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Due to the current high demand for water as a result of the current warm spell, Uisce Éireann is urging communities across Waterford to conserve water to protect supply and reduce the risk of outages. High usage can lead to pressure reductions which can impact the supply to customers. Supplies across the county are vulnerable […]

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Fáilte Ireland Launches 5 Year Regional Tourism Development Strategies to Drive Sustainable Tourism

Fáilte Ireland has launched four new Regional Tourism Development Strategies 2023-2027 which will provide a framework for sustainable tourism development across Ireland. The Regional Tourism Strategies for Ireland’s Ancient East, Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and Dublin were launched at Mount Congreve Gardens, Waterford. The Regional Tourism Development

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Leave No Trace Ireland and Roz Purcell Launch ‘Love This Place’ Awareness Campaign for 2023

Leave No Trace Ireland (LNT) – Ireland’s only outdoor ethics programme, which promotes the responsible use of the outdoors – has launched its fourth National Awareness Campaign urging the public to enjoy our outdoor spaces (including parks, open countryside, and beaches) with care and respect to protect wildlife and fragile natural ecosystems. This year, the

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High Res Wins At National Enterprise Awards

High Res, who are supported by Local Enterprise Office South Dublin, were winners at this year’s National Enterprise Awards. The awards, which took place at the Round Room in the Mansion House in Dublin, were in their 23rd year and run annually by the Local Enterprise Offices. The Ballymount based company took home the Dublin […]

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GDG Announces New Engineering Hub

Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), a leading Irish-based, global offshore wind energy consultancy firm, announced its plans to recruit up to 500 professionals over the next five years to support the establishment of an Engineering Hub focused on analysis and innovation to serve growing demand for its services, both domestically and internationally. GDG is

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Limerick City and County Council Launches Affordable Housing Scheme

Limerick City and County Council, in partnership with FHSH Developments Ltd. and Formation Homes, has launched an affordable housing scheme for private buyers at Brú na Gruadán, Castletroy. The Brú na Gruadán affordable housing scheme is a superb new development of 25 homes consisting of three-bedroom duplexes and four-bedroom houses with prices starting from €262,500 […]

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Best Of Council Journal News – May Highlights

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Ridge Business, Enterprise and Technology Centre Opened

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys visited Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, to officially open the Ridge Business, Enterprise and Technology Centre. Monaghan County Council was awarded funding of €3.4 million under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund to develop the Centre. The Ridge Business, Enterprise and Technology Centre will provide high

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Gold For Fingal at Bloom 2023

Fingal County Council is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a Gold Medal at this year’s Bord Bia Bloom festival for its remarkable show garden, ‘A Breathing Space for Fingal’. This large-scale garden showcases its stunning collection of more than 3,000 perennial plants and mature trees, creating a forest bathing space within the […]

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BD to Invest €30 Million in Enniscorthy Manufacturing Facility

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced it plans to invest €30 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Enniscorthy, Wexford, creating 85 new jobs. The new 40,000 sq. ft. expansion will house operations to manufacture a new medical technology from BD’s Peripheral Intervention business unit. The new investment in

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Tourism Ireland Wins ‘Best Tourist Board’ Award in Canada

Tourism Ireland has scooped a major travel award in Canada – ‘Best Tourist Board UK / Europe / Middle East / Africa’ – at the TravelPulse Canada Readers’ Choice Awards. The award was presented to Tourism Ireland in downtown Toronto recently, at the 4th annual Readers’ Choice Awards, now a major event in the travel […]

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New €4.2m National Cyber Security Coordination and Development Centre Project

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with responsibility for Communications, Ossian Smyth TD, has welcomed the establishment of a new National Cyber Security Coordination and Development Centre (NCC-IE) project for Ireland. The role of the NCC-IE project, which sits within the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), is: To

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Experience the Thrill of Dublin City Council’s Urban Circus This Sunday

Dublin City Council’s Urban Circus is set to captivate audiences this Sunday! This new family-friendly event will feature five recurring shows between 12pm and 6pm, showcasing the talents of the Fanzini Brothers and Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre. The Fanzini Brothers, who have been entertaining national and international audiences in street and circus

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Cryptocurrency Platform Gemini Chooses Dublin as its European HQ