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Tipperary County Council Library Service Receives Right to Read Award

By Ryan Harmon 22 July 2021

In recognition of the implementation of the core programme of Right to Read literacy support services in 2020, Tipperary County Council Library Service has been awarded the Right to Read Award 2020 by the Department of Rural and Community Development. This is in recognition of the standard at which the library service provides literacy and […]

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DLR Wins Architectual RIAI Award

By Ryan Harmon 21 July 2021

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council (DLR) Architectual Department have been announced as the joint winner alongside King John’s Castle in Carlingford, Co. Louth in the Public Space Category the 2021 RIAI Award. The award recognized excellence in their COVID-19 placemaking projects in Blackrock, Glasthule, Dundrum, Dalkey and along the new Coastal Mobility Cycle

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Bizquip – Helping Councils with their Digital Transformation

By Jack Mullen 16 July 2021

For the past 15 plus years, Bizquip has been working with Laserfiche to provide clients with Enterprise Content Management solutions. Laserfiche is a software development company that creates enterprise content management, business process automation, workflow, records management, document imaging and web form software. What is ECM? Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

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How Much Money is Your Business Throwing in the Bin?

By Ryan Harmon 15 July 2021

As part of the continued focus on improving food waste management in the county, Carlow County Council’s Environment Section and Local Enterprise Office in association with Carlow Tourism & County Carlow Chamber will deliver the Optimization + Programme for two groups of food related businesses in Carlow: Hospitality & Tourism SMEs; and Food Manufacturers,

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Tributes for Popular Cork City Council Worker After Sudden Passing

By Ryan Harmon 14 July 2021

Tributes have been pouring in for a Cork City Council worker Tony Power who passed away suddenly yesterday. Tony worked for the council’s Community, Culture and Placemaking Directorate and was well known for his work with the Cork Marathon and The Sanctuary Runners. He was especially involved in social inclusion and integration and many people […]

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Councils Consult Public on Draft Plan for Killaloe-Ballina

By Ryan Harmon 14 July 2021

Clare County Council and Tipperary County Council have announced that a public consultation webinar on the Draft Killaloe-Ballina Town Enhancement and Mobility Plan will be held on Wednesday, 21st July, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The webinar is open to everyone and will give an overview of the Draft Plan. The Draft Plan has been jointly […]

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Launch of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Water Safety Patrol Boat

By Ryan Harmon 8 June 2021

At Dún Laoghaire Harbour, Simon Coate – Harbour Master, launched the Harbour Water Safety Patrol Boat. This boat will provide a safety and advisory reporting service on the waters within the harbour for kayakers and stand up paddle boarders and other water-based activities. The Harbour Water Safety Boat will take to the waters between 2:00pm […]

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Sod Turned on €3 million Regional Athletics Hub in Newcastle West

By Ryan Harmon 8 June 2021

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Michael Collins has fired the starting pistol on the new €3 million Regional Athletics Hub in Newcastle West. Mayor Collins turned the sod marking the beginning of the construction of the new facility which includes an athletics track to international World Athletics standard, floodlights and […]

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‘Once in a Generation’ opportunity sees Mid-West Councils work together

By Jack Mullen 11 May 2021

Pictured above (L-R) Pat Slattery, (Tipperary County Council), Liam Conneally (Clare County Council), Vincent Murray (Limerick City and County Council), Eamonn Murphy (Chair Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan) Image courtesy of www.limerick.ie ‘Once in a Generation’ opportunity sees Mid-West Councils work together to realise full potential of green energy economy Limerick

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Westmeath Tourism Strategy 2021-2027

By Jack Mullen 10 May 2021

Westmeath County Council Press Release 10-05-21 Westmeath County Council are preparing a new Tourism Strategy, which will guide and inform tourism development in County Westmeath from 2021-2027. You are invited to make submissions and proposals which will help to shape the new Tourism Strategy. Click here for more information on this consultation process and how to have

