Ryan Harmon, Author at Council.ie

Longford County Council is delighted to announce the return of Dead of Night Festival to Longford with an expanded five day offering for Halloween 2023. The festival will take place this year over the entire Halloween bank holiday weekend kicking off on Friday, 27 October and concluding with a spectacular Samhain Procession and fire beacon […]

Health News

New RCSI Podcast to Share Insights on Medical Professionalism

A new podcast from RCSI Centre for Professionalism in Medicine and Health Sciences will explore the complex topic of medical professionalism, which is at the core of the patient-clinician relationship and fundamental for patient safety and the delivery of highest-quality healthcare. RCSI’s vision is to advance medical professionalism to benefit patients through

News Transport

Budget 2024 to Deliver Further Reductions in Fares and Introduce New Services for Transport

Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD, and Minister of State, Jack Chambers TD, have welcomed the overall allocation of €3.5 billion next year for the Department of Transport in Budget 2024. Budget 2024 will ensure that families and young adults will continue to benefit from cheaper public transport fares. The 50% discount for those with […]

Council Partners Culture News

‘The Ties that Bind’ Launches to Unite Ballydehob and Belfast in Artistic Partnership

Ballydehob’s music venue Levis’s and the Duncairn Arts Centre in Belfast are set to collaborate with their artistic and wider communities to establish a cross border artist’s network titled ‘The Ties that Bind’. Co-ordinated by Cork County Council in conjunction with Belfast City Council, ‘The Ties that Bind’ is part of the Creative Communities on […]

Business News

Meissner Celebrates Official Opening of Manufacturing Facility in Castlebar

Meissner Corporation celebrated the official opening of its new 3,900 m² (42,000 ft²) manufacturing facility in Co. Mayo. Although the facility has been producing therapeutic manufacturing systems for Meissner’s pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical client base since March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the official Grand Opening Celebration. Founded in 1984 and

Council Partners Culture News

Heritage Led Regeneration Award for Ballyshannon

Donegal County Council and its partners scooped the Urban Regeneration & Heritage Award for the Ballyshannon Historic Towns Initiative at the Irish Planning Institute’s Irish Planning Awards at Clontarf Castle. The Irish Planning Awards recognise innovation and excellence in Irish planning. Collette Beattie, Conservation Officer with Donegal County Council, said,

News Transport

Iarnród Éireann Climate Action Plan

Iarnród Éireann Chief Executive Jim Meade was joined by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD at Pearse Station to announce the company’s corporate Climate Action Plan 2023 to 2030, to achieve emissions reductions of 51% by 2030. The ambitious plan will be delivered while rail services are expanded, with passenger journeys of 80 million per annum targeted by 2030, up […]

Health News

Minister Butler Reminds People to Mind Their Mental Health and to Seek Help If Needed

The Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler TD, marked World Mental Health Day 2023 by reminding people to mind their mental health and to seek help if needed. In highlighting World Mental Health Day, Minister Butler said, “the key message I would like to deliver today is to remind people, of whatever […]

Council Partners Health News

New Medical Residential Treatment and Recovery Centre Under Construction in Dublin

The charity Dublin Simon Community in conjunction with Dublin City Council are building a brand new 100 bed medical residential centre in the heart of the city centre. When completed the facility will provide supported accommodation to serve the specific health needs of the vulnerable homeless population in Dublin. Dublin Simon Community have delivered medical […]

Business Financial News

Your Guide to Budget 2024

This guide provides a high-level overview of Budget 2024. It aims to explain how money will be raised and spent in 2024. One-Off Cost of Living Supports Measure Date €450 electricity credits (3 x 150) 2023/24 €300 Fuel Allowance lump sum Winter 2023 €200 Living Alone Allowance lump sum Winter 2023 Double month Child Benefit Winter 2023

Council Partners Culture News

Drumlinia Brings Industry Leading Lights to Cavan

Singer Songwriter Don Mescall, together with Cavan Institute and Cavan Arts Office, is hosting the inaugural Drumlinia, Cavan’s Music Industry Week from 12-14 October 2023 in Cavan Town. This initiative, conceived by Don Mescall, aims to inform, encourage and enable connections for emerging musicians and those with more established careers in the music and media. The

Culture News

One Night in Millstreet is This Year’s Irish Gala at the 68th Cork International Film Festival

Cork International Film Festival has announced three prestige titles in advance of the unveiling of the full programme of its 68th edition, including the World Premiere of Andrew Gallimore’s highly anticipated documentary ‘One Night in Millstreet’ for this year’s Irish Gala. The film will bring the Cork audience a reminder of an extraordinary and

Education Health News

National Fire Safety Week Campaign Asks People to Look Out for Vulnerable Neighbours

The National Fire Safety Week campaign launched in Antrim, asking people to check in on vulnerable neighbours, while continuing to remind people of the need to take fire safety precautions in their own homes. Alongside the campaign launch, the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management has also announced an additional €100,000 this year for […]

Council Partners News

Waterford Community Safety Partnership Grant Launched

The Independent Chair of the Waterford Local Community Safety Partnership (WLCSP), Sean Aylward, has announced the commencement of the WLCSP Small Grants Fund. This initiative offers grants ranging from €1,000 to €5,000, specifically intended to aid local community organisations and service providers. The primary objective is to boost innovative projects and initiatives

Business News

Going for Growth Programme Now Accepting New Applicants

Going for Growth, the award-winning business development scheme for female entrepreneurs determined to grow their businesses, is now accepting applications for the 16th year of the programme. The six-month programme, which Enterprise Ireland and KPMG support, helps ambitious female entrepreneurs achieve their growth ambitions – helping to build stronger companies, create

Council Partners Health News

EPA Urges People in Cork to Check Their Homes for Cancer-Causing Radon

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service launched a library loan scheme of digital radon monitors and is calling on householders in County Cork to take the first step to protect themselves and their families from radon, a cancer-causing radioactive gas. Many areas in County Cork are at high […]

News Sport

Sport Ireland Welcome Funding for Local Sports Partnerships and Active Disability Ireland

Sport Ireland is thrilled to welcome a significant investment package of €4.86 million of Dormant Accounts Funding for Local Sports Partnerships and Active Disability Ireland approved by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, the Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD, and the Minister […]

Environment News

Abbeyleix Announced As Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2023

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, announced Abbeyleix as Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2023. Over 600 TidyTowns volunteers were present at the SuperValu TidyTowns awards ceremony at Croke Park in Dublin with the event live-streamed to thousands more online. This year, 887 towns were competing for the prestigious awards demonstrating the

Council Partners Education News

Xplore Your Future TY Skills Expo Attracts Huge Number of TY Students From Across Ireland