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Delivering Sustainability Through Sports in County Meath

By Ryan Harmon 17 November 2022

Meath Local Sports Partnership has announced an initiative aimed at promoting sustainability through the county’s grassroots sports clubs. With Ireland committed to meeting climate action targets required by the United Nations and Paris Agreement, Meath LSP will be the first Local Sports Partnership in Ireland to develop a county-wide sustainability programme. As sport

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RTÉ Sport Launches FIFA World Cup 2022 Coverage

By Ryan Harmon 17 November 2022

RTÉ Sport has announced details of its FIFA World Cup 2022 coverage across television, radio and online. RTÉ will provide live coverage of all 64 games across RTÉ2, RTÉ Player and RTÉ News Channel.   Viewers will be able to catch almost 200 hours of television coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player including all 64 games live from Qatar […]

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Government Approval to Publish Family Court Bill and First National Family Justice Strategy

By Ryan Harmon 17 November 2022

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has received government approval to publish the Family Court Bill and the first National Family Justice Strategy, marking a significant step towards reform of the Family Justice System and improving access to justice, as committed to by the Programme for Government and Justice Plan 2022. These reforms will be supported […]

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dlr LEO Launch New Financial Understanding App

By Ryan Harmon 17 November 2022

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Local Enterprise Office (DLR LEO) are leading the way with a new initiative for self-paced learning. The organisation have launched a self-learning app which has access to two Financial Understanding modules for users from non-financial backgrounds to improve their financial literacy skills. Why Should I Up-Skill in Financial Literacy? Financial

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DLA Piper Announces Plans to Double Workforce in Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 17 November 2022

DLA Piper, the global law firm, has announced plans to double its existing workforce in Ireland to meet the growing needs of the business in Ireland.  DLA Piper established its Irish operations in 2019 and has since grown to a full-service law firm. Having experienced significant growth across its platform of practices and sectors, in […]

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Waterford City’s History Brought to Life By Digital Story Walking Trail

By Ryan Harmon 16 November 2022

A new digital story trail featuring augmented reality (AR) offers tourists an engaging way to discover history via their smartphone in Waterford. Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) in partnership with Imvizar, have launched a new digital walking trail featuring augmented reality (AR). This fantastic trail has been funded by Fáilte Ireland under the Destination Town’s

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1,300 Homes in Donabate Granted Planning Permission

By Ryan Harmon 16 November 2022

A housing development for over 1,300 homes in Donabate has been granted planning permission. The Corballis East neighbourhood was submitted as a strategic housing development and was given approval on Monday, November 14 by An Bord Pleanala. The €360 million plans had gone through an oral hearing over concerns it would impact on the Dublin to Belfast train

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Rural Ideas Forum Opened to Focus on a Socially Inclusive Rural Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 16 November 2022

Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities Joe O’Brien TD opened the 6th Rural Ideas Forum as the Department of Rural and Community Development continued its series of engagement fora. These events provide an opportunity to discuss the challenges and opportunities that impact on rural communities and economies. A virtual gathering of […]

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Dublin City Council’s ‘Dublin Winter Lights’ Officially Switched On

By Ryan Harmon 16 November 2022

Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that the spectacular ‘Dublin Winter Lights’ were officially switched on last night and will remain on from now until January 1st.  16 locations around the city have been transformed with colourful projections and lighting displays, including for the first time, The Spire. In another first there will be […]

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Dell Technologies Invests €2M in Customer Solution Centre in Cork

By Ryan Harmon 16 November 2022

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath TD joined Dell Technologies Ireland to officially open the newly redeveloped Customer Solution Centre at the company’s campus in Cork.  The centre provides unique ‘proof-of-concept’ testing for businesses and organisations worldwide to evaluate new technologies and solutions and ensure they unlock new

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Climate Action Signage To Be Rolled Out Around Mayo

By Ryan Harmon 15 November 2022

To coincide with COP 27, which is currently taking place in Egypt, Mayo County Council, in conjunction with the Climate Action Regional Office are rolling out Climate Action Signage around the county. The Climate Action Signage initiative aims to create awareness of the climate action and biodiversity measures being delivered across the county. Mayo County Council […]

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New Tillage Research Projects Announced at Science Week 2022

By Ryan Harmon 15 November 2022

On the occasion of Science Week 2022, Martin Heydon, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Research and Development, has announced funding for two tillage focused research projects, a new research dashboard, and a series of science webinars. Running from 13-20 November, Science Week aims to […]

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TIER Announces Fingal Shared E-Bike Fleet Expansion

By Ryan Harmon 15 November 2022

TIER Mobility, the world’s largest shared mobility provider, has announced that 120 new e-bikes will be deployed by the end of November across its Fingal shared e-bike scheme. The new deployment will bring the total number of e-bikes in the TIER fleet to over 300. TIER has also completed the expansion of its business area […]

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Advanced Clinical Continues Global Expansion with New Dublin Office

By Ryan Harmon 15 November 2022

Advanced Clinical, the global clinical research services organisation, have opened a new office in Dublin, creating 20 jobs, with plans to expand to 40 roles over the next five years. Advanced Clinical is a rapidly growing business that serves the biopharmaceutical and medical device industry across the US, Europe, Asia Pacific and now Ireland. The […]

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Cork County Council & UCC Agree Coastal Erosion Project

By Ryan Harmon 14 November 2022

Cork County Council and MaREI, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine at University College Cork (UCC) have agreed a pioneering project partnership that will see the entire coast of Cork assessed and mapped for coastal erosion. The three-and-a-half-year project will see the UCC researchers conduct a detailed review of […]

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Winter Initiative 2022 Launched With 700 Events and Activities To Help Keep People Active

By Ryan Harmon 14 November 2022

The second year of the Winter Initiative 2022, a major national campaign, has been launched by Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht Jack Chambers to get as many people as possible exercising and participating in physical activity over the coming months. Winter is often a time when people become less active due to […]

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‘IRIS’ Subsea Telecoms Cable Between Galway and Iceland Welcomed

By Ryan Harmon 14 November 2022

A subsea telecoms cable, known as IRIS, has been installed between Galway and Iceland. The new cable, landing in Galway, will provide direct high-capacity links to Iceland with onward connectivity to Northern Europe via Denmark. The cable system will greatly increase capacity and diversity of internet connections to Ireland. Ireland is actively pursuing a strategy […]

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Significant RRDF Funding Announced for Waterford

By Ryan Harmon 14 November 2022

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD was in Waterford as she announced another tranche of funding from the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) for Waterford. The town of Cappoquin was one of the main beneficiaries of the funding with the collaboration involving Waterford City and County Council, Waterford Leader Partnership,

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Irish Businesses Largely Underprepared For Net Zero Transition

By Ryan Harmon 14 November 2022

Irish businesses are significantly underprepared when it comes to making the transformative changes required to achieve net zero, a sustainability report from University College Cork (UCC) commissioned by Microsoft Ireland has found. Just one in five businesses (19%) are yet to commence efforts to become more sustainable, while less than a tenth (9%) consider themselves

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€7 million Secured for Percy French Redevelopment in Cavan

By Ryan Harmon 11 November 2022

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced funding of €115 million for 23 landmark rural regeneration projects across the country, including €6.9 million for the redevelopment of the former Percy French hotel in Cavan, to provide for a remote working hub and community facilities. The projects are being funded as […]