The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Councillor Gerald Mitchell, helped to distribute over 300 Christmas hampers to Limerick families. The families applied through the “Mayor’s Fund” initiative and have collected their hampers which are stocked with some quality local produce. Mayor Mitchell stated, “In the spirit of community and compassion, I am delighted
2023 marked a turning point for artificial intelligence with the rapid rise of new generative Al technologies such as ChatGPT and incredible advances in image and video generation technology. It’s already beginning to change different areas of our everyday lives, but how will it impact retail? Cian Kelliher, Management Consulting Partner at KPMG Ireland explains. […]
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD, released a report on the public consultation on the design of the new Irish passport book and card. Over 15,000 people worldwide took part in the public consultation, giving their view on what native flora and fauna should be featured in the new passport. Speaking, […]
Donegal County Council has published its Gender Pay Gap Report, highlighting the percentage difference between what men and women are paid on average in the organisation, irrespective of roles or levels. The 2023 report shows a Gender Pay Gap of -3.63%. This figure does not mean that males are paid less than females for doing […]
The petfood division of ABP Food Group, C&D Foods, has announced an investment of €48 million for flagship facility at Edgeworthstown in Longford. The investment, which includes the creation of one hundred new roles in engineering, operations, supply chain and quality assurance will increase the site’s production capacity by 25%. This is in addition to […]
On Thursday December 21st the skies of Dungarvan will light up for Féile Grianstad, as the town centre will be the backdrop for an amazing solstice celebration. The free festivities kick off at 5pm with a series of ‘ceolchoirmeacha agus craic’, featuring Dungarvan’s own Loungeroom Lizards, Danny and Tommy Dunford, Andy Dunne, Brendan Clancy, Benny McCarthy, […]
The Connecting Ireland Programme of new and enhanced bus routes, designed and implemented by the National Transport Authority (NTA), has reached a significant milestone. This year over 60 new and enhanced Connecting Ireland bus services have been launched, strengthening existing services and connecting more towns and townlands across the state. The programme has been
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan has announced that Ireland has signed up to a European Wind Charter which seeks to develop and improve the conditions necessary for the delivery of wind energy targets. The charter, which considers both onshore and offshore wind, focuses on a range of areas, including, National […]
The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Frank O’ Flynn has visited five Social and Affordable Housing Developments in North Cork that will provide 78 new homes in the area. In Mitchelstown, construction is underway on an eight home social housing development at Brigown Road. Additionally, a scheme of seven social houses were recently […]
A major University College Cork (UCC) study to improve support for breastfeeding as a public health issue has been awarded €2.5 million funding from the Health Research Board (HRB). The first-of-its-kind study will investigate and influence a cultural shift towards valuing breastfeeding as one of the most effective ways to ensure child and maternal health. […]
Kildare County Council hosted Minister of State, Martin Heydon in the presence of the Cathaoirleach of the County of Kildare, Councillor Daragh Fitzpatrick to mark the commencement of refurbishment works at the Shackleton Museum, Athy. One of the 20th century’s greatest explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton was born a short distance from Athy. To celebrate his life and […]
A major new plan to develop the tourism potential of the Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains region, Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan, has been launched by Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O’Donovan TD, with Councillor Aoife Flynn Kennedy, Cathaoirleach of Wicklow
The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Frank O’Flynn has welcomed the signing of a contract with Malachy Walsh and Partners marking the first stage of the development of a Flood Relief Scheme which will protect eight residential properties located close to Ballinhassig Village. The successful consultant was identified following an extensive tender process. […]
South Dublin County Council (SDCC) have opened the Community Climate Action Programme (CCAP) for expressions of interest. The application window is open for 12 weeks from Wednesday 13th December and will remain open until 6th March 2024. Funding of €1.073m is available for local, not-for-profit community groups and organisations over an initial 18-month period to
Dublin and Munich-based LUMA Vision, a developer of a novel four-dimensional (4D) cardiac imaging and navigation platform, announced that it has secured €20m in a Series A3 funding round led by existing investors EQT Lifesciences, ABV Uni Fund, and imec.xpand. The new funding adds to prestigious grants won earlier by LUMA Vision from the Irish […]
The Public Participation Network Limerick (PPNL) were delighted to launch their 5 year Strategic Plan; which was adopted at their end of year Plenary metting. This strategy will guide the priorities, vision and workplans of Public Participation Network Limerick in the years to come. It will ensure that the voices of all Member Groups are […]
SEAI has published two separate energy reports, the Energy in Ireland 2023 report and the first report from the Behavioural Energy and Travel Tracker. The annual Energy in Ireland report profiles trends in the supply and demand of energy and energy related CO2 emissions in 2022 and 2023. The Behavioural Energy and Travel Tracker (BETT) looks at survey responses to
The Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath TD, and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, welcomed the publication of the IMF’s assessment of the Irish economy, the Staff Report for the 2023 Article IV Consultation. Ireland’s 2023 Article IV Consultation was set against the backdrop of Budget 2024, […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce the opening of 61 new homes at the award winning development Cornamona Court. Cornamona Court is a newly built housing scheme, owned and managed by Dublin City Council, located at Kylemore Road in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. The new development provides 61 homes, which are a mix of one, […]
IDA Ireland reported strong annual results for 2023 showing an increased number of investments, steady levels of employment across the FDI sector, robust regional investment and strong performance across key transformation areas of research development and innovation, sustainability, digitalisation and talent development. The organisation reported an increase in the number