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Locations throughout the Mid-West will be transformed into 1940’s Germany this month, for the filming of a major feature film set during World War II. God’s Spy, the true story a German theologian and pastor who stood up to the Nazis, is currently being filmed in the region and is directed by Todd Komarnicki, a prolific screenwriter, producer and novelist. […]

Business Financial News

Emerging Trends in Infrastructure

The 11th edition of KPMG Ireland’s ‘Emerging Trends in Infrastructure’ is here and is as much about inspiring an essential change in mindset as it is about predicting future trends. KPMG look ahead to potential approaches and technological solutions, raise new ideas and explore the opportunities that are being created. Future generations

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Major Sports Complex and Remote Working Facility Opened in Cork

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, officially opened a major sports complex and remote working facility in County Cork. The Banteer Sports Field Project includes a flood-lit astro-turf facility, spectator area, sports pavilion and event space and will serve the Duhallow area in the North West of the County. The project, which […]

Launch of dlr Age-Friendly Magazine 2023

The Age-Friendly Programme of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the County Age-Friendly Alliance are delighted to launch the 2023 dlr Age-Friendly Magazine. This free 84 page, full-colour magazine is packed with information on Age-Friendly activities, services and supports available in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (dlr) as well as articles, creative writing, recipes,

Business Health News

Siemens Healthineers Announces Centre of Excellence for Immunoassay Instrument Research and Development

Siemens Healthineers has announced the launch of a Centre of Excellence for Immunoassay Instrument Research and Development (R&D) in Swords, Ireland. The new Centre will focus on unlocking breakthrough innovations in laboratory instruments used to detect infectious diseases, cancer and blood disorders. The existing manufacturing and engineering site, which supplies

€1.8m Fund for Community and Voluntary Sector in Cork County

Cork County Council has announced support to the value of over €1.8 million to support the community and voluntary sector in Cork County in 2023. The Council’s Community Fund Scheme provides financial support to a range of groups and organisations right across the county annually and opens for applications on Wednesday 11th January this year. […]

Business Culture News

Ireland’s Up and Coming Craft & Design Businesses Get Shot at International Success

Over 100 of Ireland’s best up and coming craft and design businesses will get a chance to meet with buyers from across the world as part of the Local Enterprise Showcase at the 2023 Showcase event in the RDS, running from the 22-24th January. An initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, the Local Enterprise Showcase, […]

Housing News

600 New Social Homes to Be Delivered in Cork, Kildare, Monaghan, Sligo and Wicklow

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, welcomed the launch of a further bundle of projects for new social homes under the social housing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme, Bundle 6. This launch builds on the successful social housing PPP programme being delivered by the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), in conjunction

Council Partners Environment News

4 Dublin Local Authorities Help Schools Manage Their Waste Sorted

The 4 local authorities in Dublin have come together with the charity VOICE Ireland to partner on a project to help schools manage their waste better. Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, South Dublin County Council and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council have created two new video guides based on best practice in school waste management. […]

Business News

Job Creation Ahead of Target – 218,178 Now Employed By Enterprise Ireland Client Companies

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, and Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally, announced the creation of 19,660 new jobs by Enterprise Ireland client companies in 2022. The jobs growth translates into a net increase of 10,841 jobs created last year. Enterprise Ireland companies now employ

New Limerick Bike Hub Helping Refugees Opens

By Ryan Harmon 13 January 2023

A new Bike Hub providing refurbished bikes has opened at Singland Cross, St Patrick’s Road, Limerick. This Project is part funded by Limerick City and County Council’s Active Travel unit. The Hub is a volunteer based initiative where donated bikes will be repaired, before being distributed to people across the city and county.  Among those […]

News Transport

Bus Éireann Reports a Return to Pre-Covid Passenger Levels

By Ryan Harmon 12 January 2023

Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, has announced a strong return to pre-Covid passenger levels, achieving 89.5 million passenger journeys for the full year in 2022, despite some pandemic impact in the first two months of the year. In 2021, passenger journeys were 57.5 million. In 2022, Bus Éireann operated more than 225 million kilometres, […]

Environment News

New Bill to Strengthen State’s Capacity to Manage Oil Supplies

By Ryan Harmon 11 January 2023

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has welcomed Cabinet approval to publish the Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2022. The main purpose of this Bill is to strengthen the government’s ability to manage stocks in the unlikely event of a curtailment of oil supplies. There […]

Work Continues to Reduce Leakage in Leitrim By Replacing 3km of Old Water Mains

By Ryan Harmon 10 January 2023

It has been a busy start to 2023 for the team at Uisce Éireann as its intensive campaign to drive down leakage continues across County Leitrim. Communities in Fenagh and Dromahair can look forward to a more reliable water supply with two leakage reduction projects commencing this week as part of Uisce Éireann’s commitment to […]

Business Environment News

EV Charge Point Platform Fuuse Expands into Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 9 January 2023

Fuuse has begun supplying its EV charge point management platform to customers in Ireland, appointing a representative to oversee expansion in the country. The Fuuse platform provides a range of controls for customers which offer EV charging, including defining operating times, limiting use to authorised drivers and generating revenue including setting

Kilkenny County Council Festival Supports Grants Scheme 2023

Kilkenny County Council has provided supports through a grants scheme for festival organisers to aid with the development and promotion of festivals with a significant tourism impact. The main purpose of the Festival Support Grants scheme is to support festivals which drive tourism in Kilkenny, underpinning Kilkenny County Council’s Tourism strategy and improving the

News Technology

Data Centre Outlook for 2023

Ciaran Forde, Data Centre Segment Leader at Eaton, discusses his thoughts on data centre outlook in 2023. To say that 2022 has been a disruptive year is an understatement. Much of last year’s outlook for the data centre sector was concerned with balancing the growth in digitalisation with more sustainable practices. But we had no […]

Education News

PATH 4 Project Roll-Out for Universal Design, Autistic Students and Students with an Intellectual Disability

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced the roll-out of the PATH 4 project provided under the National Access Plan that will support inclusive universally designed higher education environments as well as autistic students and students with an intellectual disability. Funding of €3 million under Phase 1 of PATH

Improving Streetscape with Longford Connected Project