Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has launched a public consultation on Ireland’s current Long-term Strategy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions. Ireland’s current Strategy was published on 28 April 2023, following government approval, and sets out indicative pathways beyond 2030 towards achieving climate neutrality for Ireland by
Children in three areas of Limerick are to be the first across the city and county to avail of a pop-up play area pilot project overseen by Limerick City & County Council. The initiative sees trees felled on the Mill Road in Corbally to facilitate an Active Travel project reused for natural play in three […]
Universal Display Corporation and PPG officially opened a new state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode (OLED) manufacturing facility in Shannon, Ireland. This County Clare site is expected to double the production capacity and further diversify the worldwide manufacturing footprint for UDC’s energy-efficient phosphorescent OLED emissive materials for the growing OLED
Clare Museum launched its new website on International Museum Day on Thursday, 18th May. Clare Museum’s first website was launched in February 2002 and was hosted on the Clare Library website. At that time, Clare Museum had become the first museum in Ireland to use the online realm as a means to access museum collections. […]
Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, launched a substantial four-year research partnership between Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd, Lero the SFI Research Centre for Software and Munster Technological University (MTU). The project will develop and expand Liebherr’s existing systems for ‘smart cranes’ which help to safely and efficiently move
Farmleigh Gallery will host the Trees to Treasures exhibition this summer, showcasing the exceptional quality of education being delivered by the National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design & Technology, School of Design & Creative Arts, Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Connemara. The exhibition will run from 19 May to 27 August at Farmleigh in
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce the return of Pedalpalooza for 2023, this year to Dublin’s Ringsend Park on Sunday May 21st from 11am to 4pm as the flagship event for Bike Week 2023. Following on from a hugely successful 2022 event, the free multi-activity celebration of all aspects of cycling will be bigger than ever! This year, the inaugural Pedalpalooza
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney TD and IDA Ireland welcomed the news that IBM is launching a further significant phase to a multi-year transformational training programme across its research and digital sales teams in Ireland, which is intended to be worth more than €10m over approximately the next five years. The programme […]
Two Cork based businesses have been awarded Local Enterprise Awards from Cork County Council’s respective Local Enterprise Offices (LEO) in Cork North and West and South Cork. Companies ‘BaseWorx’ and ‘Hyde Whiskey’ received the accolade for building successful businesses despite the challenging times of the past two years. They will now compete against 28 other […]
RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has launched a new Arts Strategy aimed at further enhancing the role of art in enriching the learning environment at the university. The strategy has been developed by the RCSI Art Committee which oversees the care, development, interpretation of, and engagement with the RCSI Art Collection. It sets […]
The Health Research Board (HRB) has published a report of premature deaths among homeless people. The report was commissioned by the Department of Health in order to improve understanding of premature mortality among people who are homeless and to inform healthcare policy and services for this cohort. A study of 2020 data is currently underway and will […]
Lord Mayor of South County Dublin Emma Murphy launched Be Age OK in Dublin, a campaign from Show Me I.D. that encourages retailers to train staff in the sale of age-restricted products such as alcohol, tobacco products and lottery tickets. Show Me I.D. – Be Age OK is Ireland’s largest youth responsible retail training platform. […]
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, is leading a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to New York and Boston to boost trade relationships with key IDA client companies and promote world class Irish companies with leading market positions in the US. The Trade Mission is taking place on the back […]
SIRO, the broadband network operator, has confirmed it will bring its’ network to the towns of Thurles, Nenagh and Tipperary as part of its ongoing roll out across County Tipperary. In Thurles and Nenagh, SIRO will connect over 7, 000 premises to high quality fibre broadband. The roll out in Thurles is on track to […]
Golf Ireland, in partnership with Sport Ireland, has officially launched the 2023 Golf Ireland Professionals Scheme with seven golfers set to benefit from funding. The program designed to support and nurture the next generation of Irish golfing talent was launched, with two of the beneficiaries Olivia Mehaffey and Jonathan Yates on-site at the Golf Ireland […]
An exhibition developed by two descendants of figures from Ireland’s revolutionary years working with records from the National Archives will be unveiled. The installation explores how the architectural utopias built by the newly established Free State also reflected the utopian ideals of the individuals that fought for that independence. The Secret Space: Palimpsest is a
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) launched their new development plan – Beyond Our Walls: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Library Development Plan 2022-2026, which sets out the priorities for the development of the library services for the next few years. Speaking at the launch of the plan, Cllr. Mary Hanafin, Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire County Council,
Analog Devices, a global semiconductor leader, announced a new €630 million investment at its European regional headquarters in the Raheen Business Park in Limerick, Ireland. The investment enables the construction of a new, state-of-the-art, 45,000 sq-ft Research & Development and manufacturing facility. The new facility will support ADI’s development of
Donegal Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) will host a number of public consultation events across the county, commencing the week of the 22nd May 2023, providing an opportunity for local people to input into the Local Economic and Community Plan 2023 -2029, the new LEADER Local Development Strategy 2023-2027 and the PEACEPLUS programme. Hosted in nine venues
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) launched their survey findings into attitudes towards wind and solar energy farms. The objective of the survey is to understand the impacts of these infrastructure projects on people who live in their nearby areas, to inform an equitable and socially sustainable energy transition. The survey was an initial […]