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Limerick Greenway users can now access shuttle bus services seven days a week, adding to the first-class network of visitor facilities already in place along the 40km scenic off-road walking and cycling route. There are several bike hire companies in operation along the route and the daily shuttle bus is available to all Greenway users. […]

News Tourism

The Lifts Of Moher – Electric Buggies Wheeled out at Clare Visitor Attraction

People with disabilities or reduced mobility can now fully enjoy everything the Cliffs of Moher Experience in County Clare has to offer courtesy of two electric buggies. Operated by trained staff, the Burren Buggy and Wild Atlantic Shuttle provide visitors to with a guided tour of Ireland’s most natural attraction from the viewing platforms overlooking […]

Financial News

‘Accommodation Recognition Payment’ for Hosts Accommodating People From Ukraine

Applications for the €400 ‘Accommodation Recognition Payment’ can be made by households who are hosting people claiming Temporary Protection after fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. The payment will be paid on the second Tuesday of each month with the first payment being made on Tuesday 9th August, including any arrears that are due. The payment […]

Council Partners Culture News

Art and the Outdoors: A Hugh Lane Gallery Family Celebration

Following on from its success last year, the Hugh Lane Gallery is delighted to announce the return of Art and the Outdoors, its exciting two-day family art event-taking place outdoors on Parnell Square North on Saturday 30 July and Sunday 31 July 2022. Inspired by artists who moved out of their studio to paint en plein […]

Kaseya Chooses Dundalk for New Centre of Excellence

Kaseya, the leading global provider of unified IT management and security software for managed service providers (MSPs) and mid-market enterprises (MMEs), have announced plans to establish a new Centre of Excellence in Dundalk, creating 250 jobs over the next three years. The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. Tánaiste & Minister […]

Council Partners History News

Historic Site in Kildare Joins New World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland

The Royal Sites of Ireland, a group of six unique collectives of largely prehistoric monuments and sites, have been announced as one of three successful bids to be added to Ireland’s Tentative List for World Heritage status. Dún Ailinne, (Knockaulin) in Kildare, is one of the six historic site, and is located on private land […]

LGMA Partners on Graduate Programme for Those With Disabilities

The LGMA has partnered with the Willing Abled Mentoring (WAM) Graduate Programme to recruit people with disabilities across Ireland for a variety of roles within a number of participating local authorities. Roles are available in Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Kerry and Waterford in areas such as HR, Climate and Environment, Community and Sport, Communications and ICT.

Culture News

Historic Day as First Meeting of Irish Language Services Advisory Committee Convened

Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport, Jack Chambers, met with members of the Irish Language Services Advisory Committee when they had their first meeting in the Foras na Gaeilge building in Dublin City Centre. The Committee was established last month, in accordance with the provisions of the Official Languages […]

Council Partners News

Works Get Underway on €1.2m Dursey Cable Car Upgrade

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins has visited the Beara Peninsula in West Cork to see the start of construction works at the Dursey Island Cable Car. The system, which is Ireland’s only cable car, closed at the end of March following damage caused by Storm Barra combined with the metal […]

Siemens Establishes R&D Operations in Shannon

Siemens Digital Industries Software will establish a software R&D group in Shannon, Co. Clare. The multimillion-euro investment will focus on High Performance Computing (HPC) in the Cloud for semiconductor design. The project, which is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland, is the first ‘Cloud EDA’ R&D group to be established by Siemens Digital

Business Environment News

Cork’s Imperial Hotel Achieves Gold Label Sustainability Award

Cork’s most historic hotel, The Imperial, has achieved a significant sustainability accolade with Fifty Shades Greener, the leading environmental education provider in Ireland. The 206-year-old hotel, which is part of the Flynn Hotel Collection, has become the first and only hospitality venue in Cork to be awarded with a prestigious Gold Label. Cork’s Grand Dame, […]

Business Environment News

Sustainability & Community Engagement at the Heart of Sustainable Business Impact Awards

Chambers Ireland has published the shortlist for the 2022 Sustainable Business Impact Awards. In total, 75 projects have been shortlisted across fourteen award categories. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on September 22nd. The Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards are sponsored by BAM Ireland and run-in association with the Department of

News Technology

Public Consultation to Gather Views on Digital Public Services

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, and the Minister of State for eGovernment, Ossian Smyth, have launched a public consultation to gather views from individual users of digital public services. This fulfils a commitment in Connecting Government 2030, the Digital and ICT Strategy for Ireland’s Public Service, which Minister McGrath and Minister

Council Partners Culture News

Irish and Ukrainian Musicians Perform at Festival in a Van in Swords and Howth

Festival in a Van came to Fingal on Wednesday July 20th for two special performances to welcome our new Ukrainian friends to the county. Supported by Creative Ireland, Fingal libraries and Fingal’s Community Development Office and led by a team of theatre professionals, Festival in a Van is the perfect vehicle for absolutely anyone who likes the idea […]

SAP Marks its 25th Year in Ireland