More than 20,000 people are expected to attend University College Dublin’s Belfield campus this Saturday, June 10, for the annual UCD Festival. A celebration of arts, science, and innovation, the festival boasts eight vibrant zones, with topics ranging from artificial intelligence and sustainability to robotics and Jazz music. Over 130 free events are scheduled to […]
Roderic O’ Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, together with Heather Humphreys, Minister for Rural and Community Development, launched My Little Library 2023. This initiative, funded through Dormant Accounts Funding, offers a free book bag with storybooks for children and supportive information for parents for all children starting
Cork County Council is delighted to announce the return of the Special Music Event Scheme, a community-led initiative aimed at promoting tourism and celebrating the vibrant music culture of West Cork. The scheme, now in its sixth year, provides grant funding to voluntary music groups, enabling them to organize and perform up to four music […]
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, and Minister of State for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary, together with Enterprise Ireland announced €47 million of funding for the continuation of the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Programme until 2029. Charged with increasing the levels of interaction between Irish Industry
A public consultation process has commenced around the development of a new six-year plan that will guide the future economic and community development of County Clare. The high-level goals of the new Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) 2023-2029 are informed by the Socio-Economic Statement, which is the subject of a series of public information […]
Sport Ireland and the Olympic Federation of Ireland have announced the opening of a new building on the Sport Ireland Campus, marking another milestone in both organisations’ preparations for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. Minister for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD, was on hand to open the new piece of infrastructure. The […]
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, welcomed the opening of applications for Round Three of the Probation Service KickStart Fund. €1m is being made available to the social enterprise sector to support the recruitment of skilled people who find it difficult to secure work because of their criminal record. Funded through the Dormant Accounts, […]
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy, with the support of Group Leaders on Dublin City Council, has nominated Swedish Environmentalist Greta Thunberg for the Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin, along with Irish Environmentalist Duncan Stewart. The Lord Mayor had asked Greta’s team some time ago if she would agree to accept the […]
Qualtrics, the leader and creator of the experience management category, announced it has opened its new Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Dublin City Centre, which will feature an XM Innovation Centre focused on AI. The EMEA headquarters, at Costello House on Clarendon Row in the heart of the city, was officially opened […]
Due to the current high demand for water as a result of the current warm spell, Uisce Éireann is urging communities across Waterford to conserve water to protect supply and reduce the risk of outages. High usage can lead to pressure reductions which can impact the supply to customers. Supplies across the county are vulnerable […]
Fáilte Ireland has launched four new Regional Tourism Development Strategies 2023-2027 which will provide a framework for sustainable tourism development across Ireland. The Regional Tourism Strategies for Ireland’s Ancient East, Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and Dublin were launched at Mount Congreve Gardens, Waterford. The Regional Tourism Development
Leave No Trace Ireland (LNT) – Ireland’s only outdoor ethics programme, which promotes the responsible use of the outdoors – has launched its fourth National Awareness Campaign urging the public to enjoy our outdoor spaces (including parks, open countryside, and beaches) with care and respect to protect wildlife and fragile natural ecosystems. This year, the
High Res, who are supported by Local Enterprise Office South Dublin, were winners at this year’s National Enterprise Awards. The awards, which took place at the Round Room in the Mansion House in Dublin, were in their 23rd year and run annually by the Local Enterprise Offices. The Ballymount based company took home the Dublin […]
Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), a leading Irish-based, global offshore wind energy consultancy firm, announced its plans to recruit up to 500 professionals over the next five years to support the establishment of an Engineering Hub focused on analysis and innovation to serve growing demand for its services, both domestically and internationally. GDG is
Limerick City and County Council, in partnership with FHSH Developments Ltd. and Formation Homes, has launched an affordable housing scheme for private buyers at Brú na Gruadán, Castletroy. The Brú na Gruadán affordable housing scheme is a superb new development of 25 homes consisting of three-bedroom duplexes and four-bedroom houses with prices starting from €262,500 […]
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Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys visited Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, to officially open the Ridge Business, Enterprise and Technology Centre. Monaghan County Council was awarded funding of €3.4 million under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund to develop the Centre. The Ridge Business, Enterprise and Technology Centre will provide high
Fingal County Council is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a Gold Medal at this year’s Bord Bia Bloom festival for its remarkable show garden, ‘A Breathing Space for Fingal’. This large-scale garden showcases its stunning collection of more than 3,000 perennial plants and mature trees, creating a forest bathing space within the […]
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced it plans to invest €30 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Enniscorthy, Wexford, creating 85 new jobs. The new 40,000 sq. ft. expansion will house operations to manufacture a new medical technology from BD’s Peripheral Intervention business unit. The new investment in
Tourism Ireland has scooped a major travel award in Canada – ‘Best Tourist Board UK / Europe / Middle East / Africa’ – at the TravelPulse Canada Readers’ Choice Awards. The award was presented to Tourism Ireland in downtown Toronto recently, at the 4th annual Readers’ Choice Awards, now a major event in the travel […]