The roll out of high-speed broadband for homes, schools, businesses and farms across Ireland will start within eight weeks after the Government today (Tuesday, the 19th of November) signed the contract for the National Broadband Plan. The government also published a list of approximately 300 community centres, schools, library hubs and local GAA halls in […]

Fingal Voices is an app which allows citizens to ask questions, respond to surveys and engage in dialogue with Council departments. An innovative pilot project to engage with traditionally unheard voices through the Fingal Voices smartphone app has been launched by Fingal County Council. Fingal Voices is an app which allows citizens to ask questions, […]

Eirgrid is in discussions with Cork County Council officials to see if it is possible to use some or all of the proposed greenway between Youghal and Midleton to duct cabling for part of a €1 billion electricity interconnector between France and Ireland. Eirgrid has said it hopes to be in a position to announce […]

MINISTER HEATHER HUMPHREYS ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF IRELAND’S BEST YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS A 34 year old former accountant was named Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) for 2019 at today’s awards ceremony in Dublin.  Sharon Cunningham, co-founder of Shorla Pharma, who are supported by Local Enterprise Office Tipperary, took home the top award at today’s event after

Although Sustainable Urban Drainage systems have been official policy since 2005, the practise of integrating drainage design into urban landscapes has been interminably slow in terms of implementation. What are the barriers to the widespread adaptation of SuDS in Ireland? SuDS make use of landscape and natural vegetation to control the flow of surface water […]

Procurement digitisation seems to be on every Chief Project Officer’s (CPO) agenda nowadays. But too many CPOs tell us of frustration at digitisation projects that take too long, cost too much, and produce results that are too slow and meager. To get the most from procurement digitisation, leaders must raise their ambitions along with their […]

An Irish delegation attended the EU Digital Frontrunner (D9) meeting which took place in Amsterdam recently. The D9 group is made up of digital frontrunner countries comprising Ireland and Nordic, Benelux and Baltic states.  Its focus is on delivering strategic oversight on the optimal application of digital policy and on acting as a forum for […]

Drone technology has become quite the buzzword of late in industry. Many companies and public bodies have sought to realise the productivity, cost saving and safety benefits of using drones to assist with their work. Colm Keena, an instructor with FlyRyte Drone Academy writes on what to consider when you looking at integrating drones into your […]