Ryan Harmon, Author at Council.ie

The prestigious international travel magazine ‘Conde Nast Traveller’ has zoned in on Mount Congreve for their ‘Best Place To Go in the UK & Ireland’ 2024 listing. Conde Nast says of the list, “at the end of each year, we look ahead to what’s coming next in the travel world as we pick out the […]

Education News

HRB Invests in UCC Research to Address National Health Care Priorities

National health care priorities, such as a community-based falls management exercise programme, improved care for chronic diseases and a new referral process for patients with suspected dementia from general practice to specialist care, have been awarded funding from the Health Research Board’s Applied Partnership Awards. Three researchers at UCC’s College of Medicine and

News Technology

Ireland’s First National Strategy for Quantum Technologies Launched

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has launched Quantum 2030, Ireland’s first national strategy for quantum technologies. Quantum computing is an area of computer science that uses the principles of quantum theory, which explains the behaviour of energy and material on the atomic and subatomic levels. Quantum 2030

Council Partners Culture History News

Brigid 1500 Festival Programme for 2024 in Kildare Unveiled

Kildare County Council has officially launched the Brigid 1500 festival programme for 2024, promising a diverse and spectacular calendar filled with culturally rich events taking place across Kildare. The festival will celebrate and commemorate the extraordinary St Brigid, – A Woman, A Life, A Legacy- and the enduring impact of her life as we reach […]

Business News

Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to Singapore

Implementing one of the key deliverables from the first Action Plan from the updated Ireland for Finance strategy, Minister of State for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, is leading a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to Singapore. As part of the Trade Mission, Minister Carroll MacNeill […]

Council Partners Culture News

Leading Consultancy Firm Puts Limerick’s Local Film Sector Under Spotlight

Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick have launched a series of roundtable events to gather feedback for a report on developing Limerick’s local fim and TV sector. The Film and TV sector in the region has seen unprecedented growth in recent years, with several returnable TV series including Hidden Assets, Smother and the upcoming Blackshore series […]

News Tourism

Headliners Announced as Fáilte Ireland’s New Year’s Festival Dublin Returns

Fáilte Ireland’s New Year’s Festival Dublin 2023 was officially launched by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD. The Divine Comedy and The Scratch join the line-up for the four-day city-centre celebration, which runs from 29th December 2023 to 1st January 2024. This year, for the first time, the festival […]

Environment News

Government Publishes First-of-its-Kind Strategy for Ireland’s Energy Security

The Government has published the ‘Energy Security in Ireland to 2030’ report, which outlines a new strategy to ensure energy security in Ireland for this decade, while ensuring a sustainable transition to a carbon neutral energy system by 2050. The comprehensive report, which has 28 actions in total, is a roadmap to ensuring a sustainable, […]

Council Partners News Sport

Cork’s First Urban Outdoor Sportsfest Held in Tramore Valley Park

Dozens of young people from Foroige, Cloyne Diocese Youth Service (CDYS) and the YMCA UBU Youth Projects enjoyed Cork’s first Urban Outdoor Sportsfest in Tramore Valley Park. A celebration of sport and physical activity which provided a fun-filled day of activities, the event was a collaboration between Corks Sports Partnership, Cork Education and Training Board and Cork

Business Financial News

AIB Welcomed As Lender for €500m Growth and Sustainability Loan Scheme

Allied Irish Bank Group (AIB) has confirmed it is joining the €500 million Growth and Sustainability Scheme as a lender. The scheme will provide eligible SMEs, including farmers, fishers, and Small Mid-Caps with competitively priced loans of between €25,000 and €3 million for terms of up to ten years, with loans of up to €500,000 […]

Council Partners Housing News Transport

Clare Public Survey Identifies Housing and Public Transport as Key Priorities

The Clare Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), a subcommittee of Clare County Council, in collaboration with Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, has published the findings of the Clare Public Survey 2023 which was conducted through Ireland Thinks. Individuals from 37 towns and villages participated in the review, which captures Clare-specific data to

Health News Sport

Minister Byrne Launches Winter Initiative 2023

The Winter Initiative 2023 has been launched by Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD, with the aim of getting as many people as possible exercising and participating in physical activity over the coming winter months. With over 700 events and activities planned across the country there is a specific focus […]

Environment News

Ireland and France Mark Beginning of Construction Work on Celtic Interconnector

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, and French Energy Minister, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, have marked the commencement of construction work on the Celtic Interconnector project. The acknowledgement of the project’s commencement took place at the EirGrid offices in Dublin, following a visit by Minister Pannier-Runacher to Ireland. The

Council Partners News Transport

Swords Segregated Cycle Lanes Upgrade Safety for Local Community

New segregated cycle lanes have launched at St. Cronan’s Avenue and Brackenstown Road, Swords improving pedestrian and cyclist safety for the local community. Fingal County Council’s Department of Climate, Environment and Active Travel ran a public consultation in Spring 2022 when they first published proposals for the area, and engaged with local residents, schools,

Business News

Minister Richmond Visits Local Enterprise Office in Westmeath