‘Outdoor Life in the City’ is a vibrant new mural on Tuckey Street which was commissioned by Cork City Council. The work was a collaboration between the Sports and Sustainability Section, Cork City Libraries and the City Arts Office, to celebrate outdoor activities happening in the city and promote our natural environment. The Mural was designed […]
Shippo, a leading shipping platform for growing e-commerce businesses, have announced further international expansion – including the creation of 120 highly-skilled jobs – through the opening of a new European R&D Centre in Dublin. Shippo’s entry into Dublin aligns with its international expansion plans, which centre on growing its global workforce and expanding its
Leading cross border Irish art gallery and culture hub, Hambly and Hambly, is holding a globally accessible online auction of world class fine art works by Irish, Ukrainian, Northern Irish, and Polish artists this weekend in aid of the Ukrainian refugee crisis. More than 40 artists of international acclaim including Philip Flanagan, Laurence O’Toole, Maria […]
Census Day 2022 takes place on Sunday 03 April. Every person present in Ireland on this night is legally required to be included on a Census form. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has requested that anyone who has not yet received a Census form, or been contacted by an enumerator, makes contact with them to […]
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, has announced that 78 heritage projects across the country will benefit from a total of €4 million under this year’s Historic Structures Fund (HSF) administered by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in conjunction with the 31 Local Authorities. In addition to supporting […]
Irish Water has announced plans to upgrade twelve wastewater treatment plant that will benefit rural communities and protect local rivers. This project will be funded by the European Union under Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Once complete, the newly upgraded plants will provide additional treatment capacity to support housing and growth, improve water
Nasuni Corporation, the leader in file data services, have announced that it will create up to 55 new senior engineering jobs over the next three years in Cork, Ireland at its newly established Innovation Centre. This will be Nasuni’s first innovation centre and its fourth office including its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and additional offices […]
Meitheal, the most important travel trade event for the Irish tourism industry, gets underway this morning (31st March 2022) at the INEC, Killarney. Running since 1975, Meitheal is Fáilte Ireland’s flagship trade event, which is organised in conjunction with Tourism Ireland to enable Irish tourism businesses to sell the best of Ireland to top international […]
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar has received government approval for new laws to give all Irish workers the right to paid sick leave for the first time. The Sick Leave Bill 2022 was approved by Cabinet yesterday and will legislate for a statutory sick pay scheme for all employees, […]
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland would like to announce that she will sign an agreement in Belfast with the Mayors of Belfast, Liverpool City and Greater Manchester establishing a new cooperative partnership with the cities. The partnership will develop practical approaches to accelerate the delivery of net-zero commitments in each of the 4 […]
Clearco, the world’s largest ecommerce investor and the company revolutionizing the way founders grow their businesses, have announced that it is continuing to build on its commitment to democratize access to capital and expand into growing global markets with the introduction of its signature equity-free capital funding product to Irish founders and entrepreneurs. The
Since the very early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, several financial business supports have been provided by Donegal County Council to many businesses in the county. These supports included several grant schemes and initiatives delivered through the Council’s Finance Directorate and Local Enterprise Office (LEO). Within months of the pandemic in 2020, the Finance
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) have announced the winners of its inaugural electric vehicle Dealership Awards. These awards recognise and reward excellence in the promotion and sales of electric vehicles (EV) in Ireland. Declan Meally, Director of the SEAI, said about the electric vehicle dealership awards, “car dealerships are a vital part of
The government has approved high-level proposals for a National Centre for Research and Remembrance. The National Centre, to be located on the site of the former Magdalen Laundry in Sean MacDermott St in Dublin city centre, will stand as a National Memorial to honour all those who were resident in Mother and Baby Homes, Industrial Schools, Reformatories, […]
South Dublin County Council has turned the sod on a new state of the art Innovation Centre in Tallaght, Dublin. The Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke TD, joined the Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Peter Kavanagh, and the Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council in Tallaght to mark […]
Dublin City University spin-out Pilot Photonics has received a €1.8m investment from Kernel Capital, through the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund II. The company has developed ‘comb laser’ technology. Using a patented gain switching technique, Pilot Photonics said it can generate and manipulate waves of light with exceptional precision and effectively create
Kildare County Council are inviting businesses to avail of financial support in 2022 by engaging in the Retail Enhancement Supports Scheme, which combines the Paint Scheme, and specially designed Mentoring and Training for the sector. The scheme includes the opening of applications for the Shop Front Improvement, and Accessibility and Age Friendly Grant Schemes, to
Embracing Dublin’s unique mix of coastal and city experiences is now easier than ever with the launch of the new Dublin Coastal Trail. Developed by Fáilte Ireland in partnership with Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council and Irish Rail, the trail will open up access to the Dublin coastline and encourage […]
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee T.D. published Justice Plan 2022 outlining 159 actions to continue building a justice system that works for everyone. Justice Plan 2022 is the second in a series of annual plans introduced by the Minister and builds on the work outlined in Justice Plan 2021. The annual Justice Plans deliver on the ambition […]
Marking International Transgender Visibility Day on March 31st, Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Services will be running a dedicated phone line from Library HQ to facilitate people with or awaiting a Gender Recognition Certificate in registering or changing their details to their preferred name and gender for their library account. Council Library staff are