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Digital Business Ireland, the country’s leading representative body for online businesses has launched a dedicated best practice eBook for SMEs called ‘Harness Digital, Power Growth’. With a network now in excess of 8,000 members, Digital Business Ireland has borne witness to the power of digital technologies in enabling sustainable growth for SMEs. The eBook is […]

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Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors Launched

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has launched Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors – an ambitious and transformational National Outdoor Recreation Strategy. The five year strategy was launched in Castlecomer Discovery Park in Co. Kilkenny where the Ardra Loop Walk and Arboretum Walk was also officially opened by the Minister. Embracing

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Girls Get Active at the Exercise: Energise Multi-Sports Day in the NIA

Fingal County Council’s Sports Office were delighted to hold the Exercise: Energise “Come and Try” Multi-Sports Day for the first time since 2019. Deputy Mayor of Fingal Councillor Cathal Boland and Director of Housing and Community Robert Burns were in attendance at the National Indoor Athletics Arena in Abbottstown to see over 300 teenage girls […]

Major Change for Small Irish Companies Announced

Thousands more small Irish companies will now be eligible for government export grants in a move that Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said will fill a crucial gap and help strengthen Ireland’s indigenous SMEs. The government has decided to extend the mandate of the Local Enterprise Offices to target new exporters by providing direct grants to firms […]

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Clare County Council Named Local Authority of the Year

Clare County Council has been named Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. Clare County Council was also named overall winner in the ‘Festival of the Year’ and ‘Sustaining the Arts’ award categories. The Excellence in Local Government Awards are held in conjunction with the Department of […]

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Sport Ireland Launch ‘It’s My Time’ Campaign Encouraging Women Over 40 To Increase Physical Activity Levels

Sport Ireland, in partnership with Healthy Ireland, launched ‘It’s My Time’, a new campaign that aims to encourage women over 40 to increase activity levels through exercise and sport. Repeated studies, including Sport Ireland’s Irish Sport Monitor, have shown that women over 40, particularly those from disadvantaged communities, are amongst the least likely to

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New €3M Creative Climate Action Fund Launched By Government

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport, Eamon Ryan, launched a €3 million creative climate action fund to support imaginative creative projects that build awareness around climate change and empower citizens to make meaningful behavioural changes.

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Cork’s ‘One County, One Book 2022’ Celebrated at Vertigo

Cork County Council Library and Arts Service has chosen ‘Not My Problem’ by Ciara Smyth as the ‘One County, One Book’ read for teens and young Adults for 2022. The Council’s ‘One County, One Book’ initiative is designed to promote homegrown literature, with prominent placement in its branches, and to promote literacy as part of […]

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China’s High-Tech Hub Shenzhen Holds Investment Promotion Conference in Ireland

An investment promotion conference was held in Ireland with an aim to enhance economic cooperation and bilateral investment between Ireland and Shenzhen, a southern Chinese coastal city and a high-tech hub. China-Ireland economic and trade relationship has been growing steadily and two-way investment has maintained a good momentum, said Wang Jiabao, commercial counsellor

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Dún Laoghaire is winner of Great Town 2022

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council are proud to receive the Great Town 2022 award for Dún Laoghaire by the Academy of Urbanism. The Great Places Urbanism Awards are the Academy’s primary platform for recognising and celebrating outstanding examples of good urbanism across the UK, Ireland and Europe. Receiving the award, An Cathaoirleach Councillor Mary Hanafin said,

Student Enterprise Programme Relaunches for its 21st Year

Minister Damien English joined last year’s winners Barrelda from St. Patrick’s Classical School and their Principal and Meath GAA manager Colm O’Rourke in Navan for the launch of the 21st Student Enterprise Programme, Ireland’s largest student entrepreneurial programme. An initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices to encourage entrepreneurship in secondary schools, the

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Ireland’s First Ever National Hub Summit Launched

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has made a series of announcements in support of Remote Working as she launched the first ever National Hub Summit. The Summit in Athlone brought together businesses, hub managers and policy makers, less than 18 months after the launch of the Connected Hubs platform. As part […]

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Crumlin Welcomes Dublin City Council’s First Bike Hub

The Lord Mayor of Dublin City Caroline Conroy has launched The Bike Hub Crumlin Pilot Project at Eamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin. The Bike Hub is a social enterprise which supports ‘Cycling for Everyone’. Following the success of The Bike Hub project in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin City Council is delighted to bring the project to Crumlin, […]

Irish Family-Owned Business DID Opens Brand New Cork Store

An Irish-owned family business is taking care of all the southside’s homeware and gadget needs, with DID Electrical opening a brand new flagship store in Cork. Cutting the ribbon this morning, the new store spans over 10,000 square feet of Turners Cross Retail Park, with the new shop being the second in Cork, joining its […]

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Cork City’s Home Energy Upgrade Office Supports Homeowners

Every year, a significant proportion of home energy is wasted in Cork. Whether heating a poorly insulated home, using energy-hungry appliances, or having an inefficient energy source, these factors are all contributing to households using more energy than needed. Instead, imagine if this energy was saved. The impact this could have on keeping money in […]

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Ireland Ranks Joint Lowest of 13 Countries on Readiness to Transition to Renewable Energy

A new independent report from The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has ranked Ireland joint lowest of 13 European countries, on its readiness to make the transition to renewable energy. The ‘Energy Transition Readiness Index 2022‘ sponsored by Irish-headquartered global power management company, Eaton, and global

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77% of Climate Action Plan Measures Delivered to Date

Government departments and agencies have implemented 77% of all measures in the 2021 Climate Action Plan (CAP) to date, according to the latest progress report published. The Q3 Report details progress on the implementation of measures under the CAP 2021, including key emissions trends in each sector and high impact measures completed and delayed this quarter. A delivery

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Energy Saving Booklet for Waterford Households

Waterford City and County Council’s Climate Action Team has published an Energy Saving Booklet, developed in direct response to the ongoing global energy crisis which is adversely impacting households and businesses. Using a common-sense approach to energy saving, the booklet is intended to act as a baseline from which actions can be taken and built […]

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