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Tourism Ireland launched details of its marketing plans and plans to promote the island of Ireland overseas in 2023, at an event attended by Tourism Minister Catherine Martin and around 500 tourism industry leaders from around the country. Tourism Ireland aims to rebuild revenue from overseas holidaymakers to pre-pandemic levels – by attracting ‘value-adding tourists’

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Government Seeks Public’s Views on New Fire Safety Regulations

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, and the Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, Kieran O’Donnell, have launched a three-month public consultation on proposed amendments to Building Regulations relating to fire safety. The proposed changes aim to improve fire safety in new buildings and support the

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Locals Encouraged to Drop into Community Living Rooms By Fingal County Council

To help provide a network of friendly drop-ins to community living rooms for people across north Dublin, Fingal County Council has launched a pilot initiative at three key centres that will give a welcoming and comfortable environment where people can feel at ease and at home. Fingal have announced that Rivervalley Community Centre, Parslickstown House […]

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Local Enterprise Office Clients Created 7,800 New Jobs in 2022

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, announced the annual results for the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) for 2022, which showed that LEO supported companies created 7,870 new jobs in 2022. This was the third highest year of job creation by the LEOs since their inception in 2014 and meant a net employment gain […]

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Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties Railway Greenway Public Consultation

Leitrim County Council, in partnership with Cavan County Council, Sligo County Council, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and Department for Infrastructure (DfI), is developing the Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR) Greenway. This project is to provide a high-quality greenway from Sligo Town to Enniskillen, County

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RCSI Research Discovers How Disruption of Our Body Clock May Worsen Lung Conditions

Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have published research on how disruption of the body clock can lead to increased inflammation in the lungs, which may have negative effects on chronic lung diseases and respiratory infections. The paper, published in The FASEB Journal, looked at the molecular clock in fibroblasts, a cell type which

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First National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy Published

Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, launched the new Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy 2022 – 2025, which will see €100 million spent on public charging infrastructure over the next three years. The strategy presents an ambitious pathway and practical steps for delivery of a national EV charging network which will see a pool of high-powered […]

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Waterford Walls Festival Gearing Up for 2023

The Waterford Walls team is calling on individuals and business owners in Waterford city and county to submit their walls for artists to paint at the festival, allowing for a transformation of homes, businesses and locale. Waterford Walls is an international street art festival taking place from 11th – 20th August 2023, organised by creative […]

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33 Research Infrastructure Projects Bag €53m in SFI Funding

A new wave of funding has been announced to support 33 high-impact research infrastructure projects across Ireland. These endeavours will receive a total investment of €53.3m through the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Infrastructure Fund. The funding was announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD.

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Mayo Projects Looking For Pride Of Place Awards Glory

Two Mayo projects will be vying for honours at the National Pride of Place Awards which will take place in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin on Sunday, January 21st. Mayo will be represented by two exceptionally strong projects: Kilmovee in the 300 to 1,000 Population Category and Achill Tourism in the Community Tourism category. The groups […]

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Win Tickets to the Bride of the Year Show at the RDS This Weekend!

I Do, I Do, I Do are running a competition on their Instagram page to win tickets to the Bride of the Year Show this weekend. Click here to enter the competition! The Bride of the Year Show is taking place on the 28th & 29th of January at the RDS. This is Ireland’s largest, most exciting and diverse […]

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Spring Legislative Programme Published

Government Chief Whip, Minister Hildegarde Naughton has published the Spring Legislative Programme containing 38 bills for publication and priority drafting by Ministers in the forthcoming Oireachtas session. The programme has been approved by Cabinet and is published following engagement and consultation with government departments, officials and the Office of the

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Healthy Clare Launches Its First Health and Wellbeing Calendar

The Clare Local Community Development Committee’s (LCDC) Healthy Clare team, based in the Rural and Community Development Directorate at Clare County Council, have created a Healthy Clare Wellbeing Calendar for 2023. The theme of ‘health and wellbeing’ flows through each month by highlighting: National and international health awareness dates. Tips on ways of ‘keeping

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Career-Driven Professionals to Get Capital View of Life, Work and Change in Northwest Ireland

Career-driven professionals based in Dublin and the East coast will next month get the chance to learn more about life in the Northwest of Ireland and the array of exciting new opportunities open to them in the region. ‘Northwest in the City’ is a collaboration organised by regional stakeholders to promote the Northwest and spotlight […]

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Kildare County Council Announces ‘Brigid 1500’ Programme

Kildare County Council is delighted to announce through its ‘Brigid 1500’ programme a full calendar of events and initiatives for 2023, which aim to celebrate and commemorate St. Brigid, the woman, the life and the legacy. Featuring light shows, concerts, literary events, walks and more, the impressive calendar for 2023 has something for all tastes […]

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New Local Hackney Pilot Scheme to Help Provide More Transport Choices in Rural Areas

The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD, alongside the National Transport Authority (NTA) has launched a one year local hackney pilot scheme for a localised, specially licenced hackney service to help improve transport choices for people living in rural locations across the country. The Local Hackney Pilot is a grant aided programme, which is designed to

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Publication of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023

Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, has announced the publication of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023, marking an important milestone in the modernisation of the law that underpins the protection of our archaeological heritage. Welcoming the publication of the Bill, Minister Noonan said, “the publication of the Historic

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New Augmented Reality App Shows Dublin As You’ve Never Seen It Before!

Dublin City Council launched Dublin Discovery Trails – ‘Doors into Docklands’, the first in a series of mobile app based immersive discovery trails with innovative Augmented Reality. The App, which has been co funded by Dublin City Council and Fáilte Ireland through its Destination Town Investment Scheme will help to further unlock the tourism potential of the Docklands

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Lufthansa Technik Announces Further Growth for Ireland