The Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, has announced the approval by the European Commission of a new EU LIFE project, LIFE On Machair, worth over €5.7 million in EU funding. The project will work with Donegal, Mayo and Galway farmers to improve ecological conditions for breeding waders and pollinators. […]
Important progress on an exciting walking and recreational trails project, named the Trail Gazers Project, at eight locations across Europe, where Donegal County council is the lead partner, was made last week. On Friday, 19th November, the Trail Gazers Project in Donegal held an on-line Environmental Workshop with over 20 key stakeholders and members of the
Cork-based recruitment technology company Starcircle plans to create 100 new jobs to facilitate further expansion into its key market of the US. The company uses technology and data to provide its clients with a different approach to sourcing diverse talent. It has offices in the US and Asia in addition to its Cork headquarters. Most […]
Ireland’s largest student enterprise programme has been launched in what is now its 20th year. An initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices to encourage entrepreneurship in secondary schools, the Student Enterprise Programme has seen over 300,000 secondary school students take part nationally since it first began with almost 15,000 taking part in Mayo.
Over the next four days more than 1500 one-to-one sales appointments have been scheduled between 155 Irish leisure and UltraLuxe tourism suppliers, Irish-based tour operators and destination management companies (DMCs), to help drive demand for Ireland among international visitors in both the leisure and the UltraLuxe markets. These meetings, which will take place
New research confirms that participating in creative activity in adult years promotes health and well- being and reduces loneliness, depression and stress. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, T.D., welcomed the results of a newly-published report by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin.
Cork has been successfully designated as a World Health Organisation (WHO) Healthy City for the third time. Originally designated in January 2012, Cork has now been accepted into Phase VII of the European Healthy Cities Network and join Belfast as the only other Irish city currently in the network. WHO Healthy Cities is a global movement […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has launched a national survey on the work-related experiences of staff in the higher education sector. The survey, funded by the department, will be conducted by researchers at the DCU Anti-Bullying Centre and it will be sent to each of the more […]
Cork County Council’s 2022 funding opportunities in the Arts have been announced, including details of the Arts Grants Scheme through which applications for financial support can be made for a wide range of arts events and activities. Commenting on the announcement, Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan, said “every year, Cork County […]
The Irish business providing over 2000 clubs with sports club automation has teamed up with STATSports to make sport accessible for all. The partnership between Clubforce and STATSports will be another step in creating a sports technology ecosystem for the future, one which makes sport inclusive by making advanced performance analysis accessible to all. STATSports provides
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., visited Killybegs to view the “Cold Ironing Project” in Killybegs Harbour. Cold ironing, a shipping term that first came into use when all ships had coal-fired engines, describes the situation where a ship, tied up at port, no longer needed to continue to feed […]
Cllr. Peter Kavanagh, Mayor of South Dublin County Council, paid tribute to the county’s Transgender community and spoke about how they were disproportionately affected by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Mayor Kavanagh raised the Trans flag at County Hall in Tallaght to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance, when the victims of transphobic violence are commemorated. Mayor […]
Galway based medtech startup company XTremedy Medical has been named one of the most exciting new innovators to watch in Ireland. Xtremedy Medical took home the ‘One to Watch’ Award at Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas 2021 showcase, fending off eleven other competitors in cutting edge fields. The Big Ideas showcase saw investor-ready start-up companies to […]
Continuing their partnership for a fourth year, Centre Culturel Irlandais and Meath County Council Arts Office will work together to support an individual artist from Meath to spend a month in Paris. Open to practising professional artists of all disciplines living in County Meath, the bursary will provide: a month-long residency at the prestigious Parisian centre, […]
Killarney has been successful in its bid to host the high-profile German DER Touristik Academy event in the INEC, between 3-6 April, 2022. The Academy is an educational and incentive event run by one of the largest tour operators in Mainland Europe and will be attended by 200 travel agents and influential travel journalists next […]
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD have confirmed arrangements for a new system of antigen testing of asymptomatic close contacts in primary schools put in place by the HSE. The Department of Education and the HSE, working in collaboration with the Department of Health, have developed a programme […]
Cork City Council is delighted to have been named Local Authority of the Year in the annual Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2021 for its “creativity and determination” in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cork City Council received another three awards for individual projects that it delivered in the city last year. […]
Limerick-based medical device manufacturer Filtertek, an ITW Medical company, has announced plans to invest almost €2m in an innovative NPD programme. This project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. Founded in 1912 and headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is a Fortune 250 company and is one of the world’s leading diversified
The 2021 Green Flag Awards were announced by An Taisce Environmental Education, acknowledging Ireland’s best public parks and gardens. Kildare County Council have been awarded two Green Flag sites, for Liffey Linear Park in Newbridge and Zero Waste Community Garden in Rathcoffey. The Green Flag awards are the international accreditation for public park excellence in […]
From the first phone screen to the last in-person interview, recruiters know what to expect when it comes to engaging with top talent (as well as the when, where and how). With that familiar foundation to build upon, the only piece left is optimisation. However, Covid-19 has presented challenges to this hiring process, with all-remote […]