Clare County Council and Tipperary County Council have announced that a public consultation webinar on the Draft Killaloe-Ballina Town Enhancement and Mobility Plan will be held on Wednesday, 21st July, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The webinar is open to everyone and will give an overview of the Draft Plan. The Draft Plan has been jointly […]
Medable Inc., the leading cloud platform for patient-centered drug development, has announced the first stage of its European expansion plans with a new EMEA headquarters in Dublin. The regional headquarters will serve as a hub for expanded sales, customer success and software development in Europe, enabling Medable to continue broad adoption of digital clinical trials
Feature image courtesy of Cityswift – Ireland via Flickr The National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with Bus Éireann has today unveiled three new hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric double-deck buses that will initially be used on commuter services in the Greater Dublin Area. The three vehicles were recently purchased by the NTA and will go into service next week on
Newly appointed Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland, took part in one of her first official duties since her selection on Monday 28th June to launch the Round Room 200 exhibition which marks the 200th anniversary of the historic Dublin landmark. The Round Room was built in 1821 for the visit of King George IV […]
Fleadhfest, a virtual festival based on Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, has been launched by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD. Speaking by video link from Dublin, the Minister welcomed Fleadhfest to Sligo, saying that she is “delighted that Comhaltas and Sligo have come together to develop Fleadhfest as a […]
The Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler TD, and the Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke TD, have launched a new programme which is aimed at supporting older adults to remain living in their own homes and communities called ‘Healthy Age Friendly Homes’. Sláintecare and Age […]
Picture above: Mervyn O’Callaghan In this week’s exclusive podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to the Co-Founder and CEO of CameraMatics, Mervyn O’Callaghan. CameraMatics provides cutting-edge, award-winning SaaS technology for fleet and driver risk management. The company helps customers reduce accidents, improve operational efficiencies and manage
IDA Ireland, the inward investment agency of the Irish Government, have reported significant investment growth in the first half of 2021, returning FDI employment creation plans to near 2019 record levels, despite continued business uncertainty caused by the pandemic. 142 investments were won, with associated employment potential of over 12,530 jobs. 62 were new name […]
Cork City Council has issued several Special Event Casual Trading Licences for the period June to September 2021 as a result of increased demand for outdoor summer food truck licenses and casual trading within the city. Cork City Council has welcomed new traders, including: Toasted – Tramore Valley Park Glanmire Ices – the Marina Cortado – the Marina
University of Limerick President Professor Kerstin Mey has announced the start of works on the University of Limerick City Centre campus this Monday. Professor Mey said she was “delighted” that works have started on the city centre site. The works will be centred on preparing a portion of the internal space on the first floor […]
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has accepted a business case from Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) for the development of a new Sea Survival Training Unit at BIM’s National Fisheries Training College in Greencastle, Co Donegal. The Department is working with BIM on how the project will be delivered as early […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, has urged staff and students to volunteer to be part of the pilot rapid testing project and other testing surveillance systems on college campuses. The project, called UniCoV, will conduct a large-scale analysis of testing technologies for Covid-19 surveillance and prevention in
The Ardonagh Group, a top 20 global insurance broker and the UK’s largest independent insurance broker, has announced it will open the Ardonagh Global Data and Risk Management Centre this month, bringing 60 new highly-skilled, data science and analysis roles to Mullingar. The Data and Risk Management Centre will deliver data-driven insights to Ardonagh’s clients […]
“We don’t need a handful of people doing things perfectly, we need millions of people doing things imperfectly.” This quote is from Anne-Marie Bonneau, The Zero Waste Chef, and it is a statement that it is probably the most valuable one in terms of today’s climate change journey. One of the greatest problems surrounding the […]
Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has launched the Comhairle na nÓg Five Year Development Plan at the annual Comhairle na nÓg Organisers Information Event. Comhairle na nÓg is the structure across Ireland’s 31 local authority areas that gives children and young people a voice in decision-making on government policy,
Pictured above: Rosemary Keogh and Niall Carson FREE NOW, Ireland’s leading ride hailing app, has entered into a new long-term partnership with Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA), to help improve transport accessibility in Ireland. As part of the partnership, FREE NOW has committed to a range of initiatives to help make their service more accessible for […]
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien TD has welcomed the passing of the Affordable Housing Bill 2021 in Dáil Éireann (Thursday July 8 2021). The Bill, which is the most comprehensive standalone affordable housing legislation in the history of the State, passed Dáil Éireann with overwhelming support and will revert back […]
Members of the North West Strategic Growth Partnership held a virtual meeting today to discuss the North West City Region’s strategic opportunities for economic growth and prosperity. The Partnership meeting was held between senior Government officials from both the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive and civic leaders and officials from Donegal County
Dublin City Council is celebrating National Playday all this week and calling on children across the City to take part in the ‘Summer of Play’. Due to current Covid-19 restrictions, the City Council is unable to host National Playday 2021 as a live event this year. However, this year the Council is focusing on everyday […]
In this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking to Mike Hayes, who is the Head of Group for ICT for Energy Efficiency at the Tyndall National Institute. Mike and his team at the Tyndall National Institute are currently researching and working on developing solutions to power the Internet of Things (IoT), eliminating the […]