The Chief Executive of Cork County Council Ann Doherty has described the the county’s allocation for urban renewal under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund as ‘disappointing.’ The fund consisted of €100 million with €7 million being allocated to urban renewal projects for Cork city and county. Ms Doherty was also critical of the lack […]
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy have today announced that 88 projects are to be allocated a total of €100 million under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF), launched in July this year as part of Project Ireland 2040. As a key part of Project Ireland 2040 – the Government’s National Planning […]
According to the ‘Global Cities of the Future 2018/2019’ report that has been published today Dublin has been ranked the number one large city for foreign direct investment in the world. The report showed that Dublin ranked number one in the world in both the ‘Large City’ and ‘Economic Potential’ category as well as being […]
Today, Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD, announced grant allocations totalling €21 million will be made available to 224 towns and villages across Ireland under the 2018 Town and Village Renewal Scheme. Wexford County Council have revealed that €1.334 million of the available grant funds will be used to revitalise 12 towns […]
Colt Technology Services have announced today that it will be extending its Colt IQ Network in the greater Dublin area due to demand from multinational customers for digital infrastructure in the area. Currently Colt connect more than 350 enterprise buildings and 23 data centres in Dublin and have a growing demand for their high bandwidth […]
In 2012 Revenue declared annual income for people aged 65 and over was €10billion, in addition to 75% of Ireland’s disposable income residing with this demographic. The Age Friendly Business Recognition Programme looks at how Irish businesses can reach this changing customer base, and how its spending power can positively impact local business. Age Friendly […]
Ireland’s largest Sage Partner has announced the creation of 15 news jobs, and that revenues are expected to double over the next three years. Envisage Cloud is Ireland’s largest accountancy and HR management tool. The company provides Sage 200cloud and bespoke financial, mobility and CRM software solutions that enable sales, service and finance teams to […]
This year’s annual Service Design Global Conference will take place October 11th and 12th, welcoming international speakers from industry giants Adidas, BMW, Virgin Cruises, Air France KLM, and IBM. In the past, the conference has been hosted by global cities New York, Amsterdam and Madrid. This year Cork County Council has enticed the conference to […]
Partnerships between three Irish healthcare companies and leading healthcare groups in North America have been established in a bid to improve the future of our nation’s’ healthcare. Yesterday at the Aviva Stadium, Enterprise Ireland welcomed 15 world-renowned healthcare providers from the United States and Canada to the first ever North America Healthcare Forum. The
Launched in 2014 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) is an Enterprise Ireland initiative connecting public sector bodies to organisations and companies with innovative ideas, aimed at solving prevalent issues across local communities nationwide. Contracting authorities can approach Enterprise Ireland with a problem they can’t find solution to in the current market
Applications for this year’s Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarships are now open. This is a programme funding and supporting postgraduate education in the Ireland. The programme is an established national initiative funded by the Department of Education and Skills, and managed by the Irish Research Council. In 2017 5,000 individual scholarships were awarded for
Designs for the new Dublin City Library on Parnell Square have been unveiled. The 11,000 sq m design is set to be a key component to the newly-branded Cultural Quarter. The Cultural Quarter includes: the Irish Writers’ Centre, the Dublin Writers Museum, the Gate Theatre, Poetry Ireland and the Garden of Remembrance. The build is […]
Athboy is now home to 32 additional social residences as part of Meath County Council’s direct construction programme. The official opening of the Connaught Grove development directed by Meath County Council has been welcomed by Damien English; Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. The timely completion of the housing […]
A plan to enrol all workers without a private pension into a savings scheme for their retirement could be introduced within four years. Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty said today that most workers are not saving enough for their retirement years. “Without any action many people will be faced with a […]
The 20th EU-China summit, opening in Beijing on Monday morning, is expected to produce a long-awaited common statement on shared values and act as a defence of the current international trading system. With China and the EU facing into trade wars with the US, both sides see the meeting as important in cementing an alliance […]
Hot-desks and high-speed broadband are just a few perks of working in Gorey’s new 5,000 sq ft Hatch Lab which opened in June. The first in a range of ambitious projects to attract jobs and investment to Wexford became a reality in June with the opening of the 5,000 sq ft Hatch Lab by Cathaoirleach […]
Ireland’s largest home grown Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) provider Abtran is set to create 350 new jobs in Sligo. As part of its expansion plan in the north-west region of Ireland, Abtran will base a new regional operations centre in a high-tech facility at Finisklin Business Park. Recruitment for the roles in Sligo has began, with […]
Google is investing a total of €150 million for a second data centre at Grange Castle in South County Dublin. The new facility will create approximately 400 jobs at peak during its construction and take approximately 16 months to complete, by which time the data centre will bring Google’s total capital investment in Ireland to […]
The Vaults, a new tourist attraction in Dublin City centre, is set to open its door on the 30th of June. The attraction will have six scenes spread across four floors of the old Augistinian St John’s National School in Dublin 8. Each of these scenes will feature 360° sets with state of the art lighting, […]
Borrowers looking to access personal credit reports stored in the new national credit register cannot access them with the Government’s Public Services Card. RTÉ News has learned the Central Bank does not accept the card as a valid proof of identification or PPS number when people are applying to the Central Credit Register for their […]