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€650,000 Funding for Library Supports for Marginalised, Socially Excluded and Disadvantaged Communities

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, have announced €650,000 in funding for library supports for marginalised, socially excluded and disadvantaged communities. The funding, under the Dormant Accounts Action Plan, is designed to assist libraries
Culture News Tourism

Plans for Renewed Grand Parade Quarter in Cork

By Ryan Harmon
Cork city centre’s historic grand parade quarter will be at the heart of one of the most transformative and ambitious public realm renewal programmes ever undertaken in the city, beginning next year. Cork City Council has released details of the first phase of the €46.05 million “Grand Parade Quarter” project which will see a complete […]
Education Health News

Launch of Sexual Consent Online Learning Hub to Promote Education on Matter

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Hildegarde Naughton, have launched a new online learning hub to provide an integrated, publicly available resource on sexual consent awareness and consent learning resources. At the heart of this partnership will be a dedicated […]
Business News

EU Commission’s Positive Assessment of Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform, Michael McGrath TD, welcomed the European Commission’s positive assessment of Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan, which will be funded by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility. On Friday, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travelled to Dublin along with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness to present the
Culture Education News

Trinity Names Artists to Create First Sculptures of Women for Old Library

By Ryan Harmon
Trinity College Dublin has awarded commissions to four artists to create four new sculptures bust portraits representing women scholars for display in the Long Room of the Old Library. The sculptures will represent the scientist Rosalind Franklin, the folklorist, dramatist and theatre-founder Augusta Gregory, the mathematician Ada Lovelace and the pioneering women’s rights
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Bizquip – Helping Councils with their Digital Transformation

By Jack Mullen
For the past 15 plus years, Bizquip has been working with Laserfiche to provide clients with Enterprise Content Management solutions. Laserfiche is a software development company that creates enterprise content management, business process automation, workflow, records management, document imaging and web form software. What is ECM? Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Competition News

Win This Irish Artisan Food Hamper!!!

By Ryan Harmon
Head over to our Instagram page to be in with a chance to win this Irish Artisan Food Hamper. A delicious hamper filled with wonderful Irish Artisan foods including Union Hall Smoked Salmon, Creamy Irish Cheeses, combined with a duet of delectable wines, makes this a perfect gift. To enter, all you need to do […]
Business News

Dublin PMI Shows Business Activity Rebounded in Q2

By Ryan Harmon
The latest PMI survey from IHS Markit shows that business activity in Dublin rebounded in Q2 as COVID-19 restrictions were eased. Activity expanded at its fastest pace since the final quarter of 2015. Activity increased sharply across all three monitored sectors, led by manufacturing. Output across the rest of Ireland also increases and at a slightly stronger […]
News Transport

Minister Humphreys Doubles Investment for Upgrade Works on Rural Roads and Laneways

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced an increased investment to €21 million for upgrade works on non-public roads in rural communities. The announcement doubles the original €10.5m budget which had been allocated for investment under the 2021 Local Improvement Scheme (LIS). This will improve access to rural homes and […]
Education News

Common Travel Area Education Memorandum Established

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD welcomed UK Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson, CBE, MP to Dublin to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Education Principles associated with the Common Travel Area. Following the departure of the […]
Environment News Tourism

Argideen Valley Trail Opens in West Cork

By Ryan Harmon
Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan has officially opened the new Argideen Valley Trail walkway in picturesque West Cork. Works were recently completed on the installation of way-markers, map boards and interpretive signs along the new walking route that runs from Ballinscarthy to Timoleague and onto Courtmacsherry.   The walk is approximately
Housing News

Residential Property Prices Increase 5.5% in Past Year

By Ryan Harmon
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) have published their findings and research on the changes in house prices over the past 12 months, showing an increase in residential property prices. According to the CSO, residential property prices, which included houses and apartments, increased by 5.5% nationally in the year to May. This compares to an increase […]