Ryan Harmon, Author at Council.ie

The County Cork Heritage Unit is excited to announce the launch of the Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) in County Cork. The network is a collaborative initiative led by the National Museum of Ireland in partnership with the Heritage Council. This network aims to provide a digital platform for local community organisations to share […]

Local Enterprise Village Opens Up New World for Small Businesses at Ploughing 2023

Over 30 small businesses from across the country will get an opportunity to sell and promote themselves to crowds of almost 300,000 as part of the Local Enterprise Village at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices was launched by Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond TD […]

Education News

New Craft Skills Training Hub in Drogheda Opened

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD officially opened the Craft Skills Training Hub at Louth Meath ETB Drogheda College of the Future, Donore Campus. The opening of the hub will allow the college to provide training for over 300 apprentices each year with three intakes during the year. […]

Council Partners Housing News

Construction Begins at One of the Largest Housing Developments in the Country at Balmoston

Construction work has commenced at Balmoston, one of the largest residential housing developments in the state. The milestone, at the 32-hectare site in Donabate, North County Dublin, was marked with a sod-turning ceremony, attended by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD; the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Adrian Henchy; and representatives of

Employment Regulation Order for Workers in the Security Industry Signed

Neale Richmond, Minister State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has signed an Employment Regulation Order for the Security Industry. The Order for the new ERO will commence on 4 September 2023 and from that date workers in the sector will have a new minimum rate of pay […]

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Third Private Rightsizing Scheme Announced By Limerick City and County Council

Are you a homeowner over the age of 55 and find your house too large for your needs? Limerick City and County Council may be able to help with their Private Rightsizing scheme. The local authority has a new scheme where homeowners older than 55 who find their dwellings too large for them, may request […]

Health News

Vhi Makes Dermatology Services Available in Partnership with AllView Healthcare

Vhi announced the launch of new rapid access to dermatology services for the diagnosis and treatment of most dermatological conditions on an outpatient care basis. Delivered in partnership with AllView Healthcare, Vhi’s dermatology service provides end-to-end care for the diagnosis and treatment of medical dermatological conditions including common skin conditions such as

Education News

151 Childcare Services Awarded Grants Under Building Blocks Improvement Grant

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman has published the list of successful applicants to the €9 million Building Blocks – Improvement Grant 2023. Grants awarded range from €35,000 to €75,000 across two separate strands: Green Energy and Retrofit. The Green Energy Strand supports the Climate Action Agenda and the Programme for

Council Partners Education News

First Sod Turned on New Ardee Educate Together National School Project

The first sod has been turned on the new €7.6 million Ardee Educate Together school building. Construction of the school began over the last few weeks on lands acquired by Louth County Council on behalf of the Department of Education, off the N53 at Jervis Street, Ardee. Cathaoirleach of Ardee Municipal District, Cllr. Dolores Minogue, […]

Latest Figures Show Further Employment Growth in Second Quarter of 2023

Labour Force Survey (LFS) results published by the Central Statistics Office show further employment growth in Ireland’s labour market, with 87,400 jobs created in the year to Q2 2023. Employment now stands at 2.63 million, an increase of approximately 3.4 percent over Q2 2022. This is reflective of the success of the government’s focus on […]

Council Partners News Tourism

Visit Mayo Was the Message to 100,000 Visitors at the Milwaukee Irish Festival

Mayo was well represented at the largest Irish Festival in the world last weekend, when the Milwaukee Irish Fest saw over 100,000 guests descend on Henry W. Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Thursday, August 17th to Monday, August 21st. A delegation from Mayo County Council led by Cathaoirleach Cllr Michael Loftus, Cllr Damien Ryan […]

News Transport

Signalling Contract Signed for Transformative Increase in Capacity in Cork Commuter Network

Iarnród Éireann has awarded a substantial contract of €78.5 million to world leading rail transport company Alstom for a major signalling upgrade project on the Cork commuter rail network, to treble the number of trains which can operate between Cork and Cobh, Midleton and Mallow. The contract – part of an overall signalling investment of €180 million – […]

Health News

Expansion of the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccine Catch-Up Programme

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced the expansion of the Laura Brennan HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine Catch-Up Programme to include all males up to their 22nd birthday. From 29 August 2023, those who are now eligible can register to get the vaccine at www.hpv.ie, under this programme which is open until 31 December. Since its […]

Council Partners Health News

Chronic Disease Risk Management Programme Launching in County Meath

In association with Heart Month, Healthy Meath are launching a free chronic disease risk management programme in community pharmacies in Kells and Oldcastle on Monday, September 4th. The purpose of the pilot programme is to provide free health checks to the population to identify risk behaviours that lead to the development of chronic diseases including diabetes […]

Minister Richmond Visits Local Enterprise Office in Longford

Minister of State Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond, was in Longford Local Enterprise Office (LEO) where he met with council officials, members of the LEO team and some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the Longford LEO by Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Colm Murray of Longford County Council, Chief Executive, Paddy Mahon, Head […]

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First Town Centre First Plan in Clare Launched

The first Town Centre First Plan in the county was recently launched in Sixmilebridge by Clare County Council. Sixmilebridge was chosen as one of 26 towns across the country under the first phase of the National Town Centre First initiative that received funding to develop a Town Centre First Plan. The Town Centre First initiative […]

News Tourism

Rugby Legend Ronan O’Gara to Front New Tourism Ireland Campaign to Promote Cork in France

Rugby legend – and Corkman – Ronan O’Gara is set to front a new Tourism Ireland campaign to promote Cork in France this autumn. The campaign will go live next month, to coincide with the Rugby World Cup. The campaign will include a new video featuring O’Gara visiting various locations in Kinsale and Cork city […]

Education News

Advancement in NZEB and Retrofit Training + Publication of Careers in Construction Action Plan

Laois Offaly Education and Training Board and the National Construction Training Campus at Mount Lucas have developed a Mobile NZEB Training Unit. The mobile unit will travel to construction sites and schools across the country to allow people avail of the courses wherever they are. Attending the official launch at Coláiste Cois Life in Lucan, […]

Council Partners Environment News

Cork City Council Chosen As Part of Interreg Europe FEEL Project