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There is a saying “you take action based on where you want to be, not based on where you are.” The Department of Transport and National Transport Authority have taken the lead in supporting their employees with a European Standard of Cycle Friendly Workplace and achieved a gold standard accreditation. In addition to attracting and […]

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OPW to Host Biodiversity Festival and 6th Annual Honey Show at Phoenix Park

The 6th Annual Office of Public Works (OPW) Biodiversity Festival & Honey Show will take place in Phoenix Park from Friday 9 until Sunday 11 September 2022. Tours, lectures, and family activities will take place throughout the weekend. All events are free; however, booking is required for some as places are limited. Welcoming the announcement […]

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Dublin City Council Hosts ‘Eat the Streets!’ Festival

Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that it will be hosting the ‘Eat the Streets!’ Festival at the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, on Saturday September 17th from 12pm to 5pm. The festival is taking place as part of Dublin Climate Action Week 2022. There will […]

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Amazon Opens First Irish Fulfillment Centre

Amazon has opened its Irish fulfilment centre at Baldonnell Business Park on the outskirts of Dublin, enabling the online shopping giant to offer delivery seven days a week and one-day delivery to Irish customers. The company will employ 500 at the 630,000 sq ft warehouse, which will hold millions of items to be packed and shipped […]

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Culture Night Kildare 2022

Kildare County Council is pleased to confirm that Culture Night will take place on Friday 23rd September 2022 from 4pm till late. Culture Night is an annual island-wide public event that shines a light on all aspects of culture, creativity and the arts. On this night, doors are open late and all venues and events are available to the public free […]

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Táin Trail Route to be Reimagined by Fáilte Ireland

Fáilte Ireland has initiated a review the Táin Trail Route (Walking/Hiking, Cycling & Driving) for Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Longford and Roscommon, to establish it as an important tourism trail within Ireland’s Ancient East and Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands. The purpose of the review is to transform the Táin Trail, which stretches from the Cooley Peninsula in […]

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National Cinema Day on Saturday 3rd September

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D, welcomed the announcement of National Cinema Day, which is taking place across the country on Saturday 3rd September. Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin said, “Irish cinemas provide a diverse cultural offering to a wide-ranging demographic

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The Skerries Wild Bee Festival 2022

The Skerries Wild Bee Festival 2022 was launched by the Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Howard Mahony at Skerries Mills. The three-day event from August 26 to 29, was a collaboration between Fingal County Council, the National Biodiversity Data Centre, and Charlie and Marion Heasman from Sustainable Skerries. The Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Howard Mahony remarked, […]

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Jameson Sales Pass 10m Cases for First Time

Irish Distillers said that sales of Jameson, the fastest growing Irish whiskey in the world, passed the 10 million case milestone for the first time in the year to the end of June. A total of 10.4 million cases of Jameson was sold in the year, up from 8.6 million cases the previous year – […]

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Mayo County Council Announces Significant Advance in its Housing Delivery Programme

Mayo County Council is delighted to announce that the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has approved the tender for the construction of 50 houses in Westport to advance its housing delivery programme. The development will cost over €14 m and will include the construction of 14 two beds and 36 three beds houses. Construction […]

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Best Of Council Journal News – August Highlights

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New National Access Plan to Drive Equality of Access to Higher Education

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has launched the fourth National Access Plan – ‘A strategic action plan for equity of access, participation and success in higher education‘. The National Access Plan, which will cover the period from 2022- 2028, is a national priority and a key commitment in the

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Capel St Makes List of World’s Coolest Streets

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy says she is absolutely delighted that Capel St has been named on Time Out’s list of the world’s coolest streets. Streets all over the world were ranked for food, fun, culture and community and Capel St came 22nd on the list. Dublin City Council made Capel St traffic-free […]

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Xerotech to Create 50 Jobs at Galway Manufacturing Facility

Xerotech, which has worked with the European Space Agency on building battery safety tech, has announced the creation of 50 new jobs at its Galway manufacturing facility. Xerotech has already significantly ramped up its staff headcount since 2020 to cope with demand for its services. Last year, the company announced plans to take on 70 people as […]

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Number of Upcoming Festivals Aim to Attract Diaspora Home to Limerick This Autumn

Limerick will be the place to be this autumn as a series of festivals will take place aimed at attracting our diaspora home for visits. The Global Irish Festival Series is a joint initiative between Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Limerick City and County Council to encourage diaspora to return home […]

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Artworks Exploring Issues Affecting Older Gay Men in Ireland Unveiled

A new multimedia collection of artworks exploring the experiences and issues affecting older gay men living in Ireland was unveiled in Cork. ‘Before The Rainbow… and After’ saw a group of more than 10 older GBTQI+++ men participating in a nine week collaborative process of shared conversation, exchange, action and dreaming with renowned UK artist […]

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26 Towns to Benefit From €2.6m Fund to Enhance Streetscapes and Shopfronts

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced the 26 towns and villages that will benefit from a €2.6 million fund to support the enhancement of streetscapes and shopfronts. Under the Streetscape Enhancement Initiative, retailers and property owners will be provided with grants that they can use to improve the facades of […]

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Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE Project

Councillor Mary Hanafin, An Cathaoirleach of Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Councillor Emma Murphy, Mayor of South Dublin County Council turned the sod in Dodder Valley Park on two of the five wetlands planned as part of the Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE (DURL) Project. The Director of Services for Environment, Water and Climate Change, South […]

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