With a growing market of visitors looking for more sustainable options whilst travelling, the focus to provide sustainable tourism is becoming a key priority for many local businesses. Having successfully piloted a Business Sustainability Training Programme in 2020 with eight local businesses participating, Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark recently rolled out the
The Irish Medical Times has been the leading publication for the medical profession in Ireland for over 50 years. This year, they celebrated the 21st anniversary of the Irish Healthcare Awards, the principal annual awards for medicine and medical practitioners in the country. The Irish General Practice Nurses Educational Association (IGPNEA) was
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has received government approval of the next stage of the Enhanced Provision of Elective Care Programme and progression of the development of new Elective Hospitals in Cork and Galway. The development of elective hospitals will change the way in which day case, scheduled procedures, surgeries, scans and outpatient services […]
Cork County Council is inviting applications for funding under the Cork County Local Festival Fund 2023, a competitive grant scheme to support the development of festivals that drive domestic tourism in Cork County and help to improve the visitor experience. A total of €65,000 is available through the Local Festival Fund in 2023 and applicants […]
Construction has begun on a new €4.8m Agtech Innovation Centre and Dairy Herd Health Education and Research Hub at UCD Lyons Farm. The new new state-of-the-art facility incorporates the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre (ca. 890 sq.m.) and the UCD Bimeda Herd Health Hub (ca. 120 sq.m.) at UCD Lyons Farm. Funding for the facility is being […]
Library Ireland Week takes place from Sunday, December 4th to Saturday, December 10th, 2022. The theme of this year’s week is ‘Libraries as Places of Sanctuary’. The week, which is organised by the Library Association of Ireland, raises the profile of libraries and information service staff, and showcases their resources, facilities, events and services through
New guidance for patients considering travelling abroad for surgery has been published by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). With a marked increase in the number of people choosing to travel abroad for surgery, surgeons across Ireland have begun to see increasing numbers of patients admitted through emergency departments with complications of surgery […]
The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) has begun a new campaign to create awareness of the increased risks of fire over the festive season and to advise the public of fire safety practices to prevent fires in the home. Statistically, the highest number of fire fatalities occur the winter months, particularly in […]
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy has launched Christmas at the Mansion House & Garden. This year Christmas at the Mansion & Garden is part of the Dublin Winter Lights Festival. The annual Dublin Winter Lights Festival has become a highlight in Dublin City Centre Christmas events calendar. The forecourt of the Mansion House […]
An Irish-led international research project has been awarded nearly €3.8m in EU funding for its work to develop a novel way to treat diabetes. The Buccal-Pep project is developing a multifunctional biomaterial patch that allows for the delivery of peptide therapies through the cheek to treat type 2 diabetes. Patches have already been designed for […]
Meta has partnered with Meath County Council and Dunboyne Playspace Forum to fund and support the development of Dunboyne Playground and Skatepark. The playground and skatepark, which is an important piece of community infrastructure for the town, has been made possible with an investment of €285k from Meta, funding of €100k under the town and […]
Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland have welcomed An Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s announcement of over €7 million in funding for Shared Island tourism initiatives. The Wild Atlantic Way and Causeway Coastal Route tourism brand collaboration, funded by the Shared Island Initiative, will connect the two routes to ensure visitors are motivated to stay longer and spend […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined Michael Stone, Chairman of the North East Inner City Programme Implementation Board, to launch the North East Inner City Initiative’s 2022 Progress Report. The North East Inner City (NEIC) Initiative commenced in July 2016, when Government launched a major initiative for Dublin’s North East Inner City to oversee the long-term social
Local people and professionals are invited to attend the official launch of the Sláintecare Healthy Communities programme in Clondalkin on 9th December at 12 noon in Rowlagh Community Centre. The launch will give the public and stakeholders an opportunity to meet with delivery partners and programme facilitators to gain more information about the project and get […]
German energy company RWE has acquired Irish firm Western Power Offshore Developments for an undisclosed sum. Western Power Offshore Developments is in the early stages of developing the East Celtic Wind Farm project, which is 10km offshore from Wexford and Waterford in Ireland. The East Celtic project will ‘significantly’ expand RWE’s offshore wind portfolio in the
Cork County’s second ‘School Zone’ has been officially launched at Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh in Rushbrooke, Cobh by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD, and Deputy Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre O Brien. The newly developed ‘School Zone’ includes colourful child friendly traffic calming measures which are designed […]
HR is in a state of flux. Global volatility and uncertainty has driven a focus on how to steer through the next few years but increase the business value from HR. It is a journey from flux to flow. The labour market is experiencing acute shortages of key skills, as employees go through the ‘Great […]
Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI), the Irish body that helps connect businesses of all sizes to publicly funded research opportunities, has announced the winners of their 9th annual Impact Awards. The KTI Impact Awards celebrate the work of the Higher Education Innovation Offices around the country, and their role in helping transform academic research into commercial […]
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are putting the environment top of their Christmas list this year by making greener, eco-friendly choices with Christmas lights. Living Christmas trees and fairylike forest walks all aglow, generators fuelled by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, extra low voltage LED’s and Christmas tree lights lit by pedal power on the iconic bandstand on
Technimark, a global manufacturing leader for the medical market, announced that it will create 80 new highly skilled roles over the next two years as it expands its facility in Longford, with a 50,000-square-foot addition, doubling the size of its existing plant. Technimark will be investing €26 million to expand the facility’s capacity in medical manufacturing,