Council Journal would like to present the first episode of our Women in Business podcast series, featuring Dr Michelle Hone of The Fit Clinic. Dr Hone is a fertility nutritionist and the founder of The Fit Clinic, a team of nutritionists who specialise in female health. The Fit Clinic has worked with thousands of women, […]
A new national awareness campaign is encouraging community groups and volunteers to join their local Public Participation Network (PPNs) . Public Participation Networks allow local authorities to connect with community groups around the country and give people a greater say in local government decisions that affect their communities. Each county and city in Ireland has its
The Community Response Forum, established by Galway City Council to assist the people of Ukraine, is supporting a number of initiatives to support the health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugees. This support will enable Galway City Council and partners to assist Ukrainian refugees to integrate into their communities and build healthy lives here in Ireland. […]
Online bank Revolut is to start rolling out credit cards to existing customers in Ireland. The company says the approval process will be immediate for those who are eligible and that the Revolut app will give users the option to set a budget for credit spending. There is no interest for the first three months […]
Waterford City and County Council has allocated over €1.5 million in festival and event grants to aid with the development and promotion of festivals and events across Waterford City and County in 2023. The allocation supports 54 festival and events throughout Waterford City and County with the aim of promoting local festivals that have an economic, tourism, […]
Fáilte Ireland has unveiled its plans for 2023 to help support the sustainable recovery of the tourism sector this year. The plans were announced at a special virtual event for the tourism industry watched by over 1700 tourism operators, providers and employers from across the sector. Fáilte Ireland’s plans in 2023 focus on 7 key […]
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, and Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton announced the allocation of €81 million in funding from the government’s
An exciting new trail of contemporary sculpture trail has been announced by Cork City Council. The project, funded by Fáilte Ireland under the Urban Animation Scheme, is intended to enhance the city centre by providing an experience that is arresting, intriguing and playful whilst illuminating the city’s unique heritage. Island City, Cork’s Urban Sculpture Trail will […]
Irish-based fintech humm, part of ASX-listed Humm Group Limited, has announced a new payments partnership with the country’s largest department store, Arnotts with their homeware offering. Beginning with its furniture division, the partnership will enable Arnotts customers to access humm’s flexible payment products. humm is the market-leading retail credit provider in
The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has welcomed a new €190 million Bon Secours hospital in Ballysimon, Limerick, to be opened in 2025, which will create 250 new jobs and greatly expand services offered to all patients in the Mid-West. Part of a wider €300 million national investment by Bon Secours Health System in line with its […]
Battery-electric vehicles made up more than 14% of total new car sales in Ireland in 2022, a figure that’s only set to grow further. These numbers are strongly indicative of the fact that running an electric car is becoming more viable by the week with an expanding line-up of models available and infrastructure that is […]
The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has confirmed the allocation of €554 million to local authorities through Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) for national roads and greenways in 2023. The Department of Transport is providing €491 million of Exchequer capital funds for national roads to local authorities which will see allocations for 34 major projects across […]
In celebration of National Tree Week 2023, Cork County Council is offering a limited number of native trees to schools, community groups, and organisations. National Tree Week is an initiative of the Tree Council of Ireland and will take place this year from March 19th to 26th. The initiative invites communities to learn about the […]
TikTok has announced plans to build a secend Irish data centre as part of its plans to expand operations in Europe. The platform said its plans for a new data centre are in addition to a separate centre which it approved to build in Ireland late last year. In a statement published on its website, […]
Donegal County Council, in partnership with My Waste, is proud to announce the launch of the Donegal Town Green Hub campaign. Donegal Town has been selected as one of six pilots nationally to promote sustainable and eco-friendly practices in the town. To kick start the campaign a breakfast morning event will be held on February […]
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters alongside digitalisation are essential to continue attracting US investment in the regions of Ireland, according to Lorraine Sammon, Audit Partner, KPMG. The Irish-US relationship remains strong, which is more important today than ever. American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (AmCham) figures show that US multinationals
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, and Minister of State, Ossian Smyth, hosted the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce National Stakeholder Forum. The annual event is an opportunity for stakeholders across the public, private and community sectors to discuss issues relating to broadband, mobile phone coverage and connectivity. There was a
Fingal County Council has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Transport, of €17.11m in funding, which has been granted to 52 Active Travel projects across Fingal. The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has confirmed that the National Transport Authority (NTA) has allocated these funds as part of an overall €290 million to be spent […]
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, and Minister for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary, welcomed the latest Goods Exports and Imports release from the CSO, which shows that the value of goods exports from Ireland in 2022 rose to €208 billion, the highest level on record. The value of Goods […]
Longford Lights Festival, Ireland’s largest community-based lantern festival, takes place in Connolly Barrack in Longford Town at 5.30-8.30pm from 24-26 February. Longford County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr Turlough McGovern will open the festival at 6pm on Friday, 24 February. All are welcome to attend. Longford Lights Festival is a partnership between artist Tom Meskell