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Louth County Council Installing New Road Safety Barriers

By Ryan Harmon 29 March 2023

Louth County Council are installing almost two kilometres of vehicle restraint barriers at designated locations around the county, as part of the council’s Road Safety Plan. The total amount of investment will amount to over half a million euro, to improve vehicular safety on Louth’s roads, and when complete will offer the most advanced safety […]

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Women In Business Podcast Series Featuring Trish Scanlon Of SoapBox Labs

By Ryan Harmon 29 March 2023

Council Journal would like to present the sixth episode of our Women in Business podcast series, featuring Trish Scanlon of SoapBox Labs. Trish is the Founder and Executive Chair of SoapBox Labs, a software that was created for voice recognition in children. The idea for SoapBox came about after a long career in the tech world, and noticing how […]

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New €4.5m Funding Package Will Conserve and Safeguard Ireland’s Built Heritage

By Ryan Harmon 29 March 2023

Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, announced that 95 Heritage projects across the country will benefit from a total of €4.5m to conserve Ireland’s Built Heritage. In addition to supporting owners and custodians of historic and protected structures to safeguard and maintain their properties, this funding will also provide a welcome boost

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Lord Mayor Of Dublin Launches Clothes Swap Guide and Kit

By Ryan Harmon 29 March 2023

Dublin City Council has launched a new guide ‘How to Organise a Clothes Swap’ to assist anyone who wishes to plan their own clothes swapping event. The Council is also running a pilot project that will offer local community groups an opportunity to borrow a ‘Clothes Swap Kit’ containing the equipment, such as rails and hangers, they may want […]

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SupportNinja Establishes CX Centre of Excellence in Cork City

By Ryan Harmon 29 March 2023

SupportNinja, the Dallas-headquartered business process outsourcing company, has announced the establishment of a new CX Centre of Excellence in Cork City. This expansion is expected to create 50 jobs over the next three years. Founded in 2015, SupportNinja helps fast-growing companies scale by connecting them with global talent to support them with an array of […]

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Limerick Greenway Set to Benefit From Enhanced Services as €1.9m Project Begins

By Ryan Harmon 28 March 2023

Limerick City and County Council has announced the restoration project of a historic 19th century Railway Goods Shed at Rathkeale on Limerick Greenway as the centre piece of a new visitor facilities project that is due to commence work in the West Limerick town. The Limerick Greenway Hub @ Rathkeale is one of a series […]

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Volunteers in Sport From All 32 Counties Celebrated at 2022 Volunteers in Sport Awards

By Ryan Harmon 28 March 2023

The Federation of Irish Sport celebrated the winners of the 2022 Volunteers in Sport Awards proudly supported by the National Network of 29 Local Sports Partnerships at a luncheon awards ceremony at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown. The special guest speaker at the awards Thomas Byrne, who is the Minister of State with Responsibility for […]

Health News

Publication of the Review of the National Sexual Health Strategy

By Ryan Harmon 28 March 2023

The Minister of State with Responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton, has welcomed the publication of the Review of the National Sexual Health Strategy. Minister Naughton said, “I am delighted to welcome the publication of the Review, which identifies the majority of actions as successfully progressed. Given the

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Improving Life for Older People in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

By Ryan Harmon 28 March 2023

The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (dlr) Age-Friendly Strategy, 2022-2026 was launched in County Hall, Dún Laoghaire by Mary Butler TD, to improve life for older people in the region.   The 5-year strategy agreed by the dlr Age-Friendly Alliance sets out the vision, objectives and actions to promote Age-Friendly supports and activities over the coming years so that older […]

Business News

Digital Manufacturing Ireland Opened

By Ryan Harmon 28 March 2023

Minister Simon Coveney TD has officially opened Digital Manufacturing Ireland (DMI). Located in the IDA Ireland National Technology Park in Limerick, DMI is the national centre of excellence designed to support Irish based manufacturers, both multi-national businesses and SMEs, to access, partner and accelerate their adoption of transformative digital technologies and to

