Arts Council has expanded its Creative Places programme nationally to invest in places which have not benefitted from sustained arts investment before. Expanding from its pilot programme in Tuam, the new places include Athy (Kildare), Bagenalstown (Carlow), Darndale, (North Dublin), Edenderry (Offaly) and the West Cork Islands for three year programmes, while Shannon
This past year has been a difficult one for Irish charities, many have experienced an increased demand for their services alongside an inability to fundraise through the traditional methods. With that in mind, here is a round up of 13 different LGBTQI+ charities that should be on your radar this Pride Month. NXF Ireland’s oldest […]
Pictured above: Conor Stone In this week’s unique podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to the Founder of WorkMindful and A Mental Health Journey, Conor Stone. In addition, Conor is also currently working as The Partnerships & Community Lead at Lupa, the Digital Running Studio. As mentioned, Conor is the founder of both WorkMindful […]
A new public awareness campaign from Leave no Trace Ireland and its partners calls on the public to exercise renewed care and responsibility when outdoors in managing dogs, preventing litter, and ensuring that there are no fires unless on a designated site. As we enter summer, Leave No Trace Ireland – Ireland’s only outdoor ethics […]
Qorvo, a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, has announced plans to add 100 new highly skilled engineers in Ireland to support its global ultra-wideband (UWB) product research and development in Dublin and Cork. Qorvo expects to fill engineering positions over the next two years that span UWB radio system architecture and modelling, […]
SEAI have announced that company car users can now apply for the EV Home Charger Grant. This now means that electric passenger vehicles owned or leased for an employee are eligible for the grant. The current scheme provides a grant up to the value of €600 towards the purchase and installation of a home charger […]
New greenway cycle and footpaths linking the Royal Canal Greenway to Corlea Bog will be created as a result of an extra €1.46m in funding announced by the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. The new infrastructure, to be completed by 2022, will give local people extra options for active travel routes through the scenic […]
A fully integrated ticketing, booking and capacity management system is being introduced at the Cliffs of Moher to further enhance the overall visitor experience for the 1.6 million annual visitors to Ireland’s most popular natural attraction. Clare County Council has engaged Vivaticket to roll out the Visitor Attraction Management System (VAMS) which will enable
Caro Press Release 25.06.21 CARO launch awareness campaign to coincide with World Sand Dune Day To coincide with the first World Sand Dune Day we are launching our Protect Our Dunes campaign that will run throughout the summer to highlight the importance of our dunes and the need to protect these natural assets. This initiative […]
Pictured above: Members of the Bonner Family at the official opening of the Joe Bonner Link Road together with Cllr. Rena Donaghey, Cathaoirleach, Donegal County Council, and Cllr.Donal Coyle, Cathaoirleach, Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District On Friday the 18th of June the Joe Bonner Link Road was officially opened by Cllr Rena Donaghey Cathaoirleach of Donegal County
Following an extensive public consultation process, and a significant level of public support, at 70% of the responses, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council plan to proceed with the Dún Laoghaire Summer Streets initiative, including the pedestrianisation of George’s St. Lower, which is planned to start on Monday 5th July at 11:00 am and continue until the
3M, the science-based global technology company, has announced that it is to establish a new research and development technical centre in Dublin – called the 3M Digital Science Community – with the anticipated creation of more than 100 new jobs over the next two to three years. 3M has had a presence in Ireland since 1975 and […]
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has written to Dublin City Council to confirm an allocation of €5m for the refurbishment and re-letting of 100 vacant or soon to be vacant homes this year in 2021. This is in addition to the 370 vacant units planned for restoration in Dublin […]
Cork City Council is delighted to announce the launch of Phase 2 of their Heritage Orienteering Artwork Competition. Cork City Council have commissioned Abarta Heritage and artist Sheelagh Broderick to create a new orienteering route in South Parish. Combining community, creativity and exploration, a public art competition is being launched to find illustrations that will
The following was written by Matt and appeared originally on www.osintme.com In the last two weeks or so users in Ireland have been subject to vishing attacks on a large scale. The modus operandi is random phone calls from unknown mobiles, predominantly 087 numbers that appear to belong to Vodafone. It’s unclear if these are […]
Joe O’Brien TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development named 7 applicant organisations to take part in a pilot Community Development Programme. The aim of this €1m pilot programme is to trial community led interventions that address poverty, social exclusion and inequality, and promote human rights. The fund will advance […]
Donegal County Council is the first local authority in Ireland to launch a Remote Working for Business Strategy that will see the county making the most of the benefits that the growth in remote working is bringing to Donegal. Launching the strategy Cllr. Rena Donaghey explained: “Whilst Covid-19 has created many challenges for us all, […]
Ireland’s Future Tech Challenge is a competition that encourages public service organisations to pitch potential problems that they believe might be solved using newer technologies. This will be a pilot competition involving Public Service Bodies where the competition sponsors will offer prizes of work, product or materials, up to value of €100,000 to the most […]
Exporters anticipate boost of up to 8% by end of 2021 as global markets reopen Enterprise Ireland approved €198m in Covid-19 funding to more than 1600 companies, including Sustaining Enterprise funding of €181m, protecting more than 27,500 jobs Enterprise Ireland, the state agency responsible for helping Irish companies start, grow and scale in international markets, […]
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, has launched a campaign to raise awareness of bike theft within the cycling community and encourages cyclists to purchase a good bike lock when buying a bike. With increasing numbers of cyclists on roads in the County during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially along the Coastal […]