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Kildare County Council has welcomed the NOAC Local Authority Performance Indicator Report 2022. The report shows Kildare County Council made improvements last year in areas including, energy savings and climate action amongst others. According to the report, the number of housing units added to stock nationally is trending upwards. This was reflected in Kildare, as the

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New Information Campaign Encourages Applications to Local Authority Home Loan Scheme

By Ryan Harmon 30 August 2023

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien launched an information campaign encouraging those looking to purchase a new or second-hand home or build their own home to consider applying for a Local Authority Home Loan. A Local Authority Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage for creditworthy first time buyers (or those […]

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Healthy Clare Launches Local Authority ‘Free Period Products’ Pilot Project

By Ryan Harmon 10 July 2023

Clare County Council’s Rural Development Directorate’s Healthy Clare team have been successful in securing €10,000 funding from the Department of Heath to pilot the Local Authority (LA) ‘Free Period Products’ initiative. The provision of period products in public buildings is a recommendation of the draft ‘Period Poverty in Ireland’ report by the National Strategy for […]

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Guidelines for Local Authority Climate Action Plans

By Ryan Harmon 15 March 2023

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has launched a set of statutory guidelines to assist local authorities in preparing local authority climate action plans. Under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, each local government is required to prepare a climate action plan for its respective administrative

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Dublin City Council to Become JAM Card Friendly Local Authority

By Ryan Harmon 13 December 2022

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Caroline Conroy, announced that Dublin City Council has made a commitment to become a JAM Card friendly local authority. Just. A. Minute. That is what JAM Card stands for and that is what it gives you – just as much time and patience as you need in public or social […]

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Clare County Council Named Local Authority of the Year

By Ryan Harmon 28 November 2022

Clare County Council has been named Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. Clare County Council was also named overall winner in the ‘Festival of the Year’ and ‘Sustaining the Arts’ award categories. The Excellence in Local Government Awards are held in conjunction with the Department of […]

Kildare County Council Welcomes New Local Authority Performance Indicator Report

New Information Campaign Encourages Applications to Local Authority Home Loan Scheme

Healthy Clare Launches Local Authority ‘Free Period Products’ Pilot Project

Guidelines for Local Authority Climate Action Plans

Dublin City Council to Become JAM Card Friendly Local Authority

Clare County Council Named Local Authority of the Year

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