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Waterford Local Community Partnership Safety Plan Launched

By Ryan Harmon 27 March 2023

Minister for Justice Simon Harris TD launched the Waterford Local Community Safety Partnership (WLCSP) Safety Plan 2023 – 2028. The plan included a detailed socio-economic profile of Waterford City and County, which was used to inform the development of objectives and actions to 2028. Speaking at the launch Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. […]

Culture News

Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards 2023

By Ryan Harmon 27 March 2023

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Fresh International Film Festival and RTÉ are delighted to announce the 34 films and makers shortlisted for the 2023 IYFTYs – Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards. For the first time ever, audiences will have the opportunity to preview all the shortlisted IYFTYs on the Fresh International Film Festival YouTube Channel from

Housing News

Social Housing Waiting Lists Fall By Over 36% in Six Years

By Ryan Harmon 27 March 2023

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien, has published figures from the 2022 Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) which show a substantial reduction of 36.8% in social housing waiting lists since the first annual assessment was conducted in 2016. The 2022 SSHA shows 57,842 households were assessed as being qualified for, […]

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Dublin City Council Launches ‘Cherry Blossoms 2023’ Festival

By Ryan Harmon 27 March 2023

Dublin City Council is delighted to announce the launch of this year’s programme of free events to celebrate the Cherry Orchard area. The Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy launched the Cherry Blossoms Festival 2023 in St Ultan’s School, Cherry Orchard on Wednesday 22nd March 2023. Dublin City Council, Ballyfermot Partnership, Blue Door and a wide […]

Business News

Figures Displaying Strength of Irish Retail Sector Welcomed

By Ryan Harmon 27 March 2023

Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, has welcomed the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Ireland’s Retail Economy 2022, a new thematic publication showing the strength of the Irish retail sector. Commenting on the publication, Minister Richmond said, “the data from the CSO clearly demonstrates the importance of retail for our

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Mayo Students Set For Student Enterprise Programme National Finals

By Ryan Harmon 24 March 2023

Mayo Local Enterprise Office have announced that teenage entrepreneurs from Scoil Muire agus Pádraig, Swinford and St. Louis Secondary School, Kiltimagh will represent Mayo at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Finals on Friday 5th May. The finals make a return to Croke Park for the first time since 2019. The students all took part in the […]

Environment News

SEAI Awards €19m in Government Funding for Energy Research Projects in Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 24 March 2023

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) announced that it has awarded approximately €19 million in Government funding to support more than 40 new energy research projects across Ireland. These projects bring together leading academic institutes, companies, and public sector organisations and were supported with co-funding from the Department of Transport, the

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2023 SuperValu TidyTowns Competition Celebrating 65 Years of Transforming Communities

By Ryan Harmon 24 March 2023

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, in association with the Managing Director of SuperValu, Ian Allen, have launched the 2023 SuperValu TidyTowns competition. Since 1958, the competition, which is administered by the Department of Rural and Community Development and sponsored by SuperValu, has been a pivotal initiative in bringing

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A New Lease of Life for Bantry Library

By Ryan Harmon 24 March 2023

Bantry Library, a building of great architectural interest, is set to receive a grant of €259,920 from the Heritage Council for external conservation works. Cork County Council applied for the Historic Towns Initiative 2023 grant, which will fund much-needed refurbishment to preserve the library’s unique features. Bantry Library has played a crucial role in the […]

Business News

Keeks to Launch New Baby & Bib Range at Corks Marina Market Popup

By Ryan Harmon 24 March 2023

Keeks, the family run business which specialises in adaptive footwear and clothing, is now expanding their business by launching the award winning Mum2Mum baby & bib range in Ireland at Cork’s Marina Market this weekend. Rob and April Mullen founded Keeks in late 2021 after stumbling across BILLY Footwear for their son Kian, and subsequently […]