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Cork Creative Enquiry – Arts and Older People Venture Announces 2019-2020 Artist Residencies

By admin July 17, 2019

Cork City Council and Cork County Council have chosen four artist residencies for the next cycle of their collaborative Creative Enquiry – Arts and Older People programme. This project explores new and unique ways to increase older people’s engagement with the arts and improve best practice models. Cork City Council and Cork County Council are […]

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The Winners of Smart Dublin’s Smart Pedal Pitch Challenge Will Bring Innovative Cycling to Dublin

By admin July 4, 2019

As part of the Velo-City 2019 cycling conference held at the Convention Centre Dublin last week, the Smart Dublin initiative put forward the Smart Pedal Pitch challenge. Companies were given the task of pitching market ready and innovative tech solutions for smart cycling in cities. Smart Dublin is a programme put on by the four […]

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€15.075 Million in Funding Approved for Grant Schemes Seeking to Make Housing More Livable for Older Population and People with Disabilities

By admin July 2, 2019

On the 27th of June, €15.075 million in funding was approved for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs). This effort was led by Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Eoghan Murphy, T.D., and Minister of State for Disability Issues Finian McGrath, T.D. Compared […]

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Utilising Drone Technology in Local Government

By admin July 1, 2019

The use of drones for both for local governmental and environmental activities was explored considerably in 2018, with a major PwC report revealing that the total global market for drone powered business operations is valued at almost €150 billion. Drones, or UAV’s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) are already widely used by surveyors, engineers, emergency services,

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2019 NOAC Local Authority Satisfaction Survey Results Show Local Authorities Have Yet to Reach All Residents

By admin July 1, 2019

Today, the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) published its findings for the Local Authority Satisfaction Survey 2019, which is the second of three surveys to be disseminated from 2018 to 2020. This survey took place in eleven local authorities  and demonstrated that Irish citizens’ knowledge of their local council varies greatly by age. Amongst […]

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Brexit: Implications for Local Authorities

By admin June 29, 2019

A recent conference in Dublin, hosted by the Local Government Management Agency, highlighted the key concerns of local councils on dealing with the fallout from Brexit. Local authorities face a number of unprecedented difficulties as result of Brexit. They are however determined to prevail regardless of the changing political landscape and are focussed on building […]