The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett visited the DAFM Bee Health laboratory today at the Backweston Campus in Co Kildare as part of the celebrations of World Bee Day today 20 May 2021. The Department provides a bee health service, free of charge, facilitating the […]
On Monday 17th May 2021, the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr. Rena Donaghey and Bainisteoir of the Comharchumann Oileán Árainn Mhór, Ms. Nóirín Ui Mhaoldomhnaigh turned the sod on a new Shore Front Amenity Development at An Leadhb Gharbh, Oileán Árainn Mhór. The development will deliver a high quality landmark recreation, outdoor amenity and local […]
Pictured above (L-R) Therese Langan (Director Community & Cultural Development) Ruairi O’Dulaing (Senior Parks Superintendent) Shane McArdle (DLR Sports Partnership Coordinator)Abby Segrave Brian O’Donnell (Sports Inclusion Disability Officer) Cllr Una Power (Cathaoirleach) Wheelchair user Ability Swing installed in Cabinteely Park for children with a physical
Image: Clare County Council Media release: 10th May, 2021 Community engagement on Púca of Ennistymon Clare County Council has paused plans to erect an interpretive art piece in Ennistymon to enable a broader public engagement process to take place. Following local objections to the Artist Sculpture concept, Clare County Council will review the submissions received […]
Image: Unsplash Following a call for proposals for Agri-Food Tourism Initiatives under the 2021 Rural Innovation and Development Fund in January, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D, has announced the projects that will receive funding from his Department. Minister McConalogue said, “2020 and 2021 have been difficult
Image: Unsplash Is your community interested in: · Becoming a resilient, vibrant and sustainable community? · Reducing its carbon emissions and energy use? · Working well together? If so, Donegal County Council invites you to register your interest in joining Donegal’s Decarbonising Journey. Under the Climate Action Plan 2019 each Local Authority is required to identify a
Pictured above (L-R) Mayor of Fingal Cllr. David Healy and Emer O’Gorman, Director of Economic Enterprise Tourism and Cultural Development Fingal County Council Press Release 04-05-21 Fingal County Council is delighted to announce an exciting and varied programme for Cruinniú na nÓg which takes place on June 12, 2021. Fingal County Council is delighted to […]
Image courtesy of http://limerickvoice.com/ Limerick City and County Council is encouraging you to get out and about and discover your city this May Bank Holiday. While the May Bank Holiday Weekend is synonymous with Riverfest, it is not possible to host the event this year due to Covid. So instead the Council in partnership with […]
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has welcomed the support of regulations to assist restaurants and cafés at the Oireachtas Committee today. The two sets of regulations which received cross party support include the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2021, which concerns planning
Donegal County Council Press Release (26.04.21) Donegal County Council in partnership with the local voluntary community group ‘Rathmullan The Way Forward’ is delighted to announce that tenders are being sought for Architect Led Full Integrated Design Team & Supervision services to deliver a heritage led regeneration project within the historic core of
Photo 1 (L – R): Councillor Una Power, An Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Rónan Ó Muirthile, Head of Faculty, Film, Art & Creative Technologies, IADT Conor Peoples, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Co Co Communications Officer Bernadette Meagher, FÍS Manager, IADT Deirdre O’Toole, Lecturer, IADT Dlr / IADT collaborate on project to bring students’ COVID
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced €75 million for 24 landmark regeneration projects in rural communities across the country. The funding, which is being provided under the €1Billion Rural Regeneration and Development Fund will support the key objectives of Our Rural Future – the Government’s ambitious new
South Dublin County Council has announced that applications are now open for financial support from a new scheme for tourism and hospitality businesses in South Dublin County. Aimed at assisting the sector increase their outdoor dining capacity, South Dublin County Council is encouraging local hospitality and tourism providers to apply for grant funding under Fáilte […]
Renowned street artists from all over the world come to Limerick to make their mark, and what they leave behind are vibrant, evocative, uniting murals and messages. Here’s a collection of some of Limerick’s most stunning street art as photographed by the Dodo Reddan One of Limerick’s most colourful and memorable characters is immortalised in […]
Dublin City Council has announced that a grant agreement has now been signed with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (DTCAGSM) in relation to the Dalymount Park Redevelopment Project. The allocation of €918,750 from the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) will part fund the design and planning elements of the […]
Tackling the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) industries has received international focus in recent years. In February 2021, Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Chief, announced: “Advancing gender equality in science and technology is essential for building a better future.” In Ireland, this issue is proactively being addressed. With
Pictured above: Caroline Street Co. Cork. Image courtesy of @corkcitycouncil Cork City Council will begin works next week to facilitate the permanent pedestrianisation of 17 city centre streets. The streets were temporarily pedestrianised last summer as part of the “Reimagining Cork City” programme, in order to facilitate social distancing and outdoor dining.
Image: UCD Smurfit School students join Dr Rhona Mahony for the Impact Makers: UCD Smurfit MBA Speaker Series. Credit: Shane O’Neill for UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School The world, and particularly the world of business, is becoming increasingly globalised. Businesses now often have offices in several countries and their colleagues and
The Tánaiste also invites views on putting Right to Request Remote Working into law From today, all employees officially have the Right to Disconnect from work and have a better work-life balance, after Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD brought in a new Code of Practice. The Tánaiste is today […]
Pictured above: Cathaoirleach, Cllr Mary Howard A new initiative from the Office of the Cathaoirleach in Clare County Council will celebrate good deeds done by people in Clare during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Cathaoirleach, Cllr Mary Howard, is inviting people in Clare to nominate fellow citizens for recognition as ‘Clare Covid Heroes’ for the help […]