Ryan Harmon, Author at Council.ie

Ring in 2023 with New Year’s Festival Dublin, Ireland’s biggest New Year Celebration. Dublin City will come alive over 2 days of celebrations on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day as New Year’s Festival Dublin returns, bigger and better than ever – with a brand-new Festival Village and 2 spectacular countdown events all taking […]

Environment News

Government Launches Be Winter Ready Information Campaign 2022-2023

The government launched the ‘Be Winter-Ready’ 2022 -2023 Information Campaign. The campaign was jointly launched by Patrick O’Donovan, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, and Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for International and Road Transport and Logistics, Hildegarde Naughton. Also present was

Council Partners Culture News

Stunning Mural Unveiled Celebrating Brazilian Independence and the Diversity of Dublin City

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Caroline Conroy and the Brazilian Ambassador to Ireland, Marcel Fortuna Biato officially unveiled a stunning mural on Ormond Quay celebrating Brazilian Independence and the diversity of Dublin city. The project is the initiative of the Association of Brazilian Families in Ireland (AMBI) together with the Brazilian Embassy, Dublin City Council

Interactive Brokers Celebrates Official Opening of New Office in Dublin

Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, announced the official opening of their new office at North Dock One, 91/92 North Wall Quay, Dublin. An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar T.D joined the Board and Executive leadership of Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited to celebrate the official opening of their new office in Dublin. Interactive Brokers established its

International Safety Management Standard Awarded to Meath County Council

Meath County Council was recently successful in being awarded certification to the coveted safety management standard ISO 45001:2018. ISO 45001:2018 is the world’s first international Occupational Health and Safety management accreditation award. The standard provides a framework to increase safety awareness, reduce workplace risks and enhance health and well-being at

Business News Transport

Barry O’Connell Appointed New Chief Executive At Dublin Port Company

The Board of Dublin Port Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Barry O’Connell as its new Chief Executive Officer from 14th November 2022 following an open and competitive recruitment process. Barry joins Dublin Port Company from the Coca-Cola System, where he has held multiple senior executive roles in bottling operations around the

Housing News

First Youth Homelessness Strategy in Over 20 years Launched

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has launched the Youth Homelessness Strategy 2023-2025. The first Youth Homelessness Strategy in two decades, it sets out 27 distinct actions to prevent young people entering homelessness, to improve the experiences of young people in emergency accommodation and to assist young people to exit […]

Waterford Council Welcomes Government Approval of €170.6m Investment in North Quays Project

The Government has given approval for €170.6m of investment in the Waterford North Quays Infrastructure Project. Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. John O’Leary said, “this investment represents another significant step in bringing the development of the North Quays to reality and delivering a strategic economic and social catalyst for Waterford and the region. […]

Black Shamrock Announces Expansion of Game Development Studio in Dublin

Black Shamrock, a Virtuos Studio, announced the expansion of its operations at the Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC) in Dublin City Centre. The co-development studio aims to create 80 new jobs with this expansion, bringing its total headcount to 200 by the end of 2023. Founded in 2015, Black Shamrock is a co-development studio that specializes […]

Council Partners Education News

Limerick Truly is a Student City as Third Level Student Population Reaches 30,000

Limerick truly is a student city with latest figures showing the city is now home to just under 30,000 students studying in University of Limerick, Technological University of the Shannon and Mary Immaculate College. And with a further 15,000 full and part-time students undertaking post leaving cert or further education courses, it shows the potential […]

Health News

RCSI Research Discovers New Role for Blood Clotting Protein in Triggering Inflammation

Research by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has discovered a new role for the blood clotting protein, von Willebrand Factor (VWF), that could lead to the development of new treatments for patients with inflammatory and blood clotting disorders. Published in ‘Nature Communications‘, the research finds that VWF plays an important role in

Business Environment News Technology

Office of Government Procurement Launches Online Search Tool to Support Green Public Procurement

The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) led on the development of the GPP Criteria Search which is available at GPPCriteria.gov.ie. The online search tool allows users to rapidly find, select and download Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria relevant to a specific procurement project. Welcoming the launch, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath,

Fingal Inclusion Week 2022

There is something for everyone in the fantastic programme planned for the fourth Fingal Inclusion Week with over 100 events taking place around the County. The week, which runs from November 14th to November 20th is an initiative of Fingal County Council Community Office in collaboration with Fingal Integration Officer and the Fingal Public Participation Network. Fingal

Minister English Visits Local Enterprise Office and Client Companies in Donegal

Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English, visited the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Donegal, marking the end of a series of visits by the Minister to all 31 LEOs countrywide. The Minister was greeted at the Donegal Enterprise Fund Business Centre in Letterkenny by the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr […]

Council Partners Culture News

Cois Móire – A New Documentary Series By Cormorant Films on TG4

Cois Móire, a new documentary series by Cormorant Films on TG4, starts at 9.30 pm, Wednesday 9th November 2022 on TG4 and TG4 Playerwith with four 1 hour episodes. Diarmuid Ó Drisceoil brings you the story of the River Blackwater, An Abhainn Mhór na Mumhan. Following in the footsteps of Annroai O’ Liathain and using his book Cois Móire as a travel guide, Diarmuid will

News Sport

€3.4 Million Invested in Active Cities for an Active Future

A major, new national campaign has been launched to get as many people exercising and participating in physical activity as possible in our biggest urban cities. The Sport Ireland ‘Active Cities’ project calls on everyone across Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford to come together to create more opportunities for participation in sport and physical […]

Health News

New Scheme to Support Nursing Homes with Costs of Energy Inflation

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, and the Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, have announced the launch of the Temporary Inflation Payment Scheme (TIPS), an additional support to help private and voluntary nursing homes with inflationary energy cost increases from July to December 2022. Minister Butler said, “the government and I are […]

Waterford Council’s Forward Planning Team Shortlisted for Prestigious RTPI Award

Waterford City and County Council’s Forward Planning team has been shortlisted in the ‘Excellence in Tech within Planning’ category at the 2022 RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) Award for Planning Excellence. The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence celebrate outstanding plans, projects and people that demonstrate the power of planning. These awards continue to recognise

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