Cork Airport, Ireland’s second busiest international airport, is introducing a new road traffic management system to facilitate growing passenger numbers. The measures include investment in an upgrade of the forecourt, improved access to car parks, improved signage, a new two-way road system to the Red Express car park and enhanced public transport lanes, all designed…
DetailsTwo Dublin schools, Malahide & Portmarnock Educate Together and the Central Model Infants’ School on Marlborough Street in the city centre, have been selected to take part in a global pilot of a new FIRST LEGO League education initiative, called Junior Discovery. Developed for children aged four to six years, FIRST LEGO League Junior Discovery is a non-competitive,…
DetailsSinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called on the Government to allow Credit Unions to play their part in solving the housing crisis. The Ireland South MEP was speaking after meeting with the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) in the European Parliament this week. Ms Ní Riada, who sits on the EU Budgets…
DetailsCork’s top hoteliers and tourism providers celebrated the best of their industry in style at the recent annual Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) Cork branch Tourism Dinner. The glitzy black-tie event, which took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa in Little Island, was attended by almost 450 tourism and hospitality professionals. It celebrated the…
DetailsPhoto: Maxwell Photography Cork Airport’s Charity of the Year programme has won the Social Good – Corporate award at the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) prestigious National Project Awards 2018. The announcement was made at the black-tie gala dinner at the offices of headline sponsor PwC on Spencer Dock, Dublin. The Social Good – Corporate 2018 award,…
DetailsSinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has urged Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to halt their attempts to chip away at Irish neutrality. The Ireland South MEP was speaking from Brussels as the European Defence Agency held its annual conference in the city. The event, which this year was themed around military drones and robotics,…
DetailsSinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has welcomed the opening of Ireland’s first dedicated Lyme Disease resource centre. The Ireland South MEP was speaking at the launch of the Lyme Resource Centre, which will be housed at the Mater Hospital/UCD Catherine McCauley Educational and Research Centre. The function of the centre will be to advance…
DetailsSinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada is to bring forward legislation to the European Parliament aimed at halting the illegal activity of super trawlers. The Ireland South MEP, who sits on the EU Fisheries Committee, said she wanted to see super trawlers banned outright from Irish waters but until that was possible the strictest possible…
DetailsOn the hunt for a gift with ethical and environmentally-friendly credentials for a special someone this Christmas? Then look no further than Gifted – The Contemporary Craft and Design Fair in the RDS from December 5 to 9. Gifted, the traditional opening to the festive season in Dublin, is set to attract over 45,000 people…
DetailsSinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called on the Government to introduce proper and robust legislation that would guarantee the rights of family farms and businesses being sold off to vulture funds. The Ireland South MEP was speaking as she attended a protest in Dublin against the forced sale of family farms and businesses.…
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