An analysis of the #LuimneachAbú hashtag online by Limerick City and County Council’s Marketing & Communications office has shown that there were 14 million reaches over an eight day period around the All-Ireland Senior Hurling final. Limerick fans around the world showed their ‘true colours’ as they shared their stories and comments with other Limerick […]
A new Clare County Fire and Rescue Service maintenance workshop in Ennis, Co. Clare, was officially opened by Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The €1.23m facility, which was completed in May, is located at the Central Fire Station Headquarters and replaces the single-bay workshop in the station that was built […]
The first ever tenants for a new homes development in Rathbane, Limerick have received their keys from the Mayor. Forty-three new homes have been built in Rathbane, adjacent to Old Christians GAA Club, comprising of 14 two-storey and 29 three-storey homes. The development mix of 20 two-bedroom units and 23 three-bedroom units comprise of 31 […]
This year Heritage Week in Sligo has been a great success! The event took place from Saturday, August 14th to Sunday, August 22nd 2021 and was coordinated by The Heritage Council and Local Authority Heritage Officers. In response to public health guidelines relating to COVID-19, National Heritage Week moved away from in person events only, […]
Problematic statues, gender history in Ireland, and why we’re obsessed with death: Dublin Festival of History announces its 2021 programme. The free festival will run from 20th September until 10th October, with a mix of in-person and online events. What does the recent Mother and Baby Homes Report tell us about gender history in Ireland […]
Dublin’s biggest Community Clean-Up 2021 builds on the success of the 2019 event, when over 180 clean-ups took place across the county. This year’s event will take place from the 11th to the 19th of September as part of the inaugural Dublin Climate Action week. Dublin’s largest clean-up event is a county-wide collaboration initiative from […]
Mayors of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Daniel Butler set challenge to the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Colm Kelleher ahead of the All-Ireland clash between Limerick v Cork in Croke Park. Following a spirited exchange of letters, the first citizens of Limerick and Cork met today on the border of both counties to raise […]
Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland has announced that Dublin has joined the Partnership for Healthy Cities, a prestigious global network of 70 cities committed to saving lives by preventing non-communicable diseases and injuries. Dublin City Council (DCC) will continue to work toward transforming the streets and footpaths of the city to support active mobility as part of […]
A new all-terrain wheelchair to help people living with a disability enjoy the blue-flag Redbarn Beach in Youghal, Cork has been put into service. The wheelchair is the first one of its kind in East Cork and is the result of a partnership between Cork County Council, the Disability Federation of Ireland, Cork Sports Partnership, […]
Culture Night invites everyone, everywhere on one joyful night to discover and celebrate all that our culture is today. With a rich and diverse programme of thousands of events that span layers of arts and culture from architecture to comedy, circus to dance, film to literature, museums to music, heritage to sport and science to […]
Loreto men’s shed and Nutgrove Shopping Centre joined forces last week to plant a biodiversity garden in the grounds of the shopping centre, in an effort to brighten up the community and to encourage bees to pollinate and thrive in the local area. In the interest of giving back to the community, Nutgrove Shopping Centre […]
The inaugural meeting of Fingal County Council’s Women’s Caucus took place in Newbridge house last week. At the meeting, Cllr Karen Power and Cllr Joan Hopkins were elected as Chairperson and Vice-Chair respectively. After chairing the inaugural meeting of the women’s caucus, the Mayor of Fingal, Councillor Seána Ó Rodaigh, said, “the number of women councillors […]
The draft Cork City Development Plan, which has been published, provides an overarching framework to help shape the transformation of the City over the next six years by supporting the creation of 20,000 homes and 31,000 jobs. ‘Our City, Our Future’ provides a transformative blueprint for Cork as the city embarks upon an exciting phase […]
A plaque was unveiled by the Deputy Lord Mayor, Joe Costello, at Victoria Quay, Dublin 8 to commemorate the Guinness Barges which stopped working in 1961. The ‘puffballs of smoke’, as James Joyce described them in Ulysses, were a familiar sight as the barges passed under O’Connell Bridge, bringing stout from the brewery to Custom […]
Cork City Council is inviting applications from city centre-based businesses, institutions, local community-based groups and residents associations to its City Centre Placemaking Fund. This is open to those who want to be involved in ongoing work that contributes to the greening of the urban streets and encourages biodiversity in the city centre. The hope is […]
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 […]
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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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,