Image courtesy of ministryofsport.com.au The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and the Minister of State for Gaeltacht and Sport, Jack Chambers TD, have welcomed the commitment from the UK government to support a prospective 5 association bid for the 2030 FIFA Men’s World Cup. The partners involved include […]
In last weeks discussion we spoke to David Swaine who is the Head of E-mobility for TSG Charge. TSG Ireland is a well-established company in Ireland operating in the transport and fuel sector. Formerly known as Tokheim, they provide professional solutions to many service station forecourts in Ireland. They are introducing a range of chargers for […]
Fingal County Council will be celebrating the Irish Language and culture with a fantastic online programme for Seachtain na Gaeilge this year. Fingal County Council will be celebrating the Irish Language and culture with a fantastic online programme for Seachtain na Gaeilge this year. In partnership with the Seamus Ennis Centre we will be hosting […]
Over the past several decades Ireland has created a rich and vibrant medtech ecosystem that plays a substantial role in the global industry. Undoubtedly, recognition of the significant accomplishments achieved to date is duly deserved for a country of just five million people, which fuels some of the world’s largest medtech companies with its leading […]
Picture above: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, TD. Image courtesy of Twitter. Ireland’s Minister for Tourism, Catherine Martin TD, urges closer cooperation on recovery at EU Ministers high-level meeting The EU has been urged to consider ways to enable the recommencement of safe travel, as vaccine programmes proceed, so
It was announced today that SL Controls, the specialist software integration firm, is to create 50 new jobs over the next 18 months. The highly-skilled positions are in the engineering field and will bring the total workforce to 140. Established in 2002, SL Controls is an international provider of equipment system integrated solutions to a range […]
Adoption of electric vehicles in Ireland is accelerating. EV Sales increased by 11% at the start of 2020 and the Government is aiming to have all new vehicles sold in Ireland to be zero emission by 2030. This means that your employees are either currently searching for EV charging solutions or will be in the […]
Pictured above: Paschal Donohoe TD Via Twitter The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, TD, has today (Thursday) confirmed that two important business supports, namely the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) and Covid Restriction Support Scheme (CRSS), will remain in place until 30 June 2021. Minister Donohoe has today (Thursday) called on all businesses who are […]
Image courtesy of medium.com There’s no better way to celebrate #IrelandsReads day than to check out some of Ireland’s best novels. Ireland has always well punched above its weight when it comes to producing literary greats, so it’s no surprise that some of the best Irish novels ever written have become famous worldwide. Looking to […]
Thousands of people have pledged to ‘squeeze in a read’ for Ireland Reads Day, February 25th. So far, more than 400,000 minutes of reading have been pledged for the national reading day, organised by Libraries Ireland as part of the Keep Well campaign. A live tracker of the total number of minutes pledged is available […]
Image courtesy of Enterprise Ireland Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD has announced that Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets, invested more than €48 million in Irish start-ups in 2020 and supported a total of 125 new start-up companies. […]
Image Courtesy of The Peter McVerry Trust via Twitter The national housing and homeless charity, the Peter McVerry Trust, has announced that it has met its Housing First target in the Midlands for 2020. In its first year since signing the three-year contract, the charity has created 11 Housing First tenancies across the Midlands. Pat […]
The development of a landmark tourism project in East Clare has taken a significant step forward with the announcement of plans for a proposed new Inis Cealtra (Holy Island) visitor centre in the heart of Mountshannon village. The Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience project, which is being led by the Tourism Department of Clare County Council, will steer […]
Image courtesy of Cork City Music College Microchip Technology is investing $20M to create a new development centre based in Cork. The new facility will open during Q1 CY21 and create 60 new jobs over the next three years and approximately 200 jobs within the next seven years. The creation of this centre will reinforce Microchip’s existing […]
Above: Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD. Image courtesy of Twitter Social Enterprises are businesses whose core objective is to achieve a social, societal, or environmental impact rather than maximising profit for the business owners or shareholders. Like other businesses, Social Enterprises pursue their objectives by trading in goods and
Established back in 1592, Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s oldest higher education institution and one of the seven “ancient universities” in the territory of the UK and Ireland. It’s the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, and was modelled after the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. Today, Trinity College Dublin is
Image courtesy of Unsplash Thanks to support from the Irish Government’s initiative ‘Enterprise Ireland’, a steadily growing venture capital firm and angel investor community, and a high ranking on the European Digital City Index, Ireland is currently a base for 80% of the world’s global tech companies such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, AirBnb, Eventbrite, Twitter […]
From reinvented shopping malls to pedestrianised suburban neighbourhoods and a growing role for technology, ‘microcities’ are changing. A new study from ABI research has identified at least 13,000 microcities around the world. It is the first time the analyst firm has quantified these dense urban developments, which include the areas in and around large airports,
Image courtesy of Micheál Martin Via Twitter Taoiseach Micheál Martin met members of the North West Strategic Growth Partnership and North West Regional Development Group by video call today to discuss regional growth priorities for the North West City Region. The Taoiseach also updated the Group on the Government’s Shared Island initiative including the commitment […]
Image courtesy of www.fitzroviait.com Hiring more than 70 Republic of Ireland-based roles. BT Sourced, the innovative new procurement arm of global communications provider BT, is kicking off a recruitment drive for more than 70 roles, based in central Dublin, as it gets ready to open for business in April.BT Sourced is a new, standalone procurement […]