Multi-award winning marine biologist, wildlife cameraman and documentary producer Doug Allan will be visiting Donegal next week to speak at the two-day Connecting our Coastline conference which will be held in the Redcastle Oceanfront Hotel. The conference which will take place on the 5th and 6th September will look at opportunities to continue to develop
Lord Mayor of Dublin Paul McAuliffe and Dublin City Councilor Mairead Owens launch the 2019 programme for the The Dublin Festival of History. The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free Festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries. The Festival has gained a reputation for attracting best-selling […]
A new report has found that the final cost of removing private healthcare from public hospitals would cost around €650m a year. The report says it would take about ten years to implement. The report of the Independent Review Group was commissioned by Minister for Health Simon Harris after the 2017 all-party Sláintecare Report on […]
Hundreds of millions in funding has been allocated to local authorities to bolster the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme, which was thrown into doubt following budget over-runs earlier this year. The Government committed €200 million over three years in February of last year to the low-cost mortgage scheme for first-time buyers. However, the allocation to […]
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has called on the government to use Budget 2020 to address serious social issues including the ongoing housing crisis, Ireland’s response to climate change and the emerging challenges of a growing and ageing population. In addition, the institute has identified opportunities for the budget to support […]
With 10 weeks to go to the Brexit deadline on October 31st, the Government is reminding businesses of the need to prepare for Brexit. In particular, the Government has highlighted 9 steps that all businesses can take now to help prepare for the UK’s departure from the EU. Government Ministers are directly appealing to a […]
Kerry County Council is to erect signs on council-owned land in the vicinity of forest walks and at the entrance to the Killarney National Park warning of the possibility of contracting Lyme disease. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is also to place warnings on all its websites, in an effort to counteract what […]
Delivering on commitments made in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy T.D., today (6 August 2019) announced funding approval for 25 infrastructure projects across 13 local authority areas. This significant funding commitment of €84 million will support the delivery of 1,770 affordable homes for purchase.
Over 120 events are taking place for National Heritage Week in County Donegal from Saturday, August 17 to Sunday, August 25 and most of them are free. The pocket-size County Donegal Heritage Week Event Guide produced by the County Donegal Heritage Office of Donegal County Council outlining the programme is available free-of-charge from tourist offices, […]
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) recently published its fourth Annual Report, which highlighted a significant increase in activity relative to previous years. The Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market, and Data Protection, Mr Pat Breen, welcomed the Annual Report by the WRC of its progress in terms of service delivery and output […]
The training programme has been developed by a steering group of boat building and maintenance employers (Brian O’Sullivan – Marine, Tralee; Ger Sullivan – Bere Island Boatyard; and Murphy – Murphy Marine Services, Valentia); in conjunction with Kerry ETB as partner. The programme will also help to address any skills gaps that existing employers within
The people of Cork, Waterford and Limerick will vote on whether they want a directly-elected mayor. At the end of May, residents of the cities of Cork, Limerick and Waterford will be given the chance to have their say on whether there should be a directly-elected mayor with significant powers to set policies and implement […]
Pillar 5 of Rebuilding Ireland, the Government’s Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, deals with utilising existing housing stock and VacantHomes.ie is Mayo County Council’s innovative response in trying to release the potential of vacant homes throughout the country. VacantHomes.ie is a website that was initiated by Mayo County Council on behalf of the local […]
A new 37 home development in Lett’s Field, Neilstown, Clondalkin was completed as figures showed South Dublin County Council reached 115% of overall social housing delivery target for 2018. The 37 homes in Letts Field were funded through the Rebuilding Ireland Social Housing Investment Programme and consist of 36 three-bed homes and 1 four-bed. The […]
The first phase of development is now complete at Clog Na Léinn, a new scheme of A1-rated ‘zero energy’ homes in Collinstown, Co Westmeath. Developed and built by NJ Doyne and designed by architect Louis Peppard, the first 13 houses are now finished, with the first residents moving in in March. The Clog na Léinn […]
Jenny Deakin from the EPA outlines the problems with water quality in Ireland, and describes the development and implementation of Ireland’s 2nd Cycle River Basin Management Plan (2018-2021). The most common water quality problem in Ireland is caused by the impact of excess nutrients from agriculture, domestic and urban waste water and other activities on […]
Local authorities plan €150m investment in tourism projects to build on €100m funding over the last five years. With the looming uncertainties of Brexit, local authorities have increased their tourism investment and resources to sustain and enhance Ireland’s tourism sector a conference in Cork heard on Thursday 4th April. The conference ‘Tourism is
Promoting investment in emerging technologies has been identified as the central aim of a new plan to boost the economy of counties along the western seaboard. The plans are contained in a new five year strategy from the Western Development Commission (WDC), titled ‘Work Smarter, Live Better’. The plan identifies a number of headings under […]
The Minister for finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, has praised “the transformation of Cork’s Docklands” and said Cork is competing for investment at a global level. He made the comments during a recent visit to the 250,000 sq ft Penrose Dock office development, which is currently under construction and represents an overall investment of €125m for […]
A new strategy to develop tourism across Limerick city and county envisages that the total number of visitors to Limerick will reach 1.1 million per annum, generating more than €360 million in revenue and creating 1,500 new jobs by 2023. Limerick Tourism Development Strategy 2019 – 2023 has identified Limerick’s unique position on the west […]