Ryan Harmon, Author at Council.ie

Postcards From Limerick is a new exhibition exploring the rich history of Limerick through what is thought to be the largest collection of Limerick-related postcards in existence. The exhibition at Saint Mary’s Cathedral is organised by Limerick Museum utilising the museum’s vast collection of postcards. It marks the 1,100th anniversary of the foundation of

Business Environment News

Vape Business Ireland Launches Sustainability Charter Pledges Commitment to Reducing Waste

Vape Business Ireland has published its first ‘Sustainability Charter’, reaffirming its obligation to reducing waste, and improving the environmental credentials of vaping products. The Charter marks the trade association’s formal commitment to supporting national efforts to transition from a ‘take-make-waste‘ economy; towards an economy that

History News

Importance of Protecting Our Country’s Unique Archaeological and Architectural Heritage Sites

The Office of Public Works (OPW) and the National Monuments Service (in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) wish to highlight the need for visitors to be protecting of Ireland’s heritage sites and monuments and to be mindful of their actions at all times. This message is to remind people of the importance […]

Council Partners News

Fingal Libraries Celebrates Creative Writing with Write Time Festival This September

This September, Fingal Libraries will celebrate creative writing with the annual Write Time Festival, now in its eighth year. Free workshops and author talks to spark the imagination and inspire creativity will take place in Fingal Libraries throughout the month. The programme for this year’s Write Time Festival was launched at Balbriggan Library by the […]

Business News Technology

Irish Software Firm Ocuco Raises Investment to Fuel Global Expansion

Ocuco, a global leading firm in eyecare software solutions, announced a €60 million growth equity investment from Accel-KKR, a global technology-focused private equity firm. The investment is set to boost Ocuco’s global momentum, enabling the company to meet the eyecare industry’s burgeoning omnichannel demand through Acuitas 3 OmniChannel Edition, Ocuco’s

Council Partners Culture News

Over 200 Free Events Across Cork County for Culture Night

From concert bands and orchestras, to forty foot dragon puppets and cabaret, this year’s Culture Night in County Cork is set to have over 200 free events on Friday 22nd of September. Events will take place in arts organisation, community centres, pubs, libraries, museums and on the streets of County Cork’s Culture Night hub towns […]

News Transport

Aer Lingus Launch New Route to Denver, Colorado and Relaunch of Minneapolis-St. Paul Service

Aer Lingus has unveiled its upcoming plans for an eagerly anticipated new route to Denver, Colorado, along with the highly awaited relaunch of the Minneapolis-St. Paul route. These significant developments, set to launch in the summer of 2024, stand to strengthen the bonds between Ireland and the United States, while offering an enticing array of […]

Education News

Annual Cost of Education Paper Published

Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has published the annual Cost of Education options paper. Last year, the Department following the publication of our policy on the future of third level education in Ireland, gave a commitment to develop an annual options assessment to outline measures to reduce […]

Council Partners News

Dublin City Council Published Proposals to Refurbish Meath Street in The Liberties

Dublin City Council has this week submitted a planning application for proposed public realm improvements for Meath Street. The project is the latest significant investment by the Council in public space in The Liberties. In recent years the Council has made improvements to streets, public spaces and parks in the area under The Liberties Greening […]

Business News

€2.3m in Funding to Enhance Retailers’ Online Presence Announced

Neale Richmond, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has announced that 98 retailers have been approved for funding under the Online Retail Scheme (ORS) to enhance retailers’ online presence, which is administered by Enterprise Ireland. This latest call under the scheme sees 98 retailers across

Council Partners Housing News

Waterford City and County Council’s Approach to Urban Vacancy Recognised

Waterford City has featured prominently in the recently published report ‘Urban Vacancy in Ireland: Assessing Recent Responses and Opportunities’. This is the second and final policy output of the Irish Research Council-funded project Rethinking Urban Vacancy, led by Dr Cian O’Callaghan in partnership with Dublin City Council’s Housing

Business News

Irish Retailers Continue to Stay Resilient and Find Innovative Ways to be Competitive

Despite a challenging macro-environment, irish retailers continue to stay resilient and find new innovative ways to be competitive, says KPMG Ireland’s Alison Carbery. Retailers have proven their resilience time and again, particularly over the last few years when they were forced to adapt to pandemic restrictions while remaining competitive in an already highly

Education News

Plan to Develop Design Standard for Purpose Built Student Accommodation

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien TD announced their joint plan to develop design standards for Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) in Ireland. The Residential Construction Cost Study, which was published by Minister O’Brien in May of

Council Partners Culture News

dlr Festival of Inclusion 2023

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (dlr) County Council is delighted to host the dlr Festival of Inclusion every autumn. The aim of the annual dlr Festival of Inclusion is to highlight and celebrate social inclusion initiatives and to support and encourage all to actively participate and engage in the community. ‘Belonging | Muintearas’ is the overall festival theme this year […]

Business News

Irish Businesses Set to Thrive in Shannon Airport Duty Free’s New Beauty, Living and Wellness Area

The sky’s the limit for Irish brands in Shannon Airport Duty Free’s new Beauty, Living and Wellness area. The store, which is the first and oldest Duty-Free shop in the world, has unveiled a brand-new area titled Curated, to champion Irish beauty and wellness brands from across the country. The space which recently launched at […]

Council Partners News Transport

New Radar Counters Begin Looking at Traffic and Pedestrian Activity Across Limerick

A series of mobility radar counters are to be installed at locations across Limerick, both where Active Travel schemes are proposed to be constructed and where they are completed, to compare mobility levels before and after the delivery of projects. The initiative is being implemented to ensure the Active Travel team at Limerick City and County Council […]

News Technology

World’s Largest Spoken Language Conference INTERSPEECH 2023 to Get Underway in Dublin

Almost 2,000 international scientists, researchers and professionals will descend on Dublin this weekend for INTERSPEECH 2023, the premier international conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing. Taking place from August 20th to 24th in Dublin’s Convention Centre, the conference is being organised by ISCA (International Speech Communication

Council Partners News Tourism

Castleknock and Balbriggan Dublin Discovery Digital Trails Update Launched

Fingal County Council, in conjunction with Fáilte Ireland and Peel X, were delighted to launch two new digital heritage trails for Castleknock and Balbriggan that are now live on the Dublin Discovery Trails app. The launch of the digital heritage trails for took place in County Hall in Swords as part of National Heritage Week. […]

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Irish Fintech Fineos Raises $40m to Strengthen Financial Position