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Active Travel Team to Begin Monitoring Air Quality in 15 Locations Across Limerick

By Ryan Harmon 12 May 2023

Limerick City and County Council’s Active Travel team is setting up a programme to monitor air quality across the metropolitan area. A series of N02 (nitrogen dioxide) diffusion tubes are to be installed at 15 locations where Active Travel schemes are yet to be constructed, to allow air quality to be established and compared. N02 […]

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Dublin City Council Launches New ‘Urban Circus’ Event at Meeting House Square

By Ryan Harmon 12 May 2023

Dublin City Council has announced a new family-friendly event, ‘Urban Circus’, taking place in the city’s Meeting House Square, Temple Bar on Sunday, 28th May.  The free, unticketed event will feature five recurring shows between 12pm and 6pm with performances from the Fanzini Brothers and Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre.   Speaking about the new event […]

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Longford Householders Urged to Avail of Free E-Waste and Battery Recycling Event

By Ryan Harmon 11 May 2023

Longford householders are being urged to bring their batteries, electrical, and electronic waste to a free collection event to help the county meet national e-waste recycling targets for 2023. The event, hosted by WEEE Ireland in partnership with Longford County Council, takes place on Saturday May 27 at Granard Farmers Market, Parnell Row, Granard, from […]

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Cork County Council Pedals into Action For Bike Week 2023

By Ryan Harmon 11 May 2023

Launching a countywide programme for Bike Week Cork 2023, Cork County Council is encouraging people of all ages to get on their bike and to discover the joys of cycling during the week-long celebration. Running from Saturday May 13th to Sunday May 21st, this year’s Bike Week will feature over 250 events organised countywide to […]

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Kildare County Council Launches Affordable Housing Scheme in Kildare Town

By Ryan Harmon 10 May 2023

Kildare County Council has launched its first affordable housing purchase scheme for private buyers at Grey Abbey, Kildare Town. The development of 21 new homes, in partnership with Glenveagh Properties, aims to provide first-time buyers and other eligible homebuyers with the opportunity to buy a newly built home in a private development. Construction commenced on […]

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Cork City Libraries Announces ‘One City, One Book’ for 2023

By Ryan Harmon 10 May 2023

Cork City Libraries’ has announced the Cork One City, One Book for 2023;‘ Liberty Terrace’  by Madeleine D’Arcy.  ‘Liberty Terrace’  features a bevy of characters who live in a fictional area of Cork City in the period 2016 to 2020. The residents of ‘Liberty Terrace’ come and go, and their lives occasionally intersect in stories that are

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Major Housing Boost As Donegal County Council Confirms Significant Land Acquisitions

By Ryan Harmon 9 May 2023

Donegal County Council has confirmed that it has acquired two large sites in Letterkenny in a major boost to housing in the area, with a view to building in excess of 300 new homes in the town under the Housing for All Programme. Given the current housing challenges, this is a significant boost and offers […]

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Mountview Gets Moving with eCargo Rental From Fingal County Council and Bleeper

By Ryan Harmon 9 May 2023

Fingal County Council, in partnership with service provider Bleeper, have launched a brand new public eCargo bike rental based at Mountview Community Centre, Dublin 15. An eCargo bike is a battery power assisted pedal bike with a clever feature in front; a large, aerodynamically designed, lidded box. The box has a carrying capacity of 350 […]

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Walk It, Run It, Love It Campaign Helps Limerick Put Best Foot Forward

By Ryan Harmon 8 May 2023

The four-week Walk It, Run It, Love It campaign to promote healthy exploration of Limerick’s scenic outdoors proved a hit with strong engagement from visitors and locals.  Walk It, Run It, Love It achieved over 1.4 million impressions across social media and almost half a million video views. The campaign encouraged walkers, runners and hikers […]

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Get Ready to Roll with dlr Bike Week 2023

