‘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 […]
Census Day 2022 takes place on Sunday 03 April. Every person present in Ireland on this night is legally required to be included on a Census form. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has requested that anyone who has not yet received a Census form, or been contacted by an enumerator, makes contact with them to […]
Irish Water has announced plans to upgrade twelve wastewater treatment plant that will benefit rural communities and protect local rivers. This project will be funded by the European Union under Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Once complete, the newly upgraded plants will provide additional treatment capacity to support housing and growth, improve water
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland would like to announce that she will sign an agreement in Belfast with the Mayors of Belfast, Liverpool City and Greater Manchester establishing a new cooperative partnership with the cities. The partnership will develop practical approaches to accelerate the delivery of net-zero commitments in each of the 4 […]
Since the very early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, several financial business supports have been provided by Donegal County Council to many businesses in the county. These supports included several grant schemes and initiatives delivered through the Council’s Finance Directorate and Local Enterprise Office (LEO). Within months of the pandemic in 2020, the Finance
South Dublin County Council has turned the sod on a new state of the art Innovation Centre in Tallaght, Dublin. The Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke TD, joined the Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Peter Kavanagh, and the Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council in Tallaght to mark […]
Kildare County Council are inviting businesses to avail of financial support in 2022 by engaging in the Retail Enhancement Supports Scheme, which combines the Paint Scheme, and specially designed Mentoring and Training for the sector. The scheme includes the opening of applications for the Shop Front Improvement, and Accessibility and Age Friendly Grant Schemes, to
Marking International Transgender Visibility Day on March 31st, Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Services will be running a dedicated phone line from Library HQ to facilitate people with or awaiting a Gender Recognition Certificate in registering or changing their details to their preferred name and gender for their library account. Council Library staff are
Fingal County Council is inviting the public to view and respond to the preferred route for the Sutton to Malahide Pedestrian and Cycle Scheme. This amenity will offer a safe and attractive route to walk and cycle between Sutton, Baldoyle, Portmarnock and Malahide connecting local people to schools, shops, businesses and public transport. The proposed […]
Dublin City Council announces exciting new ‘Transcription Week’ event. A chance to make history rather than just read it. Transcription Week is a week-long event taking place from the 28th of March to the 1st of April where people from all over Ireland will work together to unlock important historical documents and make them more easily […]
Clare County Council has been awarded €78,500 under the Disability Participation and Awareness Fund (DPAF) 2021 to promote and implement the Autism Aware County Clare programme. This multi-level, county-wide training programme will increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder in the wider community. Given that one in every 65 children of school age has an autism […]
Arriving under blue skies and warm sunshine, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Waterford City to a warm Déise welcome. The royal couple were greeted upon arrival at Reginald’s Tower by the Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. Joe Kelly, Mary Butler TD, Minster for Older People and Mental Health, […]
As part of its Social housing capital programme, Donegal County Council have completed the turnkey acquisition of 38 properties that are currently under construction at Oak Meadows, Drumbar, Donegal Town. The acquisition of these houses is a major investment of in excess of €7.6m in the social housing stock in the county and in particular, […]
A new tourism campaign launched is encouraging you to get back to experiencing the joys of life without limits as you Re-Embrace Limerick. The campaign running across social media until 18 April, is celebrating that Limerick is open as we invite our audiences to Re-Embrace all that the city and county has to offer via […]
A new state-of-the-art lift system called Poolpod has been installed at the dlr Leisure Loughlinstown centre to support the work of the centre and to provide easy and independent access to the swimming pool. Poolpod is a sleek and modern pool lift which offers a dignified and quick means of access for all visitors who […]
Cork Lifelong Learning Festival 2022 launches in the Council Chambers Cork City Hall. After a break of two years, there is a lot of excitement to be back and really looking forward to this year’s festival. The festival organisers are delighted to launch the festival programme packed full of free learning events due to take […]