Ryan Harmon, Author at Council.ie

This guide from the Irish Government provides a high-level overview of Budget 2023. It aims to explain how money will be raised and spent in 2023. Social Welfare Weekly social welfare rates will be increased by €12 for working age recipients. There will also be a €12 increase in weekly payments for pensioners. The Working Family […]

News Sport

Sport Ireland Campus Set Host UCI Cyclocross World Cup Event

The Sport Ireland Campus in Blanchardstown is set to host a key round of the 2022-2023 UCI Cyclocross World Cup on December 11th. It will be the 9th round in a total of 14 events, starting on October 9th in Waterloo, USA. The west-Dublin venue will host some of the leading lights of international […]

Competition Health News

Additional Funding for Women’s Screening Services Through Women’s Health Fund

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced an additional €760,000 in funding for screening services through the Women’s Health Fund. The latest allocation from the Women’s Health Fund will see investment in research, innovation, and supports for women in at-risk populations, including: Addressing low uptake in BowelScreen for women in at-risk populations Piloting a

Council Partners News Transport

ESB Bleeper eBikes Roll into Fingal Locations

The pilot programme, ESB Bleeper eBikes, came into operation across Fingal in mid-August and will run for a ten-month period. With 3 Fingal charging stations located in Swords, Malahide and Howth, these ESB eBikes add another convenient option for people choosing Active Travel to get where they’re going. Bleeper will maintain and operate the […]

Business News

Ipsen Ireland Launch Upgraded Manufacturing Site in Blanchardstown

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar joined the global CEO of the biopharmaceutical company Ipsen, David Loew, to launch Ipsen’s newly upgraded manufacturing site in Blanchardstown, Dublin. The official site launch follows Ipsen’s recent investment of €52 million to upgrade and expand manufacturing capabilities at the Dublin based site. The investment has supported the extension and

Council Partners Environment News

Climate Literacy Programme Launched in 7 Cork City Schools

Transition Year students and teachers from seven second-level schools in Cork City are participating in a 10-week Climate Literacy Programme. Organised and supported by Cork City Council, the programme is delivered by Education for Sustainability, a social enterprise who provide teacher training, teaching resources, lesson plans and a student workbook throughout the

Culture News

Irish Thriller Nocebo to Have World and European Premieres This October

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is delighted with the announcement that Lorcan Finnegan’s Irish thriller ‘Nocebo’, starring Eva Green, Mark Strong, Chai Fonacier and Billie Gadsdon, will receive its World Premiere at Los Angeles’ BeyondFest this October 2nd, shortly followed by an European Premiere at the Sitges

News Transport

Gold Cycle-Friendly Award for Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has been awarded a gold Cycle-Friendly Employer award for its commitment to reducing carbon emissions by supporting and encouraging employees to cycle to work. The department has put significant work into upgrading its existing cycling facilities and promoting cycling awareness and safety among its employees. Jill

Council Partners News

dlr Launch New Podcast – Meet the People Behind the Services

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) launched a new podcast that will showcase their staff and highlight some of the many different services they provide to communities across the County. The podcast, called ‘Insight’, will hear from their staff as they shed light on some of the many services provided by dlr to more than 200,000 residents. […]

Business News

Deliveroo Ireland Gross Profit Up 75% In 2021

Deliveroo Ireland has credited heightened demand and changes in ordering behaviour caused by Covid-19 for a 75% increase in gross profit last year. The takeaway ordering app made €14.7m in 2021, up from €8.4m a year earlier, while revenues from operations rose 64% year-on-year from €26.3m to €43.2m. Recently published accounts show the company ultimately posted […]

Council Partners News Transport

Limerick’s First School Street Launched As Part of Safe Routes to School Programme

Children who cycle, walk or wheel to An Mhodhscoil in Limerick can now do so in a much safer environment following the completion of Limerick’s first ‘School Street’. The ‘School Street’ has been implemented on Roden Street and is designed to remove vehicle traffic from the area directly outside the school gates at the crucial […]

Business Environment News

Decarbonising Our Built Environment

Irish homes use 7% more energy and emit almost 60% more carbon than the average EU home due to reliance on fossil fuels and often low energy efficiency performance. With the move towards home working resulting in more energy use within households, it is crucial that we takes steps in decarbonising our built environment. This […]

Education News Technology

Inaugural Computer Science Week 8-15 October 2022

Minister for Education Norma Foley TD announced Ireland’s first-ever Computer Science Week taking place from 8-15 October. The week’s events will showcase the exciting benefits and cutting-edge opportunities of Computer Science for students while shining a light on the impressive developments in classrooms around Ireland. Organised by the Professional Development Service

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€60,000 Funding Presented to Awardees at Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards

Six local social enterprises received funding and supports at the Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards. These social enterprises are actively working to address important issues and achieve a social, societal or environmental impact, rather than maximising profits for owners or shareholders. The issues that the awardee social enterprises are seeking to address include:

Business Financial News

Enterprise Ireland Named Most Active Domestic VC Investor in Europe

A new report by PitchBook, a Venture Capital (VC) and Private Equity investment platform, has named Enterprise Ireland as Europe’s most active domestic VC investor by deal count. The report, which covers the period 2018 to H1 2022, showed that Enterprise Ireland had completed 988 investments over that period, the most in any European country. The number […]

Council Partners Culture News

Galway City Museum Launch New Accessible Website

Galway City Museum have launched their brand new website which was supported by the Heritage Council under the Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2022 and Galway City Council. The site, designed by the Galway based company Rob & Paul Digital Design, is now live at www.galwaycitymuseum.ie. The new website facilitates far greater and easier access to the many services the

Business Financial News

A Holistic Approach is Needed When Looking at the Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare

A holistic approach is needed when looking at the Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare Chambers Ireland calls for everyone to take a measured response to the Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare following the publication of “Foundations of the Future”. Speaking after the publication of the report, Chambers Ireland Chief […]

Housing News

New ‘Ready to Build’ Scheme Announced

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, and the Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke, have announced the ‘Ready to Build’ Scheme. The scheme, which will be funded under the Croí Cónaithe (Towns) Fund, will see local authorities make available serviced sites in towns and villages […]

Business Environment News

Relove Fashion Competition Open for Entries

The Relove Fashion competition is a sustainable fashion competition open to secondary school students in Leinster. This award winning competition asks students to use their creative design skills to create a sustainable and wearable outfit using clothing sourced from charity shops, swap shops or reuse items already available at home. This competition aims to teach […]

Business News

AbbVie Announces €60m Expansion at Cork Facility