On 4 June last, Mr Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, published the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2019 providing an additional €6.5 million to benefit disadvantaged groups. This included the provision of €200,000 to support eight LGBTI Community Organisations with payments being made from Minister Michael Ring’s Department of…
It’s good to see that US Ambassador Designate Ed Crawford has arrived in Ireland and Deputy Ambassador Reece Smyth signs over Chief of Mission duties to him. He will officially present his credentials to President Higgins today, Monday, July 1 at Áras an Uachtaráin.
Anthropologie is delighted to announce that its first store in Ireland will open in Belfast in late August 2019. The store, comprising of almost 5000 sq. ft. will be located in the iconic Erskine House development on Arthur Street, which has established itself as Belfast’s niche retailing pitch. A spokesperson for Orby Investment, developer of…
The winner will receive investment to fund the production of a short film and feature in next year’s Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival. Today, Virgin Media has launched Virgin Media Discovers, a short film competition to discover and support the very best filmmakers in Ireland. Ireland’s creative industry is an economic and cultural powerhouse. This competition…
Chefs from some of Cork’s top hotels and restaurants are joining forces with leading chefs in Ireland and the UK. They will all be taking part in the hugely popular, Chef Collab – which is coming to Cork in July. Chad Byrne, who is the Head Chef in the Brehon founded Chef Collab with the…
As the weather gets warmer 54% of people in Cork are getting ready to fire up the BBQ this summer. Research, conducted by SuperValu, has dived into the BBQ habits of the Cork and Irish public and reveals some interesting food findings. According to research findings Corkonians are the most adventurous on a BBQ, with…
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, today called for reform of the collection of commercial rates through the introduction of a new centralised or shared service collection model similar to the Local Property Tax system. The new proposal follows the movement of Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018 to the Third (Committee) Stage in Dáil…
On the recommendation of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, the Government yesterday approved a number of Ambassadorial nominations, subject to agreement by the receiving States. The decision yesterday and an earlier decision by Government in February represent a significant re-shuffle of Ambassadors and Consuls General to take place this…
The Irish Cancer Society is urging the public to take measures to protect their skin, even if there is cloud cover, as Met Éireann predicts that temperatures are set to rise over the coming days. It is also anticipated that the UV Index will be high which means a much higher chance of sunburn. Repeated…
Their Excellencies, the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland, the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia presented their Letters of Credence to the President at Áras an Uachtaráin today. H.E. Ms. Raili Lahnalampi, Ambassador of the Republic of Finland was accompanied by her husband, Mr. John Horgan…