By Ryan Harmon 8 May 2023

Councillor Mary Hanafin, Cathaoirleach, and Frank Curran, Chief Executive, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) hopped on their bikes to officially launch Bike Week 2023. This exciting week-long event will take place from Saturday, May 13th, until Sunday, May 21st, with a range of activities and events located across the County to celebrate and promote the […]

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Galway City Gardens of the Year 2023 Open for Entries

By Ryan Harmon 5 May 2023

Galway City Council is inviting all keen gardeners to celebrate their wonderful green spaces in the annual Garden of the year awards 2023. Entries are welcome in a variety of categories including ‘Best Residential Estate’, ‘Best Front Garden’, ‘Best School’, ‘Best Public and Commercial Building’ and ‘Best Community Project’. Entries are invited online, by (date). […]

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Cork County Council Launches Public Consultation for Local Economic and Community Plan

By Ryan Harmon 5 May 2023

Cork County Council has launched a public consultation period for the first phase of its Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP). The LECP is an important plan which will guide the promotion and support of the county’s economy and community over the next six years. The first phase of the review process for the LECP […]

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Official Opening of Nobber Fire Station in Meath After Upgrading Works

By Ryan Harmon 4 May 2023

The newly upgraded Nobber Fire Station has been officially opened by Meath County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr. Nick Killian. The opening follows the completion of works to the station of €1,100,000 with the redevelopment being funded by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Upgrade works […]

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Phase 1 of the Cork City to Passage West Greenway Opened

By Ryan Harmon 4 May 2023

Cork City Council announced the official opening of the Cork City to Passage West Greenway Phase 1 by Tánaiste Micheál Martin TD.  The 3km greenway provides a high-quality recreational and commuter corridor between Cork City Docklands and Mahon tracing the route of the 19th century Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway line. The greenway provides a […]

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Heritage Council Funding for 13 Donegal Projects

By Ryan Harmon 3 May 2023

The Heritage Council has awarded €207,550 in funding for thirteen heritage initiatives in County Donegal to community groups throughout the county under its Community Heritage Grants Scheme. The aim of this annual grants scheme is to support projects that improve access and inclusion to heritage sites and that apply good heritage practice to the management […]

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Next Steps for Public Realm Improvements to New Street in Malahide Outlined

By Ryan Harmon 3 May 2023

Fingal County Council has commenced the Part 8 planning application process for public realm improvements to a pedestrianised New Street in Malahide. The development will cover the entire length of New Street, including parts of Main Street/The Mall, Ross Terrace, and Strand Street. The street has significant historical importance for the region, which the proposed […]

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Opening of the International Rugby Experience in Limerick 

By Ryan Harmon 2 May 2023

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick is congratulating JP McManus for delivering a world class tourist attraction in the heart of Limerick City. The €30 million International Rugby Experience is housed in a six storey high visually striking building on Limerick’s O’Connell Street. It was the brainchild of Limerick philanthropist JP McManus and […]

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Respond Delivers 52 New Homes for Families and Individuals in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 2 May 2023

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien TD officially opened a new social housing development of 52 homes at Canal Bridge in Bluebell, Dublin in the presence the Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy. The homes are delivered by Approved Housing Body and service provider Respond, in partnership with Dublin City Council. […]

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Meath County Council Launch New Shared Bike Scheme in Ashbourne

By Ryan Harmon 28 April 2023

The citizens of Ashbourne in Meath will have a new way of getting around their local town with a new shared bike scheme. A total of 15 pedal bikes, 15 electric bikes and two electric cargo bikes will be available to hire from an initial 10 bike parking locations throughout the town as Meath County Council […]

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May Bank Holiday Water Safety Appeal

By Ryan Harmon 28 April 2023

As the May Bank Holiday approaches, the Irish Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland are issuing a joint water safety appeal asking people to take precautions to ensure their safety, in, near or on the water, both at the coast and inland. As the weather improves, more people will participate in coastal and water-based […]