Ryan Harmon, Author at Council.ie

Cavan County Council has honoured Cavan golfing hero Leona Maguire with a civic reception in recognition of her tremendous achievements on the global stage. The reception took place at the Council Chamber, Cavan Courthouse, Farnham Street, Cavan. A two-time Olympian, Leona played a starring role in Europe’s Solheim Cup victory in September 2021, and recorded […]

Environment News

Ireland’s Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Heading in Wrong Direction

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) published its annual analysis Energy in Ireland, which shows that Ireland’s energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 5.4% in 2021. Emissions are returning to pre-Covid levels of 2019, and further increases are anticipated based on initial data for 2022. Two significant drivers of the increase included a rebound in […]

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€52m Funding Boost for Sports to Provide for Ongoing Recovery of Sector

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, together with Sport Ireland, has announced a €52 million funding boost for sports under a number of separate support programmes. As part of Budget 2023, a funding package of €35 million was made available to help alleviate the impact of increased energy costs for […]

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Clare County Council Urges a Healthier and Greener Christmas

Clare County Council’s Healthy Clare and Greener Clare teams have joined forces to deliver a five-week ‘Healthier and Greener Christmas and New Year’ campaign. The campaign launched on Monday, 12th December, 2022, and will continue until Sunday, 15th January, 2023. The weekly themes of the campaign are: Reducing your Food Waste Week Bring Your Reusable […]

Business News Technology

Tyndall and Silicon Catalyst In-Kind Partnership Positioned to Scale Semiconductor Start-Ups

Tyndall National Institute has announced that it has joined with US-based incubator, Silicon Catalyst, as an In-Kind Partner to their Portfolio Companies. Silicon Catalyst is the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating semiconductor solutions. This partnership is timely with the adoption of the European and US Chips Acts this year, and further highlights

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€30.5m Flood Defences Unveiled in Bandon to Protect 400 Homes

Minister of State for the Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan TD unveiled a plaque to mark the completion of the new Bandon Flood Relief Scheme representing an investment of some €30.5 million in flood defences for the town. The scheme ensures 392 properties are now protected from potential significant flooding, 177 of which are […]

News Tourism

Fáilte Ireland Allocated €68M EU ‘Just Transition’ Funding for Tourism in Ireland’s Midlands

Fáilte Ireland has welcomed confirmation of the ‘Just Transition’ Funding tourism allocation, which will transform tourism across 8 counties in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and Ireland’s Ancient East through a regenerative tourism scheme. €68 million has been allocated to the National Tourism Development Authority to implement a Regenerative

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Historic Global Biodiversity Framework Adopted at UN Biodiversity Summit

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) welcomed the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework at COP15 in Montréal, emphasising that it represents a milestone moment in Governments’ response to the global biodiversity crisis. The Global Biodiversity Framework sets out to respond to several assessments that

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South Dublin County Council Publishes 2022 Gender Pay Gap Report

South Dublin County Council has published its Gender Pay Gap Report for 2022. The gender pay gap is the difference in the average hourly wage of men and women across a workforce. Employers with more than 250 employees in Ireland are now required to publish their gender pay gap data. The 2022 report for […]

Business News

Irish Business Expenditure on Gas Sees 90% Increase in 2022

Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has released a survey of members which shows an increase in average gas and electricity prices by 90% and 60% respectively in 2022 with further increases expected next year. The research was conducted in October 2022 and surveyed 384 companies across a wide sample of business sectors in […]

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Green Tips to Reduce Your Waste This Christmas

With the big day just around the corner, here are some green tips from Limerick City and County Council to help reduce your waste and carbon footprint over the festive season. O Christmas Tree If you get an artificial tree then you don’t have to vacuum up pine needles, but you would need to keep […]

Health News

New All-Ireland Programme to Improve Care for People Experiencing Psychosis

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is leading a network of world-leading psychosis experts on a new training and research programme to improve care for people who are experiencing psychosis. The Health Research Board-funded PSI-STAR programme aims to address issues such as prediction and prevention of psychosis, reducing stigma related to the

Business Education News

Skillnet Ireland to Lead Workforce Development for Small and Medium Businesses

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has confirmed Skillnet Ireland will have a leadership role working in partnership with small and medium businesses to meet their talent, skills and workforce development needs. Ireland’s international reputation and profile as an innovative, agile and high-performing economy is

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Fingal County Council Launch Vacant Homes Action Plan

Fingal County Council has released a new vacant and derelict homes plan which outlines how it aims to take a more proactive approach to bring vacant homes back into use. The Vacant Homes Plan will help bring vacant properties back into use as a cost-effective and sustainable way to increase the supply of housing to […]

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Funding of Up to €13.3M for Three Innovative Projects