Galway City Council and Clean Coasts Ireland are teaming up again for Galways first Love your Beach Day on Saturday 17th September 2022. All the events will happen simultaneously at 4 iconic beaches in Galway City to celebrate International Coastal Clean Up Day. Speaking about the event, Tiarnan McCusker, Environmental Awareness Officer with Galway City Council […]
The emergence of cryptocurrencies as an investment class may present an opportunity despite the regulation associated with this relatively nascent asset class and related technologies. In particular, the emergence of cryptocurrencies presents valuable lessons for the EU for increasing participation in capital markets and would benefit from further studies to examine if
The Irish Coast Guard, which can trace its roots to 1822, is celebrating 200 years of lifesaving service. The milestone was marked at an event attended by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD and Minister of State with specific responsibility for the Irish Coast Guard, Hildegarde Naughton TD, at Greenore Coast Guard Station, County Louth. […]
Dublin City Council has launched its first ever Community Mobility Charging Hub, bringing to life the Council’s Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy. As part of this pilot project, local people in the Finglas area will have access to: Two EV chargers with Four charging spaces; 1 No. AC charger (nominally 22KW), with 2 charging spaces. 1 […]
EnerMech has officially opened its first facility in Athlone, creating approximately 170 jobs opportunities over the next three years. The base cements the integrated solutions specialist’s commitment to the area and its growth drive across new sectors and geographies. Bringing its five decades of engineering and manufacturing experience to bear, EnerMech has already
A special performance based on the successful play ‘Bread Not Profits’, recounting the Limerick Soviet of 1919 and the Irish premiere of a piece inspired by James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ are two of the highlights of this year’s Limerick Jazz Festival. Venues across Limerick City will play host to some of the best jazz performers around as the 12th annual
Sport Ireland, with help from ambassadors David Gillick, Denise O’Sullivan, Emma Duggan and Zak Moradi, is calling on you, to get out and #BeActive for European Week of Sport 2022 which runs from the 23rd – 30th of September. There will be events all over Ireland giving people of all ages and abilities the chance […]
An Taoiseach, Mícheál Martin TD, has launched a publication on the history of Dublin Castle, charting over 900 tumultuous years at the site, from Viking settlements to post-Famine 1800’s. The Volume, entitled ‘Vikings to Victorians: A History of Dublin Castle to 1850’ is the first of three Volumes to be published by the National Monuments Service of […]
Fifty-four solar compacting bins have been installed around Cork city centre after Cork City Council secured funding under the Litter Infrastructure Support Grant Scheme from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde joined some of the city’s 77-strong street cleansing crew and litter management officials to
Irish farmer-owned dairy co-op Glanbia has rebranded as Tirlán. The business adopted a new identity to reflect the co-op’s acquisition of the remaining 40% stake in Glanbia Ireland from Glanbia plc to become the sole owner of the business. Glanbia plc will retain and continue to operate under the Glanbia name as a separate entity […]
Eaton’s Country Manager for Ireland, Phil Kane discusses digitalization and the importance of OT network security. In various industries around the world, there’s a major movement towards going digital. You’ve probably heard of the IoT – and now the IIoT, or the Industrial Internet of Things, is bringing digital connectivity to manufacturing floors, commercial buildings
A new report from Technology Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the technology sector in Ireland, has said that a 10% increase in cloud adoption by the Irish public sector could produce economic benefits of €473 million annually. The report also finds that through greater cloud usage, the public sector would reduce its ICT energy usage […]
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, has announced that the Public Service Innovation Conference 2022 will be hosted in partnership with Microsoft Ireland. The conference, the flagship event of National Public Service Innovation Week 2022, takes place on Monday, 24 October, in Cork City Hall. This partnership meets commitments set out […]
The countdown is on to the 13th annual Harvest Festival in Waterford City. The festival will take place from September 9th to 11th at venues indoor and outdoor across the city centre. The festival will open on Friday afternoon at 2pm with the Festival Market following which the Waterford Honey Show will be officially opened at 3pm by […]
Citigroup (Citi) is close to signing a €100m deal to buy a new office site in the heart of Dublin in a significant boost to the scale of its European headquarters as banks beef up their presence across the EU following Brexit. The US bank, which this year announced it would hire 300 additional staff […]
The Climate Change Advisory Council has called for swift and decisive action to support people and communities this winter by addressing Ireland’s dependence on harmful fossil fuels, which it says is a root cause of high energy costs, supply instability and high levels of carbon dioxide emissions. The Council, who published their Annual Review for […]
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) published Ireland’s Energy Balance for 2021, which provides the complete information on Ireland’s energy use. Although, Ireland has committed to reducing CO2 emissions by 4.8% per annum from 2021- 2025 under the first carbon budget, energy related emissions were instead up 5.4% in 2021. They are now back […]
Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Department of Social Protection, Joe O’Brien T.D. officially visited a number of community initiatives in County Galway, including the Galway Simon Community. Commencing the two-day event in Connemara, the Minister, hosted by FORUM Connemara, visited the Wild Goat Café in Letterfrack where […]
Culture Night nationally and across Cork County is on Friday 23rd of September, with over 200 family friendly free events throughout Baile Mhúirne, Bandon, Carrigaline, Charleville, Clonakilty, Cobh, Fermoy, Kinsale, Macroom, Mallow, Midleton, Mitchelstown, Passage West, Skibbereen, Watergrasshill, Youghal and the surrounding towns and villages. Culture Night is a national
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin say a new gene therapy research approach shows promise for treating a progressive eye disease. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is common condition that can lead to vision loss. It can affect up to 10pc of adults over the age of 65 and there are estimates that AMD will affect 288m people worldwide […]