National health care priorities, such as a community-based falls management exercise programme, improved care for chronic diseases and a new referral process for patients with suspected dementia from general practice to specialist care, have been awarded funding from the Health Research Board’s Applied Partnership Awards. Three researchers at UCC’s College of Medicine and
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has launched Quantum 2030, Ireland’s first national strategy for quantum technologies. Quantum computing is an area of computer science that uses the principles of quantum theory, which explains the behaviour of energy and material on the atomic and subatomic levels. Quantum 2030
Kildare County Council has officially launched the Brigid 1500 festival programme for 2024, promising a diverse and spectacular calendar filled with culturally rich events taking place across Kildare. The festival will celebrate and commemorate the extraordinary St Brigid, – A Woman, A Life, A Legacy- and the enduring impact of her life as we reach […]
Implementing one of the key deliverables from the first Action Plan from the updated Ireland for Finance strategy, Minister of State for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, is leading a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to Singapore. As part of the Trade Mission, Minister Carroll MacNeill […]
Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick have launched a series of roundtable events to gather feedback for a report on developing Limerick’s local fim and TV sector. The Film and TV sector in the region has seen unprecedented growth in recent years, with several returnable TV series including Hidden Assets, Smother and the upcoming Blackshore series […]
Fáilte Ireland’s New Year’s Festival Dublin 2023 was officially launched by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD. The Divine Comedy and The Scratch join the line-up for the four-day city-centre celebration, which runs from 29th December 2023 to 1st January 2024. This year, for the first time, the festival […]
The Government has published the ‘Energy Security in Ireland to 2030’ report, which outlines a new strategy to ensure energy security in Ireland for this decade, while ensuring a sustainable transition to a carbon neutral energy system by 2050. The comprehensive report, which has 28 actions in total, is a roadmap to ensuring a sustainable, […]
Dozens of young people from Foroige, Cloyne Diocese Youth Service (CDYS) and the YMCA UBU Youth Projects enjoyed Cork’s first Urban Outdoor Sportsfest in Tramore Valley Park. A celebration of sport and physical activity which provided a fun-filled day of activities, the event was a collaboration between Corks Sports Partnership, Cork Education and Training Board and Cork
Allied Irish Bank Group (AIB) has confirmed it is joining the €500 million Growth and Sustainability Scheme as a lender. The scheme will provide eligible SMEs, including farmers, fishers, and Small Mid-Caps with competitively priced loans of between €25,000 and €3 million for terms of up to ten years, with loans of up to €500,000 […]
The Clare Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), a subcommittee of Clare County Council, in collaboration with Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, has published the findings of the Clare Public Survey 2023 which was conducted through Ireland Thinks. Individuals from 37 towns and villages participated in the review, which captures Clare-specific data to
The Winter Initiative 2023 has been launched by Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD, with the aim of getting as many people as possible exercising and participating in physical activity over the coming winter months. With over 700 events and activities planned across the country there is a specific focus […]
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, and French Energy Minister, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, have marked the commencement of construction work on the Celtic Interconnector project. The acknowledgement of the project’s commencement took place at the EirGrid offices in Dublin, following a visit by Minister Pannier-Runacher to Ireland. The
New segregated cycle lanes have launched at St. Cronan’s Avenue and Brackenstown Road, Swords improving pedestrian and cyclist safety for the local community. Fingal County Council’s Department of Climate, Environment and Active Travel ran a public consultation in Spring 2022 when they first published proposals for the area, and engaged with local residents, schools,
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond, paid a visit to the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Westmeath, where he met with council officials and members of the LEO team as well as some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the council chambers by Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Liam McDaniel of […]
Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council are once again joining forces during Science Week from 11th-19th November 2023 to host a wide range of exciting and educational events for the 8th Cavan Monaghan Science Festival. The objectives of the festival are to increase the awareness and visibility of science in our society, promote the […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD was at Dublin Port’s Substation to mark the Dublin Construction Skills and Retrofitting Programme crossing 1,000 graduates. The Port-based three-week course, which is ran by St Andrew’s Resource Centre in partnership with Inner City Renewal Group, is focused on helping unemployed
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, visited Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, to officially open the new Castleblayney Library project which was funded through the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF). This is a transformative project for the town that has restored the derelict Hope Castle Gate Lodge to provide a state-of-the-art
The first ever Dublin by Night Fest attracted a crowd of over 25,000 and attendees are eager for more safe, family-friendly celebratory events in the city centre, organisers have revealed. A survey of 265 adults at the celebration of Dublin after dark last week revealed that 90% felt very safe and wanted the event to […]
Qualcomm Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has announced a $127m expansion of its R&D facility in Cork City. The investment is expected to create more than 150 highly skilled engineering roles over the next four years. This project, which is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland, seeks to create and […]
Longford County Council is delighted to announce the opening of the Rose Cottage War of Independence Centre in Ballinalee by on Sunday, 12 November. This project is supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development through the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, Ballinalee Community Group, and Longford County Council. This historic cottage played an […]