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The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media, Catherine Martin T.D. has announced details of the next two phases of Fáilte Ireland’s Strategic Tourism Business Continuity Scheme.  The Minister made the announcement in Cork where she held meetings with members of Cork’s tourism industry, in a needed boost for  visitor attractions, activity operators

Business Culture News

Remote Working Boost with €8.8m Funding Under Connected Hubs Scheme

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced over €8.8 million in funding under the Connected Hubs Scheme for remote working – a key deliverable of Our Rural Future. The funding will enable existing hubs and broadband connection points to enhance and add capacity to remote working infrastructure in every region across […]

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Q&A With Farm Safety Advocate Peter Gohery

By Jack Mullen 23 July 2021

In this week’s exclusive podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to none other than Peter Gohery. In October 2009, Peter had a life-changing workplace accident that resulted in the loss of a leg, severe damage to the other and numerous other injuries. His road to recovery inspired him to devote his career to advising […]

Business Health News

Strava Accelerates Growth with Opening of New Office in Dublin

Strava, the leading social platform for athletes and the largest sports community in the world with over 88 million athletes and growing, has announced plans to open an office in Dublin, Ireland as growth accelerates and to leverage the area’s diverse technology talent pool. This international expansion comes at a high-momentum moment for Strava as […]

Environment News Transport

Successful Applicants Under €3 Million Pilot Bike and E-Bike Upcycling Initiative Announced

The successful applicants under the €3 million pilot bike and e-bike upcycling initiative has been announced. Following the recent introduction by the Department of Rural and Community Development, in conjunction with the Department of Transport, of a pilot initiative to develop a scheme for the provision of high quality up-cycling bikes and e-bikes, the successful […]

Business Financial News

Bank of Ireland Announce Acquisition of Davy

Following the announcement by Bank of Ireland that it had reached agreement to acquire most of the business of leading financial services provider Davy, the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, commented that this brings to an end the uncertainty created by the Davy sales process and is therefore a welcome outcome for the Irish […]

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Tipperary County Council Library Service Receives Right to Read Award

In recognition of the implementation of the core programme of Right to Read literacy support services in 2020, Tipperary County Council Library Service has been awarded the Right to Read Award 2020 by the Department of Rural and Community Development. This is in recognition of the standard at which the library service provides literacy and […]

Health News Transport

Hot Weather and Road Rage: How To Keep Cool

Motorists are being advised to drive with more care in the hot weather as it’s revealed you’re more likely to suffer from road rage or to have a crash in summer. As summer temperatures rise, so do people’s tempers. For decades, researchers have observed a correlation between hot weather and increases in violent, aggressive behavior. […]

Financial News

Chambers Ireland Publishes Recommendations Ahead of Budget 2022

Chambers Ireland has published its recommendations to Government ahead of Budget 2022. The organisation is calling for the Governement to put ‘place’ first and commit to radical plan to support recovery of cities and towns. Central to the Chambers Ireland Submission is the call for Budget 2022 to support urban recovery and tackle vacancy. Specifically, […]

Business News Technology

Notion Chooses Dublin as EMEA HQ

Notion has chosen Dublin as its new EMEA HQ after seen its daily active users grow by 4x in EMEA over the last year, largely based on its vast and active online community, which is now translating into enterprise adoption. Now the company, valued at more than $2B, is building out its team in Dublin, […]

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DLR Wins Architectual RIAI Award

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council (DLR) Architectual Department have been announced as the joint winner alongside King John’s Castle in Carlingford, Co. Louth in the Public Space Category the 2021 RIAI Award. The award recognized excellence in their COVID-19 placemaking projects in Blackrock, Glasthule, Dundrum, Dalkey and along the new Coastal Mobility Cycle

Health News Transport

Passenger Capacity on Public Transport Increased to 75%

As Covid-19 restrictions on public transport are gradually eased, from Monday 19th July the passenger capacity on buses, trams and trains will increase from 50% to 75%. This means that a bus that pre-Covid could carry say 80 people seated and standing, and which has been carrying 40 this week, will now be able to accommodate […]

Business Environment News

New SEAI Scheme Supports SMEs to Take Control of Energy Use

SEAI is encouraging Irish SMEs to take control of their energy use with the launch of a new support scheme. The scheme will provide SMEs with a €2,000 voucher to cover the cost of an energy audit. An energy audit identifies tailored energy saving opportunities that can save businesses up to 30 percent on their […]

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Minister Troy in Carrick-on-Shannon to Discuss North-West Regional Enterprise Plan