South Dublin County Council have appointed Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd to lead the design of the landmark Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme. The project, expected to cost a total of €7 million, aims to address past extensive flooding, costing life and causing damage to resources and businesses along the River Poddle and to protect property. Funded by the […]
Seventeen Tall Ships will sail into Dublin Port this bank holiday weekend from Friday, June 1st to Monday, June 4th. The spectacle comes as part of the Tall Ships Regatta 2018 which feature the ships racing from Liverpool all the way to Dublin. They will then continue on to the historic Bay of Biscay, finishing […]
Dublin City Council has invited tenders for the design of a 250 metre white-water course on George’s Dock, beside the CHQ building in the IFSC. The plan could include a lido, or public pool. The white-water course is expected to cost up to €15m. The dock currently has a platform which is used for events […]
Created by the Digital Skills Academy in partnership with Dublin City Council, “The Roadmap: A Digital Start-Up Journey” was developed for LEO Dublin City with plans to expand to different LEO websites across the country. A new online application that acts as a roadmap to aid start-ups and entrepreneurs along their business development journey has […]
Two Irish authors have been shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 2018 worth €100,000. The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride and Solar Bones by Mike McCormack are among eight additional novels created by writers from across the world to be shortlisted. Six out of the ten novels are in translation from France, Germany, Italy, […]
Dublin City Council are currently working towards banning single use plastic cups, such as disposable coffee cups, in their offices and areas within their control according to a statement. The decision to do so was brought on following a series of motions submitted by Green Party Councillor Claire Byrne in the Environment Strategic Policy Committee. Dublin […]
It has been confirmed that a blue plaque is to be erected at the Ship Street entrance of Dublin Castle in commemoration of Irish suffragette Hanna Sheehy Skeffington. The plaque will be erected by Dublin City Council to honour where one of Ireland’s most iconic figures smashed windows in protest against women not having the […]