Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport, Jack Chambers, met with members of the Irish Language Services Advisory Committee when they had their first meeting in the Foras na Gaeilge building in Dublin City Centre. The Committee was established last month, in accordance with the provisions of the Official Languages […]
The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins has visited the Beara Peninsula in West Cork to see the start of construction works at the Dursey Island Cable Car. The system, which is Ireland’s only cable car, closed at the end of March following damage caused by Storm Barra combined with the metal […]
Siemens Digital Industries Software will establish a software R&D group in Shannon, Co. Clare. The multimillion-euro investment will focus on High Performance Computing (HPC) in the Cloud for semiconductor design. The project, which is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland, is the first ‘Cloud EDA’ R&D group to be established by Siemens Digital
Cork’s most historic hotel, The Imperial, has achieved a significant sustainability accolade with Fifty Shades Greener, the leading environmental education provider in Ireland. The 206-year-old hotel, which is part of the Flynn Hotel Collection, has become the first and only hospitality venue in Cork to be awarded with a prestigious Gold Label. Cork’s Grand Dame, […]
Chambers Ireland has published the shortlist for the 2022 Sustainable Business Impact Awards. In total, 75 projects have been shortlisted across fourteen award categories. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on September 22nd. The Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards are sponsored by BAM Ireland and run-in association with the Department of
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, and the Minister of State for eGovernment, Ossian Smyth, have launched a public consultation to gather views from individual users of digital public services. This fulfils a commitment in Connecting Government 2030, the Digital and ICT Strategy for Ireland’s Public Service, which Minister McGrath and Minister
Festival in a Van came to Fingal on Wednesday July 20th for two special performances to welcome our new Ukrainian friends to the county. Supported by Creative Ireland, Fingal libraries and Fingal’s Community Development Office and led by a team of theatre professionals, Festival in a Van is the perfect vehicle for absolutely anyone who likes the idea […]
SAP celebrated the 25th year of its Ireland operation. To mark the occasion, Clas Neumann, Global Head of the SAP Labs Network joined Liam Ryan, Managing Director, SAP Ireland in welcoming Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton and IDA Ireland to its Galway office. A long-standing commitment to ongoing innovation has seen SAP Ireland transform from […]
A new community wildlife area has been officially opened in Kilteely thanks to the vision and hard work of the local community. The project involved the removal of an overgrown ditch and the development of a Community Wildlife Area with ground drainage, fencing and landscaping to provide a meandering level footpath. In addition there is […]
Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) is the latest employer to secure gold cycle-friendly employer accreditation in recognition of the organisation’s commitment to cycling initiatives and facilities for employees. In achieving its gold cycle-friendly status, the NTA joins a community of European and Irish employers who are using cycling to improve staff well-being
The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD, announced a suite of grants and initiatives which will make it easier for people and businesses to make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) during the launch of Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland. The new dedicated Office will oversee Ireland’s transition to zero emission vehicles. In total, Minister Ryan […]
Dún Laoghaire Anseo 2022 will see some of the best practitioners of street art from Ireland and further afield take to the streets of Dún Laoghaire again. Now in its second year, the Street Art festival will welcome ten artists to the town over the course of 12 days in August. Running from August 3rd to […]
Building on his work to date to make work pay and improve terms and conditions for workers, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, announced that all workers will have the right to paid sick leave, as the Sick Leave Bill 2022 completed its passage through both Houses of the Oireachtas. […]
Galway City Council have launched an ambitious Housing Delivery Action Plan, which will see 2,440 social and affordable homes delivered across the city over the next five years. The Action Plan sets out how Galway City Council and Approved Housing Bodies will provide new social and affordable housing through direct build as well as through […]
70 guests attended the three-day Diana International Conference at DCU’s St Patrick’s conference, where they joined global research experts from 32 countries to discuss and share their research on women’s entrepreneurship and digital business. Diana Conference lead Maura McAdam, Professor of Management at Dublin City University’s Business School, said, “the aim of
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced plans to move to an outcome-based funding model for further education and training (FET). This move is based on the recommendations of a review from an independent expert panel. The publication of the report and the announcement mark a milestone moment […]
Dublin City Council would like to remind citizens that Parliament Street will be going traffic free three evenings per week, starting from July 21st. Following on from previous trials in the area, the new phase will see the street go traffic free from 6:30pm to 11pm, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until the end of […]
Space tech developed by Irish based firms could have crucial role to play in solving real issues on our planet. Two Irish-based companies Curtiss-Wright and Realtime Technologies have copntributed critical technology to the new European Space Agency (ESA) rocket Vega-C which launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket on which the Irish companies
The HSE are urging people to stay safe in the sun as Met Éireann have issued a high temperature advisory warning for the entire country as temperatures are set to reach and in some areas exceed 30°c early next week. Dr. Deirdre Mulholland, Area Director of Public Health Area A, urged people to stay safe and […]
Hockey Ireland is delighted to announce the appointment of Ronan Murphy as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking up the role on October 17th, 2022. Murphy joins Hockey Ireland, bringing with him a vast range of experience in sports governance, business leadership and strategic planning with over 20 years as a senior business leader. […]