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Live Performance Support Scheme Recipients Announced

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD has announced recipients of the €25 million in funding to assist commercial venues, producers and promoters to plan live performances across the country over the summer months, with a total of 237 organisations benefitting from the scheme. This live performance support scheme […]
News Technology

Powering the Era of Smart Cities

By Ryan Harmon
The world’s population is set to reach a staggering 8.6 billion within ten years, two-thirds of which is expected to be living in urban areas and cities. This growth means the significance of powering smart cities is more relevant than ever. As population density grows, so too does the number of smart devices, estimated to […]
Culture News

Winning Design Concept Announced in Architectural Competition to Re-Imagine Market Square, Letterkenny.

By Ryan Harmon
Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Donegal County Council is pleased to announce the submission by Joseph McCallion as the winning design concept in the architectural competition to re-imagine Market Square, Letterkenny. Launched in July 2020, the competition invited concept design proposals to redesign Market Square as a great public space that people
Business Education News

10,000 Free Courses for Unemployed, Self-Employed or Returners to Work Announced

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins have today launched 10,158 places on 294 courses under Springboard+ 2021 for unemployed, self-employed or returners to work. There are also 1,101 places on 1 and 2 year information technology (ICT) graduate […]
Culture News Tourism

Major Boost for Irish Tourism with €73 million Investment in New World-Class Visitor Experience

By Ryan Harmon
A major investment of €73 million to develop four new world-class Irish tourist attractions has been announced by the Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin and Fáilte Ireland today. Fáilte Ireland is investing €44.3million of the total investment in what Minster Martin is describing as “the most significant investment in visitor attractions ever undertaken by Fáilte
Business Education News

Gender Equality Enhancement Fund 2021

By Ryan Harmon
The HEA is launching its call for applications to the Gender Equality Enhancement Fund 2021. The aim of this fund is to advance gender equality initiatives in Irish higher education. Applications under the Fund will open on Friday, June 4, and the deadline for submission of applications will be 12 noon on Friday, September 24, […]
Culture Health News

Sport Ireland Announces €5.9 million Boost for Sport and Physical Activity Measures

By Ryan Harmon
Sport Ireland has today announced an investment package of €5.9million in Dormant Accounts Funding for a wide range of sport and physical activity measures countrywide at an event in Corduff Community Resource Centre. The investment aims to engage communities across the country, focusing on people with disabilities, people who are educationally disadvantaged and from
Education Housing News

New Student Rental Protections Announced

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien TD and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris TD, have today (9th June 2021) announced new student rental protections. Under the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021 any upfront payment upon the commencement of a tenancy will be restricted to a total […]
Business News

Government’s New Regional Employment Service a Bad Deal For Jobless in our Communities

By Ryan Harmon
The Irish Local Development Network (ILDN) have criticised the Government’s proposal to replace the employment service delivered by Local Employment Services (LES). The new Regional Employment Service which seeks to replace existing Jobs Clubs and Local Employment Services which have been assisting those out of work in Communities for 25 years is being initiated in […]