Ryan Harmon, Author at Council.ie

Kildare County Council has held a sod turning event with Minister Hildegarde Naughton TD to mark the commencement of works on the new Athy Distributor Road project. Works commenced onsite recently with all works to be completed by BAM Civil Limited who were appointed as the main works contractor in 2021 following an extensive tender […]

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New Knowth Visitor Experience Opens at Brú na Bóinne

A new visitor experience at Knowth, Co. Meath, which will drive job creation and tourism recovery in the Ireland’s Ancient East region, has been officially opened by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media Catherine Martin TD and Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) Patrick O’Donovan TD. […]

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Tánaiste Welcomes Record Services Exports of €285b for 2021

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, has welcomed preliminary data released by the Central Statistics Office which shows the value of services exports from Ireland rose to €285.6 billion in 2021, the highest level on record. This is an increase of 17% when compared to 2020. The largest increase was […]

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Launch of the Healthy Ireland Cork County Strategy

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan has launched Cork County Council’s Healthy Ireland County Strategy in the presence of Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing & the National Drugs Strategy Frank Feighan TD at Cork County Hall. The Healthy Ireland Cork County Strategy follows the Healthy Ireland Framework with a focus […]

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Analog Devices Invests €100m in Europe Operations with ADI Catalyst Launch

Analog Devices, a leading global high-performance semiconductor company, have announced it will invest €100 million over the next three years in ADI Catalyst, a 100,000 sq ft custom-built facility for innovation and collaboration located at its campus in the Raheen Business Park in Limerick, Ireland. This latest phase of expansion will also see the creation of […]

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Tourism Ireland Unveils 2022 Marketing Plans in New York

Tourism Ireland in the United States unveiled its marketing plans for 2022 at an event in New York attended by leading tour operators, travel agents and journalists from the tri-State area. Guests also attended the premiere of an exciting new giant-screen documentary film, called Ireland, at the AMC Lincoln Square IMAX Theatre – home […]

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‘Connecting Government 2030 – A Digital and ICT Strategy for Ireland’s Public Service’ Launched

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, and the Minster of State for eGovernment, Ossian Smyth TD, launched Connecting Government 2030: A Digital and ICT Strategy for Ireland’s Public Service. This strategy addresses the digitalisation of public services dimension of the new national digital strategy, Harnessing Digital – The Digital

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Galway City Marketing Campaign Launched to Boost Midweek City Breaks

Galway City Council in partnership with the Galway Tourism Taskforce and the Galway Office of Fáilte Ireland have launched a ‘Keep Discovering Galway City’ marketing campaign. Unveiled on 1st February 2022, the campaign aims to drive tourism to Galway City during 2022’s first quarter. The 10-week campaign’s focus is on motivating ‘unconstrained adults’ – empty […]

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Okta to Create Up to 200 Jobs in New Dublin Office

Okta, the leading independent provider of identity, have announced that it will be opening a new office in Dublin Docklands, Ireland, where it intends to create 200 new jobs by 2024. Okta‘s identity and access management solutions help connect people and organisations by providing seamless and secure access. This new office opening is part of […]

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Dublin City Council Launches New Arts and Culture Survey

Dublin City Council has launched a new survey into the provision of arts and culture spaces, programmes, activities and services within the Dublin North-Central area of the city. The study will seek to explore how artists and arts organisations interact with the local community, identify existing barriers to participation, and generate new ideas to improve […]

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NCBI’s Possibility Project Seeks New Perspectives on Independent Living

National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) has launched NCBI’s Possibility Project, an annual initiative working towards overcoming barriers in the built environment, through partnership with businesses and stakeholders. In 2022, The Possibility Project aims to utilise technology as an enabler for people who are blind or vision impaired to maximise their

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New Training Courses for Night-Time Economy Sector

Following a successful trial in December, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is launching a new series of vulnerability training courses for the night-time economy sector beginning next week. These courses aim to create a safer environment for all, safeguarding the vulnerable and preventing violence against women. These courses have been

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150 Solar Powered Smart Bins to be Installed in Fingal

More solar powered smart bins will be installed around the streets of Swords, Balbriggan, Castleknock and Mulhuddart after Fingal County Council confirmed it had ordered 150 of the compactable smart bins to help keep the towns litter free and drive down carbon emissions. An initial order of 100 bins will be installed by April, with […]

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Strong Recovery in Irish Jobs Market

IDA Ireland, in partnership with Microsoft and LinkedIn, has published its latest Labour Market Pulse, which provides an overview of the latest insights and trends across the Irish jobs market to help inform decision makers across business, academia and public policy. This Labour Market Pulse looked at activity over a three-month period, between October and […]

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New Exhibition Celebrates Limerick Sculptor’s Distinguished Career

The long and distinguished career of Limerick sculptor Tom Fitzgerald is the subject of a new exhibition opening in Limerick City Gallery of Art on Thursday 03 March. ‘Spirit Music’ is a celebration of his long career and contribution to the visual arts locally and nationally. Tom Fitzgerald studied at the Limerick School of Art and […]

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Children to Design Bicycle Routes From Schools to Trinity

In a newly launched project called ‘Bicycle Heroes’, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City Council and partners will this year work with children from DEIS schools to design bicycle routes from their schools to Trinity. The project will enable young people aged 10 to 15 to tackle urban challenges head-on. It will give city-building tools to children […]

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OPW Publishes a Guide to Filming at Its Historic Locations to Promote Local Opportunities

Patrick O’Donovan TD, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), together with Grainne Humphreys, Director of the Dublin International Film Festival, launched Heritage Ireland on Screen: A Guide to Filming at Ireland’s Historic Locations at Dublin Castle, the scene of many national and international film productions over the years. This

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Cork City Council Announce Programme for International Women’s Day 22