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TikTok continuing to strengthen global security with new Irish Fusion Centre

By Jack Mullen
Author: Roland Cloutier, Global Chief Security Officer, TikTok Date: July 27, 2021, 00.01 BST  When people use TikTok, we know they’re entrusting us with their data, and we take our duty to protect that data very seriously. That’s why, in developing our platform, security is built-in from the start.  Our Global Security Organisation operates a ‘follow the
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Taoiseach Opens Ireland’s Largest Solar Farm and Expansion to Biotech Facility

By Jack Mullen
The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, has opened Ireland’s single largest Solar Farm. Developed in a joint venture by Lilly and Enerpower, the 16-acre facility will help power a significant proportion of the Lilly plant at its Dunderrow site (near Kinsale) with sustainable energy. The ground-mounted Solar Farm will produce up to 5.6MW of power allowing Lilly to […]
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Career Change is Strong Trend in New Female-Led Businesses Being Established in Rural Ireland

By Ryan Harmon
Career change is a strong trend that is taking hold in rural Ireland as new female-led businesses have started to emerge with help from the Accelerating the Creation Of Rural Nascent Start-ups (ACORNS) programme. ACORNS is a highly-successful development initiative to support early-stage female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland. Among the 50 new female led […]
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Cork City Council Announces City Centre Placemaking – Greening of the City Grant

By Ryan Harmon
Cork City Council is inviting applications from city centre-based businesses, institutions, local community-based groups and residents associations to its City Centre Placemaking Fund.  This is open to those who want to be involved in ongoing work that contributes to the greening of the urban streets and encourages biodiversity in the city centre. The hope is […]
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€30m Announced for Visitor Attractions, Activity Operators and Tourism Accommodation Providers

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media, Catherine Martin T.D. has announced details of the next two phases of Fáilte Ireland’s Strategic Tourism Business Continuity Scheme.  The Minister made the announcement in Cork where she held meetings with members of Cork’s tourism industry, in a needed boost for  visitor attractions, activity operators
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Bausch + Lomb is to invest €90M in Waterford adding 130 additional jobs

By Jack Mullen
Feature image courtesy of IDA Ireland Via Twitter Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health company, today announced plans to invest €90M to expand manufacturing operations at its Waterford facility. The investment is expected to generate 130 additional jobs when production commences in 2023 and will provide the Waterford facility with additional capacity to meet […]