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Clare Tourism plans for the future as 2030 Strategy is launched

By Jack Mullen 22 April 2021

Pictured at the Bridges of Ross to mark the virtual launch of the ‘County Clare Tourism Strategy 2030’ were: (front) Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Mary Howard; and (back, l-r) Leonard Cleary, Director of Rural Development, Clare County Council; Deirdre O’Shea, Head of Tourism, Clare County Council; and Pat Dowling, Chief Executive, Clare County […]

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Appointment of John McLaughlin as Chief Executive of Donegal County Council

By Jack Mullen 20 April 2021

Pictured above: Cllr. Rena Donaghey Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council with newly appointed Chief Executive, John McLaughlin Press Statement from the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr. Rena Donaghey 20/04/21 “As Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, I am pleased to announce that at a Special Meeting of Donegal County Council, the Elected Members

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Q&A with Addjust CEO Padraig Neylon

By Jack Mullen 31 March 2021

In this weeks discussion we spoke to Padraig Neylon who is the CEO and Co-founder of Addjust. Addjust is a software solutions company that offers supports to the construction industry, local authorities, project managers, software engineers and many many more. In this podcast, Padraig along with our Council editor, Jack Mullen, spoke about a variety of different, yet […]

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Mayo County Council named Local Authority of the Year 2020

By Jack Mullen 30 November 2020

Mayo County Council has won the prestigious Local Authority of the Year award at the 2020 Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards, along with three wins out of five nominations. The three winning projects are the Making Positive Choices project in the Health & Wellbeing category; Weather Impact Register App – WIRE in the […]

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Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council agrees on €211 million budget

By Jack Mullen 26 November 2020

Elected Members for Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council have voted to adopt Budget 2021 which provides for over €211 million in expenditure on critical service provision, an increase of almost €19 million on 2020. The annual revenue Budget provides funding for a very broad range of services from road, cycle lane and foot path maintenance, […]

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Cork City Council agrees an expenditure budget of €226 million for next year

By Jack Mullen 17 November 2020

Cork City Council agreed an expenditure budget of €226 million for 2021 at the annual budget meeting, an increase of approximately €4 million in spending compared to 2020. The main contributors to the increase in expenditure are an increase in payroll of €0.8 million, an increase in pensions of €0.5 million, an increase in funding […]

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A Q&A regarding the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee Strategic Plan 2021-2026 with Cllr. Finola Armstrong McGuire

By Jack Mullen 16 November 2020

Tell me about the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee Strategic Plan 2021-2026 E.g. When was it proposed, who has been responsible for its draft, when will we see it begin to take place? As provided for in the Garda Siochana Act 2005 Joint Policing Committee Guidelines – Amended August 2014 as issued by the Department of […]

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A Q&A regarding the Project Carlow 2040 initiative with The Mayor of Carlow Municipal District, Cllr Fergal Browne.

By Jack Mullen 12 November 2020

1. Tell me about the Project Carlow 2040 strategy? E.g. When was it proposed, who has been responsible for its draft, when will we see it begin to take place? Project Carlow 2040 is an ambitious Regeneration Strategy for Carlow Town which contains transformational and aspiring ideas for the economic, social and environmental benefit of […]

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Cork City Council Nominates Community Groups for Pride of Place 2020 Awards

By Jack Mullen 12 October 2020

Cork City Council is once again delighted to link with Co-operation Ireland in nominating six communities, groups and organisations for the 2020 IPB Pride of Place awards. Pride of Place is an all-island competition that recognises improvements made by local communities to create civic pride in their area. The competition focus is about people coming […]

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Wainfest Promises Family Fun From Afar this October

By Jack Mullen 2 October 2020

Speaking about the line-up, festival co-ordinator Sinéad McLaughlin, says “while we’re disappointed at Level 3 restrictions coming into place during the festival, we understand it’s for the greater good and we still have a wide range of family entertainment available that will ensure Fun From Afar in line with public health advice. We have also […]