertaken of the School Meals Programme. The Minister made the announcement on a visit to Scoil Treasa Naofa Primary School, Donore Avenue, Dublin 8. The Programme has an annual budget of over €65 million. This supports over 1,500 […]
The launch of this year’s Big Donegal Clean-Up took place at The Community Park in Convoy this week where Cllr Jack Murray, Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, joined members of Convoy Community Environmental Committee, John Curran from the Donegal Volunteer Centre, pupils and teachers from Convoy Joint National School and Scoil Bhríde Convoy and Michael […]
Gilead Sciences, a global biotechnology company, have announced the formal opening of its Dublin city centre office focused on developing new paediatric formulations for its portfolio of medicines. Development, clinical operations, legal / IP, medical affairs and regulatory teams will work together to create the company’s only Global Paediatric Centre of Excellence, based
Cork County Council has awarded the commission for a new Irish language play for children, to writer and theatre maker Grace Kiely. This new work will be performed in library settings and other locations in County Cork in 2022. Following a 14-year period of making theatre while based in Galway, Grace Kiely has recently returned […]
The first three Blueways in the world to achieve accreditation are officially opening at the Boyne Blueway, Suir Blueway Tipperary and Lough Derg Blueway. Blueways are a brand-new outdoor recreation offering currently unique to Ireland. They encourage the use of lakes, canals, rivers and costal environments for walking, cycling, swimming, kayaking, stand up paddle