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History News

First Substantial History of Dublin Castle Launched

By Ryan Harmon
An Taoiseach, Mícheál Martin TD, has launched a publication on the history of Dublin Castle, charting over 900 tumultuous years at the site, from Viking settlements to post-Famine 1800’s. The Volume, entitled ‘Vikings to Victorians: A History of Dublin Castle to 1850’ is the first of three Volumes to be published by the National Monuments Service of […]
Council Partners Environment News

Cork City Council Installs 54 New Solar Compacting Bins Across Cork City

By Ryan Harmon
Fifty-four solar compacting bins have been installed around Cork city centre after Cork City Council secured funding under the Litter Infrastructure Support Grant Scheme from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde joined some of the city’s 77-strong street cleansing crew and litter management officials to
News Technology

New Report Finds Irish Public Sector is Missing Out on Cybersecurity, Sustainability, and Economic Benefits

By Ryan Harmon
A new report from Technology Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the technology sector in Ireland, has said that a 10% increase in cloud adoption by the Irish public sector could produce economic benefits of €473 million annually. The report also finds that through greater cloud usage, the public sector would reduce its ICT energy usage […]
Business News Technology

New Public Service Innovation Conference 2022 Partnership Between DPER and Microsoft Ireland

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, has announced that the Public Service Innovation Conference 2022 will be hosted in partnership with Microsoft Ireland. The conference, the flagship event of National Public Service Innovation Week 2022, takes place on Monday, 24 October, in Cork City Hall. This partnership meets commitments set out […]
Environment News

Climate Change Advisory Council Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Most Vulnerable From Over Dependence on Fossil Fuels

By Ryan Harmon
The Climate Change Advisory Council has called for swift and decisive action to support people and communities this winter by addressing Ireland’s dependence on harmful fossil fuels, which it says is a root cause of high energy costs, supply instability and high levels of carbon dioxide emissions. The Council, who published their Annual Review for […]
Environment News

SEAI Publish Ireland’s Energy Balance 2021

By Ryan Harmon
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) published Ireland’s Energy Balance for 2021, which provides the complete information on Ireland’s energy use. Although, Ireland has committed to reducing CO2 emissions by 4.8% per annum from 2021- 2025 under the first carbon budget, energy related emissions were instead up 5.4% in 2021. They are now back […]
Council Partners Culture News

Culture Night Across Cork County

By Ryan Harmon
Culture Night nationally and across Cork County is on Friday 23rd of September, with over 200 family friendly free events throughout Baile Mhúirne, Bandon, Carrigaline, Charleville, Clonakilty, Cobh, Fermoy, Kinsale, Macroom, Mallow, Midleton, Mitchelstown, Passage West, Skibbereen, Watergrasshill, Youghal and the surrounding towns and villages. Culture Night is a national
Council Partners Culture News

#LoveDonegal Campaign is Back

By Ryan Harmon
The hugely popular #LoveDonegal campaign will return on Thursday September 8th 2022, building on the success of previous days and public interest. Last years campaign reached over 17 million people across the world and had Donegal trending for several days across social media outlets. The campaign also won the Local Authority LAMA Awards in 2021 for the […]