The Dermot Gallagher Memorial Lecture was delivered by Rory Montgomery, former Irish Diplomat, former Ambassador to the EU and France, and part of the Good Friday Agreement negotiating team.Montgomery was the lead official on Brexit in the Department of Foreign Affairs until his retirement. Now he is an honorary professor at Queen’s University and recently […]
With warmer weather on the horizon, businesses across Waterford city and county have began to step into summer and have started to welcome both domestic and international visitors for what is set to be a busy summer season throughout the city & county. With particular interest from the American market, international bookings to the region […]
The brightly coloured “Piano for the People” was officially unveiled in Longford Shopping Centre by Longford County Council Cathaoirleach Turlough McGovern. The upright piano, which was sourced, refurbished and funded through Longford County Council Arts Service, is kindly supported and hosted by Longford Shopping Centre. Visitors to the shopping centre will spot the
Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins, has officially opened a new playground for Ballinhassig. The nature-inspired playground incorporates natural play spaces that are designed to adapt to their setting. Located in the heart of the village on a 2-acre community park, the project was managed by Cork County Council with input from […]
Members of the public are being encouraged to be a tourist for the day in County Clare through a new tourism promotion initiative offering free and half-price admission to popular local visitor attractions and sites on Sunday, 23rd April. The Tourism Department of Clare County Council, working in partnership with the Clare Tourism Advisory Forum […]
The addition of the Rathfarnham Rebellion Trail to the South Dublin County Heritage Trail App was officially launched by the Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr. Emma Murphy at Pearse Museum. The addition of Rathfarnham as a trail to the app has been funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and […]
Cementing itself as Ireland’s largest one day clean-up event, Team Limerick Clean-Up (TLC) returned bigger than ever for its 8th year on Good Friday. Over 21,500 volunteers across the city and county took part in this year’s event. For the eighth instalment of the initiative, volunteers were encouraged to bring a friend and new groups […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that tickets have gone on sale for ‘Sing a Song of Docklands’ at the Bord Gais Theatre on May 21st. In 2022, Dublin City Council and partners Sing Ireland, supported by Creative Ireland, commissioned four new songs to be developed with the local communities of the Docklands. ‘Sing a Song […]
The Land Development Agency (LDA) launched ambitious plans yesterday to transform land surrounding Galway’s Sandy Road into a new urban quarter involving up to 750 mixed tenure homes, including social and affordable homes. The agency, which specialises in unlocking the potential for development of underutilised public land and the delivery of affordable housing, has
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, announced the recipients of this year’s Capital Grant Scheme for Play and Recreation. A total of €450,000 has been awarded to 29 Local Authorities. The Capital Grant Scheme for Play and Recreation supports the work of Local Authorities in improving access to quality play and […]
Upper Glanmire was the location for the Cork City launch of the 2023 Pride in Our Community competition by The Lord Mayor of Cork Councillor Deirdre Forde. The Pride in our Community competition is organised by Cork County Federation Muintir na Tíre and sponsored by Cork County Council and Cork City Council. Speaking at the Launch, the Lord […]
Members of the Cavan Food Network and the public came together in Farnham Estate for a networking evening focused on Cavan food and drink under the theme, ‘A Fresh Start’. Guest speakers on the night, hosted under the ‘Created in Cavan’ brand, were Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur JP McMahon of Aniar Restaurant in Galway and […]
Swords Castle was the home of swords and sorcery as Dungeons & Dragons (DnD) players from all corners of Fingal assembled to launch Fingal County Council’s Community Gaming programme. The programme brings together tabletop gamers from Swords, Blanchardstown, and Donabate Libraries to the 13th century chapel building. Mayor of Fingal, Cllr. Howard Mahony, embraced the
Wicklow County became the first County Council in Ireland to recognise the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard across all of its public offices and libraries. The lanyard is intended to alert County staff that the person wearing it has a hidden disability and may need extra assistance with whatever they want to do. People with non-visible […]
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (dlr) County Council and Respond have announced construction is underway at Lisieux Hall, Sandyford, Co Dublin for 200 new homes, including 67 cost rental apartments and 133 social apartments. The new homes are scheduled for delivery between Q4-2024 and Q1-2025. The 133 social apartments will be allocated to persons from the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
Mayo Day 2023 is gearing up to be another day to remember, as all things Mayo will be celebrated again. This year the flagship Mayo Day event is heading to Ballina for the first time as part of the Ballina 2023 celebrations on Saturday, April 29th. As usual the Mayo Day flagship event will be […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce a new programme, ‘Summer in the City, of weekly markets at the city’s oldest newest market on Moore St, featuring over 100 days of themed events. The themed events include Easter, The Eurovision, Bealtaine Festival, Pride, FIFA Women’s World Cup, Africa Day and Heritage Week. There will also […]
The masterplan for an iconic new development for Limerick City, the Cleeves Riverside Quarter, has been unveiled by Limerick Twenty Thirty (LTT), with proposals for a major new residential, educational, commercial and public realm hub for the city and region. A two-day Limerick Twenty Thirty public engagement at the old Flax Mill building on the […]
The Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Emma Murphy, helped launch this year’s National Spring Clean month in South Dublin County and The Dublin Community Clean-Up Day, which is on Saturday 22nd April. At the launch in Tymon North, she was joined by Tymon North & St Aongus Tidy Towns & Cllr Charlie O’Connor. An Taisce’ […]
Clare Museum is seeking donations of artefacts to expand its collections and to achieve greater representation of the lives of people in Clare for future generations to enjoy. Clare Museum’s Collection Policy is designed to help the museum achieve its mission through focused collecting. It also recognises the collection as the museum’s greatest resource, underpinning […]