Cork has been selected by UNESCO as one of the lead cities in a global network focussing on health and wellbeing in cities. The announcement was made at the 4th UNESCO Conference on Learning Cities held in Columbia. As a lead city, Cork will be invited to host a seminar on health and wellbeing where […]
The date for the next Cork City Joint Policing Committee (JPC) is Monday October 7th to be held in The Council Chamber, City Hall, Cork T12 T997, at 2pm. Cllr Colm Kelleher, [email protected] has been elected Chairperson The final JPC of 2019 will be held on Monday December 2nd – to be held in The […]
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD has today (Thursday) established and held the first meeting of a new Women’s Health Taskforce. The Taskforce will be led by the Secretary General of the Department of Health, Jim Breslin, and Peggy Maguire, the Director General of the European Institute for Women’s Health, in partnership with the National […]
Best-selling children’s author Holly Webb will visit Donegal next week as part of Wainfest 2019. With over 100 books to her name, best-selling author Holly Webb has seen her books translated into 31 different languages and is a firm favourite with children all over the world. Holly’s books centre around animals and children and their […]
Minister Eoghan Murphy opens new Carlow social housing scheme following news that Carlow is the newest county added to the rent pressure zone list. Minister Murphy, together with local TDs and Councillors were welcomed to the new build housing development in Browneshill, Carlow town on Friday last by Tuath Housing’s Chairman, Eamon Gavigan. Tuath, in […]
Creative hub the Tara Building claim they’re going nowhere following rumours the building is to be demolished to make way for a hotel. The rumours follow hot on the heels of news the Bernard Shaw would be relocating – the latest in a long line of creative spaces such as the Tivoli and Hangar to […]
September 20,2019PRESS RELEASE Fingal County Council with Local Link and GoCar announce Community Car Service Fingal County Council in partnership with Local Link and GoCar will launch a pilot ‘Community Car’ Service in Howth and Skerries within the coming weeks. Local community travel is a lifeline for many people who do not drive, allowing them […]
The Border village of Glaslough in Co Monaghan has been named as the winner of the 2019 SuperValu National Tidy Towns Competition. The village which hosted the 2002 wedding of singer Paul McCartney and Heather Mills was just one point behind the overall winners Listowel, Co Kerry, in 2018. This year however, Glaslough was one […]
A meeting of the National Emergency Co-ordination Group to discuss nationwide preparations for the expected arrival of Storm Lorenzo tomorrow evening is taking place in Dublin today at 10.30am. Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government Eoghan Murphy said he is very concerned about the potential impact of the storm in coastal areas and the damage that
The report below contains the most recent housing data, including residential planning permissions, commencements, housing guarantee registrations, new homes available, and purchase and rental price indices. The latest figures show that Dublin Planning Permissions (Q1 2019) were up 21% year-on-year and Commencement Notices were up 29% in June 2019. Download Report
Lord Mayor Paul McAuliffe tonight announced the winners of the Dublin City Neighbourhood Awards 2019. All the winners were presented with a special certificate and prize fund at a ceremony in the Hogan Suite, Croke Park, Dublin 3. Tonight’s winners include: Donnybrook Tidy Towns – The Best Urban Village Finglas Tidy Towns – Runner-Up The […]
Interested in learning about nature-based solutions to food and garden waste? We have a small number of places left on the Master Composter Training & Volunteer Programme which is being organised in conjunction with the Stop Food Waste Programme. Closing date for applications is tomorrow,Friday September 27. More information at https://bit.ly/2kJeSHk
South Dublin County Council will issue a new statement on the destruction of a wetland area in Tallaght admitting that it was wrong to spread silt from a nearby pond on the urban biodiversity hotspot. The Herpetological Society of Ireland (HSI) discovered on Saturday that a wetland area it was monitoring in Sean Walsh Memorial […]
A new pedestrian and cycle bridge in Donabate has moved a step closer after Fingal County Council announced it has begun the Part 8 planning permission procedure. The bridge will be built over the Dublin to Belfast Railway line at Corballis, Donabate. The proposed bridge will cross over the railway line south of Donabate train […]
Louise and Stephen Murphy founded a start-up company in County Carlow that would seek to revolutionise cycling security in a rapidly changing urban landscape. In 2014, Louise and Stephen Murphy founded a start-up company in County Carlow that would seek to revolutionise cycling security in a rapidly changing urban landscape. Cyc-Lok Ltd. is a completely […]
A building consortium has put an estimated price tag of €51.4m on 310 houses it is to sell to South Dublin County Council for social housing. Adwood Ltd – a consortium of established Dublin builders Adroit and Maplewood – has lodged fast-track plans with An Bord Pleanála for 1,034 residential units at Kilcarbery, 2km west […]
Clare County Council signed contracts with Jada Kelly RAC Joint Venture for the delivery of a €2.7 million upgrade and refurbishment of a building in the Quin Road Industrial Estate in Ennis, which will become the new location for the Clare Civil Defence Headquarters. The Quin Road Campus will incorporate a modern Civil Defence Headquarters […]
Mayo County Council has received an Ireland eGovernment Local Government Award for it’s Telecommunications Asset Register Project at an awards ceremony in City Hall, Dublin, on September 11. The project will see Mayo County Council install ducting across the county in both urban and rural areas. This is being done as part of planned works […]
Reducing on street obstacles to help improve safety within the public space for pedestrians, cyclists and those who are disabled called for this Project EDWARD (European Day Without a Road Death) and Make Way Day. Project EDWARD (European Day Without a Road Death) Day returns on Thursday, 26 September 2019 with the key objective that […]
Image: Grant Aerona3 R32 range Leading manufacturer of heating technologies Grant has unveiled the latest addition to its extensive product portfolio – the Grant Aerona3 R32 air source heat pump range. The new range of A+++ heat pumps, available in outputs of 6kW, 10kW, 13kW and 17kW, incorporates the more environmentally friendly R32 refrigerant which […]