Month: July 2022

Dublin City University (DCU) has been reaccredited with small business charter status. DCU is the only university in the Republic of Ireland to hold this prestigious accreditation. This award is in recognition of the effective role DCU plays in supporting the development of small and medium sized businesses in Ireland and in promoting entrepreneurship among […]

Environment News

Government Anounces Sectoral Emissions Ceilings

The government has reached agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings which will ensure Ireland plays a leading role in combatting climate change and leave the planet in a better shape for our children. The Emissions Ceilings will give us cleaner air, warmer homes, and a better quality of life. Every sector will play its part and […]

Council Partners News

Fully Inclusive “We-Go-Swing” Launched at Millennium Park

There was great fanfare in Millennium Park in Dublin 15 as a new fully inclusive “We-Go-Swing” was launched by Mayor of Fingal Cllr Howard Mahony, allowing children of all abilities to play together without barriers. Also in attendance were Minister Jack Chambers TD, Paul Donnelly TD, local Councillors and enthusiastic children and parents who gave the new […]

Ireland’s Trade and Investment Report Published

Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Robert Troy, has published the report on Ireland’s trade and investment performance for 2021, Delivering Value for Ireland: Trade and Investment Report 2021. Ireland’s record performance – €451 billion exports in 2021 – is set against the backdrop of ongoing trading challenges and geopolitical

Council Partners News

Official Opening of Carrigart Digital Hub gteic@Carraig Airt

The official opening of the gteic@Carraig Airt a new digital hub based in the heart of Carrigart on Main Street offering eighteen desk spaces in a newly refurbished building of some 1,800 square feet. The official launch was performed by the Minister for Rural & Community Development Heather Humphreys T.D. in the presence of the Cathaoirleach of […]

News Sport

Sport Ireland Launches €2 Million ‘Sport for All’ Disability Supports Club Fund

Sport Ireland has opened the application process for a €2million ‘Sport for All’ Disability Supports Club Fund. The Scheme will be open to the affiliated clubs of Sport Ireland recognised National Governing Bodies (NGBs). The fund offers every club affiliated with a Sport Ireland recognised National Governing Body an opportunity to provide inclusive programmes and […]

Council Partners Housing News

€186m Funding to Develop New Town in Clonburris, Dublin

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has welcomed the Government’s decision to approve a multi-annual grant-funding package of €186.3m of infrastructure investment for the Clonburris Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Enabling Infrastructure Project in South Dublin. The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) is providing

Council Partners Education News

Waterford Libraries Awarded €300,000 for ‘My Open Library’ Initiatives

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced an investment of over €3.1 million in 46 library branches across the country under the ‘My Open Library’ scheme. Some €2.2 million in funding will be provided to roll-out the ‘My Open Library’ initiative in a further 17 branches – which will allow people […]

Business News Technology

Irish Deep-Tech Company Impedans Raises €3.5m Funding

Irish deep-tech company Impedans has raised €3.5m in funding for its sensor technology that is used in areas such as chip making. Impedans develops intelligent sensing platforms for radio-frequency (RF) and plasma process monitoring. Use cases of the technology include process development, tool design, process control, fault detection and classification, primarily in the

Council Partners News Tourism Transport

Daily Shuttle Bus Service Opens for Limerick Greenway Users

Limerick Greenway users can now access shuttle bus services seven days a week, adding to the first-class network of visitor facilities already in place along the 40km scenic off-road walking and cycling route. There are several bike hire companies in operation along the route and the daily shuttle bus is available to all Greenway users. […]

News Tourism

The Lifts Of Moher – Electric Buggies Wheeled out at Clare Visitor Attraction

People with disabilities or reduced mobility can now fully enjoy everything the Cliffs of Moher Experience in County Clare has to offer courtesy of two electric buggies. Operated by trained staff, the Burren Buggy and Wild Atlantic Shuttle provide visitors to with a guided tour of Ireland’s most natural attraction from the viewing platforms overlooking […]

Financial News

‘Accommodation Recognition Payment’ for Hosts Accommodating People From Ukraine

Applications for the €400 ‘Accommodation Recognition Payment’ can be made by households who are hosting people claiming Temporary Protection after fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. The payment will be paid on the second Tuesday of each month with the first payment being made on Tuesday 9th August, including any arrears that are due. The payment […]

Council Partners Culture News

Art and the Outdoors: A Hugh Lane Gallery Family Celebration

Following on from its success last year, the Hugh Lane Gallery is delighted to announce the return of Art and the Outdoors, its exciting two-day family art event-taking place outdoors on Parnell Square North on Saturday 30 July and Sunday 31 July 2022. Inspired by artists who moved out of their studio to paint en plein […]

Kaseya Chooses Dundalk for New Centre of Excellence

Kaseya, the leading global provider of unified IT management and security software for managed service providers (MSPs) and mid-market enterprises (MMEs), have announced plans to establish a new Centre of Excellence in Dundalk, creating 250 jobs over the next three years. The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. Tánaiste & Minister […]

Council Partners History News

Historic Site in Kildare Joins New World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland

The Royal Sites of Ireland, a group of six unique collectives of largely prehistoric monuments and sites, have been announced as one of three successful bids to be added to Ireland’s Tentative List for World Heritage status. Dún Ailinne, (Knockaulin) in Kildare, is one of the six historic site, and is located on private land […]

LGMA Partners on Graduate Programme for Those With Disabilities

The LGMA has partnered with the Willing Abled Mentoring (WAM) Graduate Programme to recruit people with disabilities across Ireland for a variety of roles within a number of participating local authorities. Roles are available in Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Kerry and Waterford in areas such as HR, Climate and Environment, Community and Sport, Communications and ICT.

Culture News

Historic Day as First Meeting of Irish Language Services Advisory Committee Convened

Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport, Jack Chambers, met with members of the Irish Language Services Advisory Committee when they had their first meeting in the Foras na Gaeilge building in Dublin City Centre. The Committee was established last month, in accordance with the provisions of the Official Languages […]

Council Partners News

Works Get Underway on €1.2m Dursey Cable Car Upgrade

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins has visited the Beara Peninsula in West Cork to see the start of construction works at the Dursey Island Cable Car. The system, which is Ireland’s only cable car, closed at the end of March following damage caused by Storm Barra combined with the metal […]

Siemens Establishes R&D Operations in Shannon