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Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. Joe Conway welcomed SoundCrowd to the Theatre Royal Waterford as part of Music Generation. SoundCrowd is an exciting youth music festival hosted by Music Generation Waterford and Music Generation Carlow. The four-day residential event sees young musicians from all across Ireland and Germany showcasing their talent and passion […]

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New Research into How Glucose Drives TB Vaccine Responses Offer Hope for Improved Efficacy

BCG is a live bacterial vaccine, of limited effectiveness for tuberculosis, but it’s the only one we’ve got. However, scientists in the TB Immunology group at Trinity College Dublin and St. James’s Hospital have provided fresh insights into the behaviour of a crucial cell in vaccine mechanisms, which may offer a fresh target for scientists […]

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Over 131,000 Families to Receive Enhanced Back to School Allowance This Week

Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced that over 131,000 families will receive the enhanced Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. The payment from the Department of Social Protection is designed to support eligible families with the cost of school uniforms and footwear ahead of the upcoming school term. Minister Humphreys has

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Uisce Éireann Invest €34m in Mallow Wastewater Infrastructure to Protect River Blackwater

Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Cork County Council, has completed upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and sewer network in Mallow which represents a €34m investment in wastewater infrastructure. The investment will support social and economic growth in Mallow – enabling the local community to thrive while protecting the River Blackwater. Speaking

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Blink Parametric Announces 30 Tech Jobs at Launch of New EU HQ in Cork

Blink Parametric announced plans to increase its headcount, effectively doubling its workforce in Cork by the end of 2025. The expansion will be across all technical roles including presales, full stack developers, QA and data analytics with opportunities across multiple levels ranging from experienced hires to graduates, the majority of which will be based in […]

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CHI Delivers 247 Homes with Support of Limerick City and County Council

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, and Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Gerald Mitchell, officially launched Amharc Muileann, a development of 137 homes delivered by Co-operative Housing Ireland (CHI) on Bloodmill Road in Limerick. Earlier in the day they opened another estate of 110 homes in Móineír, […]

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Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs Programme

Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs is a programme aimed at increasing the number of female-led innovative businesses of scale focused on export markets that become clients of Enterprise Ireland. The programme is targeting a woman who is considering a change in career or interested in exploring the possibility of an innovative entrepreneurial career. Ireland has the

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Growing Up In Ireland Report on the Lives of 13 Year Olds

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has published a new Growing Up In Ireland ‘Key Findings’ report on the lives of 13 year olds. The report examines how they are faring in important areas of their lives; such as education, physical health, socio emotional wellbeing, pastimes and family circumstances. It also looks […]

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Dún Laoghaire Baths Artists Announced

Six artists have been selected for the new Dún Laoghaire Baths Studios. Following an open call which saw Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office receive 160 submissions, the six artists chosen are Helen Hughes, Mark Clare, Mary Burke, Laura Sarah Dowdall, Roisin White and Seoidín O’Sullivan. The studios are provided rent free with additional funding […]

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TU RISE Fund to Support Technological Universities With Enterprise Engagement

Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has launched an €83.68 million TU Research and Innovation Supporting Enterprise (TU RISE) Fund. The scheme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund. The TU RISE scheme will support research capacity building

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Healthy Clare Launches Local Authority ‘Free Period Products’ Pilot Project

Clare County Council’s Rural Development Directorate’s Healthy Clare team have been successful in securing €10,000 funding from the Department of Heath to pilot the Local Authority (LA) ‘Free Period Products’ initiative. The provision of period products in public buildings is a recommendation of the draft ‘Period Poverty in Ireland’ report by the National Strategy for […]

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Galway Wows German Travel Journalists

A group of German travel journalists has been exploring Galway city and Connemara, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. They were here to experience the outdoor and adventure activities and, in turn, to showcase these and some of the many things to see and do in Galway and inspire their German readers and […]

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Historic Change in Third-Level Education As Degree Programmes Outside Points System Announced

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris launched a historic change in third-level education to ensure undergraduate students, for the first time, can earn a university degree outside the points system. From September students will be able to enrol in one of 23 degree courses across healthcare, enterprise, ICT and

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Dublin Councils Look to Activate More Housing Sites and Increase Housing Supply

The four Dublin Councils have launched a new initiative to support the Dublin housing market and are looking to activate or complete housing sites with planning permissions across the city and county. They have issued a joint call to home builders and housing developers to offer the four councils houses and apartments with planning permission […]

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Webio Announces €2.5m Investment to Grow Conversational AI Tech

Webio, a Dublin-based conversational AI specialist company, has announced an investment of €2.5m with the round being led by Hambro Perks Growth Debt Fund and includes a further investment from Finch Capital, an existing investor in Webio. This is Hambro Perks’ first Irish investment, providing €1.75 million of venture debt to Webio. Webio received this […]

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First Sculpture in Cork’s Island City Trail Launched on Carey’s Lane

Island City, Cork’s Urban Sculpture Trail has announced the unveiling of its first sculpture, as part of the biggest ever single investment in public art in Cork City. ‘Sentinels [flew through the ages in the shape of birds]’, by Irish artist Niamh McCann on Carey’s Lane is the first of five contemporary sculptures to be installed […]

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International Protection Modernisation Strategy Published

The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has published the International Protection Modernisation Strategy 2023-2024 which sets out a new a new suite of International protection reform measures. Minister McEntee said, “a fair, balanced and rules based approach to our International Protection systems means that those who need our help will get it while we also […]

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Dublin City Council to Support Local Areas with Community Grant Scheme

Dublin City Council opened an online application process for the Community Grant Scheme. The annual scheme is open to a range of local resident community, environmental and festival groups throughout the city to apply for local area grants. Community activity and active citizenship will be supported with an emphasis placed on community development and social […]

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IDA Ireland Announces 2023 Mid-Year Results