Kildare County Council’s Library Service has installed two story trails in Linear Park, Newbridge and along Carton Avenue in Maynooth. Launched by the Cathaoirleach of the County of Kildare, Cllr. Naoise O’Cearuil, the outdoor story walks are for everyone to enjoy. Follow the story boards from beginning to end, just like a book, reading as you […]
Mayo Day 2022 returns with the largest Mayo Day flagship event to date! ‘Home to where the Heart is’ sees Castlebar transformed into a hive of Mayo Day celebration with something for all the family. Free family fun at Lough Lannagh includes taster canoeing, kayaking and monster Stand Up Paddle Boarding sessions with Mayo Adventure Experience between 11am and 5pm.
Limerick City and County Council’s largest and most ambitious tourism marketing campaign, Limerick 50 Days of Summer, has received a national award. The ‘50 Days’ campaign won the award for the Best Connected Council (Communication & Digital Marketing) at the 2021 All-Ireland Community and Council Awards. Known as the LAMA Awards, they highlight and celebrate the work
Following the success of its 2021 programme, Cork County Council’s Cork Co Co Pops series returns with over 80 live performances, supported by the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme (LLPPS) by of The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. With a line-up including shows as varied as comic theatrical retellings of Cu Chulainn by Scealta […]
A ground-breaking ceremony with Deputy Mayor Daniel Whooley and Dublin West TD and Minister for Sport Jack Chambers, took place alongside Councillors and representatives from local community groups who will benefit from the state-of-the-art sporting facilities in Castleknock from Q1 2023. The recreational hub is in response to extensive engagements with local sports clubs
Galway City Council are urging coffee drinkers across the city to ‘’Use your Mug!” A customer will pay €1 to ‘borrow’ the deposit scheme cup and get it refunded when they return it or alternatively swap it for another 2GoCup for free at any of the 10 participating Businesses. Speaking about the campaign, Tiarnan McCusker, […]
On April 29th, Make-A-Wish Ireland will mark their 30th anniversary with the Light Up Blue Campaign by granting over 2,770 wishes to children living with life threatening illnesses. This coincides with the 42nd anniversary of the wish that inspired the founding of the organisation responsible for granting more than 520,000 wishes worldwide. In honour of the […]
South Dublin County Council (SDCC), through South Dublin Libraries, is excited to announce the launch of the AWS Think Big Space educational lab in Tallaght, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The AWS Think Big Space is a new educational lab located beside the Tallaght Luas stop, which aims to inspire an interest in science, technology, […]
Fingal County Council has unveiled a new 10-year strategy it hopes will help boost the number of trees across north Dublin and ensure that Ireland’s youngest county is left in a better state when it is handed over to future generations. The Mayor of Fingal Cllr Seána Ó Rodaigh launched the ‘Forest of Fingal’ tree […]
‘Paudcast’ star Padraig O’Callaghan has been named as Limerick Person of the Year for 2021. The digital media star was announced as the winner at a ceremony in the Clayton Hotel Limerick, marking the first time in three years the event has been able to return to its usual format, where the monthly winners gathered […]
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in partnership with University College Dublin have opened the Stillorgan Road Cycle Improvement and improved accessibility to UCD Campus. All works were made possible with the receipt of 100% funding from the National Transport Authority. The completed works have provided: New entrance to UCD campus Upgrade of Stillorgan Rd/ Foster’s
The Cork World Book Festival is back in person this April 19th – 24th for its 18th edition. An initiative of Cork City Libraries, in association with Triskel Arts Centre and supported by funding from The Arts Council, this year’s programme is a celebration of new and familiar voices from home and abroad and of […]
April 1st marked the official launch of the National #SpringClean22! For the past 23 years the campaign has volunteered over 12 million hours of their time to remove 42,000 tonnes of litter across the country. National Spring Clean is operated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce in partnership with Local Authorities, including Kildare County […]
The launch of this year’s Big Donegal Clean-Up took place at The Community Park in Convoy this week where Cllr Jack Murray, Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, joined members of Convoy Community Environmental Committee, John Curran from the Donegal Volunteer Centre, pupils and teachers from Convoy Joint National School and Scoil Bhríde Convoy and Michael […]
Cork County Council has awarded the commission for a new Irish language play for children, to writer and theatre maker Grace Kiely. This new work will be performed in library settings and other locations in County Cork in 2022. Following a 14-year period of making theatre while based in Galway, Grace Kiely has recently returned […]
‘History on your Doorstep: Volume 4’, the latest in a series of publications by the Historians in Residence, was launched by Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland at an event in Dublin City Hall. The publication includes chapters from each of the Historians-in-Residence, Cathy Scuffil, James Curry, Mary Muldowney and Cormac Moore, who work across […]
Fingal County Council is inviting the public to view and respond to a draft Active Travel Strategy for Fingal. Created by the Department of Environment, Climate Action and Active Travel, this document is a first for Fingal as it looks to the future of Active Travel and transport in the county. The document details ambitions to […]
Riverfest Limerick returns this May Bank Holiday weekend, ensuring that Limerick is the place to be as we kick off the summer in style. The banks of the Shannon will be the epi-centre of the first major national festival of the year as thousands are expected to flock to Limerick to take part in the festivities […]
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, visited TU Dublin Blanchardstown campus to launch a new enterprise plan for the Dublin region to secure investment and remain competitive in the years to come. The government has committed to nine enterprise plans, covering every region in the country. Up to €180 million […]
‘Outdoor Life in the City’ is a vibrant new mural on Tuckey Street which was commissioned by Cork City Council. The work was a collaboration between the Sports and Sustainability Section, Cork City Libraries and the City Arts Office, to celebrate outdoor activities happening in the city and promote our natural environment. The Mural was designed […]