New research conducted by the Behavioural Insights Team (UK) for the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) identified potential behavioural barriers homeowners might face along the home retrofitting journey. These barriers fall into three categories: Capability barriers, which affect the homeowners’ psychological and physical ability to retrofit. These include lack
The National Taskforce on the NCHD Workforce was established by the Minister for Health in September 2022. The purpose is to put in place sustainable workforce planning strategies and policies to address and improve NCHD experience, in support of present and future retention of NCHDs in Ireland. In its first six months, the National Taskforce […]
With warmer weather on the horizon, businesses across Waterford city and county have began to step into summer and have started to welcome both domestic and international visitors for what is set to be a busy summer season throughout the city & county. With particular interest from the American market, international bookings to the region […]
The winners of Design & Crafts Council Ireland’s Irish Business Design Challenge 2023 (IBDC) were announced at an awards ceremony in Tangent, Trinity College Dublin by Neale Richmond, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Employment Affairs and Retail Business. The three category winners, micro, small
The brightly coloured “Piano for the People” was officially unveiled in Longford Shopping Centre by Longford County Council Cathaoirleach Turlough McGovern. The upright piano, which was sourced, refurbished and funded through Longford County Council Arts Service, is kindly supported and hosted by Longford Shopping Centre. Visitors to the shopping centre will spot the
Lawlor Burns & Associates is one of Ireland’s leading Chartered Quantity Surveyors and Project Management practices. The company operate from offices in Limerick, Waterford and Dublin and provide professional construction consultancy services for projects including cost management and project management throughout Ireland. Over the last number of years, Lawlor Burns
Minister of State for Disabilities, Anne Rabbitte, has announced details of two new specialist support programmes that will be directly targeted at children with visual and hearing impairments. The new programmes follow the securing of funding of over €700,000 by Minister Rabbitte, and will be rolled out by: ChildVision, the National Education Centre for Blind […]
Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins, has officially opened a new playground for Ballinhassig. The nature-inspired playground incorporates natural play spaces that are designed to adapt to their setting. Located in the heart of the village on a 2-acre community park, the project was managed by Cork County Council with input from […]
ESB, the leading Irish energy company, has announced that it will invest in Dublin Offshore Technology (DOT), a company specialising in floating offshore wind mooring technology. This investment will allow DOT to expand its business in the growing market for floating offshore wind energy. DOT has developed a unique and innovative technology solution for floating […]
Members of the public are being encouraged to be a tourist for the day in County Clare through a new tourism promotion initiative offering free and half-price admission to popular local visitor attractions and sites on Sunday, 23rd April. The Tourism Department of Clare County Council, working in partnership with the Clare Tourism Advisory Forum […]
Council Journal would like to present the eight episode of our Women in Business series, featuring Bailey Kelly and Deirdre Young of H&G Creations. Co-founders Sinead and Deirdre are the self-taught, self-starters behind the H&G Creations Ltd. Collectively the pair have 28 years experience in the hospitality and event industry, and together they
The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and the Minister of State with responsibility for road safety, Jack Chambers, have announced approval for 75 additional driver testers to be hired by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). This will bring the potential total number of testers to over 200 and address the current backlog in the Driver […]
The addition of the Rathfarnham Rebellion Trail to the South Dublin County Heritage Trail App was officially launched by the Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr. Emma Murphy at Pearse Museum. The addition of Rathfarnham as a trail to the app has been funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and […]
Sports retail giant Decathlon has appointed Elena Pecos as the new CEO of its Irish business. Pecos has taken over the role from Bastien Grandgeorge, who had led the Irish side of the business since 2017 but has now moved on to lead the French Decathlon business. Pecos joined Decathlon as a sales assistant in […]
Cementing itself as Ireland’s largest one day clean-up event, Team Limerick Clean-Up (TLC) returned bigger than ever for its 8th year on Good Friday. Over 21,500 volunteers across the city and county took part in this year’s event. For the eighth instalment of the initiative, volunteers were encouraged to bring a friend and new groups […]
A new Sports Industry Traineeship was officially launched by Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD. This traineeship is a collaboration between Ballyfermot Training Centre and the Federation of Irish Sport through a shared vision of supplying qualified and experienced workers to the sports industry. Ballyfermot Training Centre has a long […]
The Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has published an assessment by his department on the fiscal response to the cost of living challenge. The aim of the analysis is to outline the key objectives of the government’s strategy and to document and quantify the fiscal response. Commenting on the analysis set out in the report, […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that tickets have gone on sale for ‘Sing a Song of Docklands’ at the Bord Gais Theatre on May 21st. In 2022, Dublin City Council and partners Sing Ireland, supported by Creative Ireland, commissioned four new songs to be developed with the local communities of the Docklands. ‘Sing a Song […]
Irish businesses will soon be able to access a quantum computer in Tokyo thanks to a new partnership between Equinix and Oxford Quantum Circuits announced. Although still in their early stages, quantum computers can perform many tasks significantly faster than traditional computers – and even supercomputers. This means that we can speed up areas such […]
The Land Development Agency (LDA) launched ambitious plans yesterday to transform land surrounding Galway’s Sandy Road into a new urban quarter involving up to 750 mixed tenure homes, including social and affordable homes. The agency, which specialises in unlocking the potential for development of underutilised public land and the delivery of affordable housing, has