The impressive ecosystem of multinationals based in the North West of Ireland provides the talent pool of the region with strong employment and development opportunities across diverse sectors. One of the North West City Region’s largest employers, Allstate NI was established in 1998, to provide high quality software and business solutions to support its US-based […]
On Saturday, June 18th, Dungarvan’s first ever PRIDE Festival will take place in Walton Park, Dungarvan. A celebration of LGBTQ+ people and culture, the event boasts a fun and exciting programme filled with music, food, family fun, magic and drag! Emilene Stafford, one of the committee’s co-chairs, is looking forward to Dungarvan’s inaugural PRIDE Festival, […]
Fáilte Ireland has launched a new €700,000 national marketing campaign titled ‘Works for Me’ aimed to address staff shortages in the tourism industry and attract more people, across all ages and demographics, to jobs in the industry. Fáilte Ireland will unveil the multiplatform marketing campaign to representatives of the tourism industry at a special online […]
Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy puts research and innovation (R&I) at the heart of addressing Ireland’s social, economic and environmental challenges. Impact 2030 will maximise the impact of research and innovation on many national priorities. It will progress objectives shared across the Irish R&I system such as maximising its impact on
Dublin City Council is proud to present Pedalpalooza, a FREE multi-activity event, celebrating all aspects of cycling taking place on Sunday 22nd May from 12pm to 4pm in Fairview Park as part of National Bike Week 2022. Pedalpalooza aims to celebrate and promote the benefits of cycling by hosting a range of fun activities and […]
With Ireland now churning out one tech unicorn after another in its start-up ecosystem, Jenny Melia of Enterprise Ireland discussed what’s driving this trend. Jenny Melia was completely blown away when she visited the RDI Hub in Killorglin, Co Kerry, for the first time earlier this week. Melia stated, “one of my comments when I […]
A new anti-racism campaign, Limerick United Against Racism, is inviting everyone in Limerick to help #RootOutRacismLK by talking about racism with your family, friends, colleagues or teammates on World Diversity Day, 21st May. The campaign initiated by the Limerick Integration Working Group launched at the new Diversity = Strength community mural on Michael Street, which
‘Correspondances’ an exhibition of work curated by Ciara Hambly, director of leading cross border gallery and cultural hub, Hambly and Hambly, has opened in an international new partnership between the Fermanagh based gallery and the historic Chateâu de Dampierre in France and continues until June 19th. The exhibition opening provided a feature point for Hambly […]
Ireland is set to surpass European neighbours in providing gigabit fibre-to-the-home. Marking World Telecommunication And Information Society Day, the Minister of State with responsibility for Communications at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ossian Smyth, said, “as we move towards a sustainable and digitally connected economy, we are rolling
Fingal Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) has approved over €300,000 in grant funding to community and voluntary groups across the county under the 2022 Community Activities Fund (CAF). Funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development, the 2022 scheme was launched nationally by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and
Cork-based and Irish-owned company ActionZero is expanding into Kerry by setting up a new manufacturing, research and development centre in Tralee, bringing 50 new jobs to the area. ActionZero is a climate technology company that uses heat pump technology to decarbonise heat by removing fossil fuels. They offer commercial companies an innovative thermal energy system
The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan has welcomed the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien TD to Cork County to visit six newly constructed Social Housing Developments in Cork. These developments consist of three Public Private Partnership (PPP) Schemes, two Turnkey Developments and one Own Build Development. Mayor Coughlan
Following on from the successful launch in 2021, through its Women in Sport Programme, Sport Ireland is seeking candidates to partake in another round of the initiative that will provide expert training on pre, during, and post sport event analysis and punditry for broadcast (TV, live-streaming, radio). The programme, run in conjunction with training, development, […]
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has announced the 10 new recipients of the Decade of Centenaries Markievicz Award for artists. The Markievicz Award is intended to support artists to develop their craft and ultimately produce great art that recognises and commemorates the role of women in the historical period […]
With summer rapidly approaching, Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council are urging all dog owners to pick up after their pets when using the country’s beaches. The UCD Acclimatize Project has identified dog faeces as an important cause of water pollution, which can result in temporary bathing prohibition notices being issued by local authorities. In an effort […]
Robert Troy TD, Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, will commence a five-day trade and investment mission to the US and Mexico covering South Carolina, Georgia, Monterrey and Mexico City. The trade mission, organised by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, aims to boost trade collaboration and support an accelerated export-led recovery of Irish
Opera will be performed across Limerick city as part of the inaugural Limerick Opera Festival later this month of May. The Limerick Opera Festival kicks-off on Friday 20th May, and will see the Opera Festival take up residence in the Green Yard Café at Punches Cross, probably one of the most fashionable venues in Limerick […]
The Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre – an innovative collaboration between Beaumont Hospital, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network – has been accredited for the quality and standards of cancer care and research by the OECI, a European organisation who set comprehensive standards for cancer centres and networks. In […]
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced €15 million in funding as part of a new five year strategic partnership with Coillte designed to boost rural tourism with the development of outdoor recreational facilities on Coillte lands. Some 260 recreational forests and 12 forest parks will receive investment as part of […]
Dublin City Council has launched a new housing delivery process that aims to enable private developers to engage with Dublin City Council on sites with existing planning permission to potentially supply and deliver a significant volume of public housing units. Under the Competitive Dialogue process, homebuilders and housing developers are being asked to make submissions