The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today announced a series of in-person Farmer Clinics to assist farmers in making their applications online for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes.
Spring into Storytime is a national story-time initiative in public libraries that runs during the month of April. It celebrates the importance of families reading together and sharing stories.
An exciting festival looking at art in the landscape is coming to Mayo this April. The Festival of Change in Mayo takes place on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th April 2024. The Festival of Change is a collaboration between Offaly County Council, Mayo County Council and Visual Artists Ireland and is funded through the Arts Council’s Invitation to Collaboration Scheme.
Swoop, the fintech company, was recently named the winner of the 2023 Deloitte Fast 50 in Ireland ranking number one amongst the country’s 50 fastest-growing technology companies. Swoop is a global platform supporting businesses by bringing their data into one place to garner insights and be instantly matched to eligible finance, as well as assess their spending on cost
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne, today announced a record investment of almost €30 million in core funding support to sporting organisations, through Sport Ireland, for 2024.
Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf met with local businesses across Meath today during his outreach visit to the Royal County, where he asked business leaders about their experience of the economy and what is happening on the ground. The Governor also discussed the Central Bank’s consultation on the Consumer Protection Code, […]
Clare Arts Office, in conjunction with the Clare Museum, is delighted to present ‘Blue Birds’, an exhibition of artwork by Jakobus Smit.
On the 15th of March, Enterprise Ireland and the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) announced that its sports innovation partnership is set to continue and will return for a second phase, giving more Irish companies an opportunity to test, trial, and potentially scale their products in a professional rugby environment.
Harris Group, Ireland’s longest-established commercial vehicle distributor and retailer, has recently appointed Willie Daniels to the position of Head of Bus and Coach, for the company’s Irish and UK operations. With his appointment, Harris Group is primed to reinforce its commitment to excellence and superior customer service across the bus and coach industry.
The Learnovate Centre is delighted to announce that it has secured €9.6m funding from Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland as the technology centre focuses on supporting Irish companies to develop technology solutions to address Ireland’s emerging skills gaps. Learnovate are global experts in learning technology helping organisations navigate the complexity of the evolving
Galway County Council has signed contracts for the construction of two new housing developments in Ardrahan and Ballinasloe. The Local Authority, in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, has appointed a multi-disciplinary Design Team, led by OBFA Architects, to assist with delivering the housing projects.
Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler has announced a doubling in funding for mental health research, compared with the average level of comparable funding over the last five years.
Cork City was recently ranked very highly on FDI’s European Cities and Regions of the Future 2024 awards. Beating off stiff competition in the highly competitive small city category, which includes well-established business cities like Geneva, Cambridge, Basel and Luxembourg. In addition to placing first for FDI strategy, Cork was placed: Topping the rankings for
The Central Bank has today (12 March 2024) published its first Quarterly Bulletin of 2024. On the launch of the Quarterly Bulletin, Robert Kelly, Director of Economics and Statistics said: “Global headwinds and domestic capacity constraints are affecting the growth of the Irish economy. Disinflation has been significantly progressing and external price pressures have
The Office of Public Works is delighted to announce the reopening of heritage sites across Ireland from 16 March 2024. The new season offers a great opportunity for visitors to rediscover the rich and diverse cultural heritage of their local areas.
The Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr Alan Edge, launched the Councils’ new five-year tourism strategy at an event in Tallaght Stadium. The document is intended to guide the activities and work programme of South Dublin County from 2024 to 2029. Underpinned by extensive stakeholder engagement within the county (both at the regional and national level), as well
Legitify, a Irish-based online notarisation solution, proudly announces the successful close of a €1.5 million funding round. This significant milestone is led by Verb Ventures, with key contributions from Enterprise Ireland, Actium Partners, Redbay Ventures and other investors, marking a strong vote of confidence in Legitify's innovative approach to simplifying and
Chambers Ireland has responded to a report from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on working conditions in Ireland. The purpose of the original report was to determine the impact of several different initiatives the government has taken over the past few years, such as auto-enrolment retirement savings, parental leave and benefits, statutory sick pay (SSP), etc.
Financial data and research firm PitchBook, today reported that €100 million was invested by venture capital (VC) firms in Irish women founders in 2023. The report also stated that Ireland is the 3rd country in Europe per deal count on a per capita basis for investment in women-led start-ups and has consistently ranked in the […]
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has allocated €5 million of funding to carry out essential repairs on specific roads and footpaths across the County in 2024.
