Mayo County Council’s Road Safety Office have launched a new Road Safety awareness campaign short film in conjunction with An Garda Siochana ahead of the Christmas Period. The theme of the campaign is ‘The Choice is Yours’ and was filmed on location in Westport by Mayo based production company Western Front Studios. The awareness film […]
Digital Business Ireland, the country’s largest representative body for digital and online businesses has urged the public to ‘Click Green, Buy Nearby’ in the Christmas shopping rush. Following the announcement of the finalists for the National Digital Awards 2023, proudly supported by PTSB, DBI have compiled a list of 24 top businesses to buy from […]
The Public Service Innovation Fund 2024 has been launched by Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD. This competitive fund aims to support innovative, technology-based projects from across the Public Service which provide better public services. Since 2019, the Public Service Innovation Fund has provided around €3.5 million in funding
An Cathaoirleach Denis O’Callaghan officially visited the new state-of-the-art sport facilities at dlr Leisure Meadowbrook, Dundrum. Since their opening earlier this year, residents, schools, and individuals have widely complimented the new upgraded pitches, padel tennis courts, and teenage zone. Speaking about the new addition of facilities, An Cathaoirleach Denis
US tech company WP Engine is hiring at its Limerick office as it accelerates its growth in Europe. The WordPress company, which provides managed hosting as well as e-commerce and enterprise offerings, is hiring for 20 new roles in Ireland, which includes software engineers, pricing analysts, technical support and more. The company first came to […]
A public information event relating to proposals to connect Wickham Street and Clare Street in Limerick city centre via an Active Travel scheme is to be held, with the project continuing to progress. This upcoming information session follows a round of non-statutory public consultation which was held between April 26th and May 24th, 2023. As part […]
The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) hosted the opening of CONCEPT, a pioneering core facility dedicated to fostering innovation, collaboration, and cutting-edge early-stage biotherapy research. The opening, attended by a range of delegates from academia, industry and government including Dr Ruth Freeman, Director, Science for Society,
Minister of State with responsibility for the Irish Coast Guard, Jack Chambers TD, officially opened the newly constructed Coast Guard station in Bonmahon, Co. Waterford. Following a significant investment by the Department of Transport of €5.2m, the volunteers at the Bonmahon Coast Guard unit will now take up residency at their new facility. Over the […]
Fingal County Council launched the new Community Climate Action Programme, offering grants to groups across the county. From a national fund of €24 million, Fingal County Council has been allocated a total of €1.1m for community /not-for-profit groups within the county, who are interested in developing projects and initiatives which relate to the challenge of […]
Verizon Communications, one of the world’s leading providers of enterprise and consumer communications and technology services, has announced the establishment of a Global Centre of Excellence in Limerick, Ireland. This initiative will create hundreds of jobs over the next two years with and has full support of the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. Active in […]
Waterford City & County Council has published its Gender Pay Gap Report, highlighting the percentage difference between what men and women are paid on average in the organisation, irrespective of roles or levels. Employers with more than 250 employees in Ireland are required to publish their gender pay gap data before the end of 2023 and […]
SEAI is giving €500k contributing to Irish companies for renewable energy research projects through the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, with additional funding from the European Commission’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. The projects are part of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership joint funding call worth €88 million –
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins have announced €17 million in capital funding to respond to the growing demand for apprenticeships in the higher education sector. The funding will be dispersed across four Technological Universities and one […]
Dublin City Council is honoured to announce that Dublin City has been awarded the ‘Global Green City Award 2023’ by the Global Forum on Human Settlements during their 18th Annual Session of the Forum in Dubai, a COP28 associated event. The ‘Global Green City Award’ has in the past been awarded to Vienna, Vancouver, Oakland, Curtiba, […]
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD, and Enterprise Ireland launched KT Boost, a new four-year, €33.4 million knowledge transfer funding programme for Irish universities and technological universities (TUs). Its objective is to support an increase in research commercialisation outcomes from within this sector – both regionally and
Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Joe Cooney, held a Civic Reception to mark the recent outstanding achievements by the Clare Junior Camogie and Clare Minor Hurling panels. The reception honoured the Clare Junior Camogie panel for winning the All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship for the first time since 2008, as well as the Clare […]
The first surgical trial supported by the RCSI National Surgical Research Support Centre (NSRSC) has been launched. The PROPEL-2 trial will investigate if a new type of wound dressing called Negative Pressure Wound Therapy is better than current standard wound dressings at reducing surgical wound infections, improving scar appearance and quality of life for patients […]
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien announced the successful applications under a new rural water scheme targeting the waste water collection and treatment needs of villages and settlements without access to public waste water services. The Minister has received Government approval to progress with the scheme at Cabinet at a recent […]
To celebrate Corkmas and the festive season in Cork City, the city’s buildings are ‘Going Red’ this Christmas. Over 20 iconic buildings and public spaces all over Cork will light up by night including the Elysian, Cork Chamber, Cork University Hospital, City Hall and the Bus Station. Also participating are Cork hotels Vienna Woods and […]
Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary, has chaired the first meeting of the Enterprise Digital Advisory Forum (EDAF) since its recent membership refresh. The EDAF will continue to support the government in driving the digitalisation of enterprise across Ireland. The forum brings together representatives of indigenous