Ryan Harmon, Author at Council.ie

Fingal County Council will be celebrating the Irish Language and culture throughout the Seachtain na Gaeilge festival which runs from March 1-17 2022. Following on from 2021 when all events were online we are delighted to return to some in-person events with an evening of music in County Hall Swords to compliment the fantastic online […]

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Irish Fintech Investment & Venture Capital Trends

KPMG has published its Pulse of Fintech biannual report, highlighting global and regional fintech investment trends and Venture Pulse Q4’21 report, tracking venture capital (VC) activity around the globe, including in Ireland. Key findings from the Pulse of Fintech report, which tracks M&A, venture capital and private equity activity, show that the Irish fintech

Education News

Education and Training Boards Ireland Strategic Framework for Outdoor Education and Training Centres

Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, have launched the first ETBI Strategic Framework for Outdoor Education and Training Centres. Education and training boards operate twelve outdoor education and training centres (OETCs) across the country and an Outdoor Education Support Service in Dublin. Minister Collins visited the OETC on Achill Island,

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Housing Minister Visits Waterford City

Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage visited Waterford City on Friday February 25th to officially open Butterfield, Mount Neil Estate at Carrickphierish. Comprising of 57 units, Phase 1 is now completed and occupied with Phase 2 tenancy scheduled for March 2022. The development was funded through the Social Housing Current Expenditure

Gong Accelerates EMEA Headquarters Expansion in Dublin

Gong, the Reality Platform leveraging artificial intelligence to transform go-to-market teams, plans to create 80 new jobs in 2022 at its recently established EMEA headquarters in Dublin, the company announced. Gong is hiring for inside sales, marketing, recruiting, pre-sales, customer success, engineering and information security positions to serve its growing customer

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Dublin City Council Launches Dedicated Telecoms Unit to Accelerate Digital Infrastructure Investments

Dublin City Council (DCC) have launched a new Telecoms Unit to accelerate the rollout of digital infrastructure and 5G deployments across the city. The Unit will offer a ‘one stop shop’ service to support the delivery of telecoms both underground (ducting) and over ground (supporting mobile and wireless services). With 5G services expected to facilitate […]

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Paul Carty Appointed as Chairperson of Fáilte Ireland

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media Catherine Martin TD has announced the appointment of Mr. Paul Carty to the position of Chairperson of Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority, with immediate effect. The appointment follows an open competitive process through the Public Appointments Service. Announcing the appointment,

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Commercial Entertainment Capital Grant Scheme to Reopen

The Commercial Entertainment Capital Grant Scheme, which has provided much needed funding for private sector performance venues, will reopen for applications on Tuesday, 1 March 2022. The main features of the scheme are: Grants will be paid to successful applicants as a contribution to the capital costs associated with re-opening after closures due to the […]

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Affordable Homes Applications to Open in South Dublin

Sixteen three-bedroom duplex homes are being offered for sale by South Dublin County Council under a pilot affordable homes purchase arrangement. These homes are being made available for mortgage approved, first-time buyers only. The affordable purchase price to be paid will be linked to applicant(s) income (and savings where relevant) and mortgage capacity – the

Concentrix Expands Irish Operations with 50 Remote Working Opportunities

Concentrix, a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) solutions and technology, has announced the creation of 50 remote working roles. With offices already in Dublin, Belfast and Derry, the expansion will further increase the company’s footprint on the Island of Ireland and underscores the company’s confidence in the skills, talent and ability of the […]

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Cork’s Much Loved Lifelong Learning Festival is Returning for 2022

The 17th Cork Lifelong Learning Festival will take place from Monday 4th to Sunday 10th of April 2022. Cork Lifelong Learning Festival’s organisers have been overwhelmed by a hugely positive response to their call-out for learning events to form part of the week of activities from Monday 4th to Sunday 10th of April. The springtime festival has […]

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€7m Fund to Develop Community Facilities & Amenities in Rural Areas

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced the launch of the 2022 CLÁR programme. CLÁR provides funding for small scale community facilities & amenities projects in rural areas that have experienced significant levels of population decline. Community Groups are encouraged to consider applying for funding for projects such as

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New Bandon Library Official Opens with Technology Access

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan has officially opened the new state-of-the-art Bandon Library. Situated in the heart of Bandon town, the purpose-built facility is home to two 3D printers and is set to open 365 days a year. The library occupies the ground floor of the new Primary Care Centre […]

Flipdish Agrees Deal with French Department Store Galeries Lafayette

Irish tech unicorn Flipdish has agreed a new partnership to develop a bespoke product-ordering solution for the upmarket French department store chain Galeries Lafayette. Flipdish became one of six official home-grown tech unicorns last month following a new $100 million (€87.9m) investment that valued it at $1.25 billion. The new platform will allow Galeries Lafayette to

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Official Launch of Chosen Title for One Dublin One Book 2022

Dublin UNESCO City of Literature are delighted to announce their programme of events for this year’s One Dublin One Book which features ‘NORA: A Love Story of Nora Barnacle and James Joyce’ by Nuala O’Connor (New Island Books), following on from ‘Leonard and Hungry Paul’ by Rónán Hession in 2021. One Dublin One Book aims to encourage everyone in

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SEAI’s National Heat Study Stresses Immediate Action to Deliver Climate Targets

SEAI have published the National Heat Study, a comprehensive analysis of the options for reaching net zero emissions from the heating sector by 2050. Comprising a series of technical reports analysing heat supply and use across all sectors, the study provides key insights and proposed actions to decarbonise the sector. Crucially it stresses the need for […]

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2022 Programme for the Decade of Centenaries Announced

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, published online a significant Decade of Centenaries Programme for 2022. The Government allocated €5 million to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, to support the delivery of the cross-governmental

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Innovate Limerick Call for Tech and Film Delegates for Virtual SXSW Festival 2022

Innovate Limerick and Local Enterprise Office Limerick are continuing their relationship with the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas with a call out for Tech and Film Delegates to join their virtual delegation for this year’s event. This year the festival is holding a hybrid event from March 11th – 20th and applications are now open […]

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