GALWAY’S NEW €762,000 FUND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION
Galway County Council is funding €762,000 to develop projects and initiatives that focus on climate change to support communities and not-for-profit organisations in actively participating in building a more sustainable future, through the new Community Climate Action...
WORLD NOMINATIONS GUIDE TO SUPPORT IRELAND’S HERITAGE AMBITIONS
The National Monuments Service has published ‘A Guide to World Heritage Nomination’ to assist local authorities that are working to progress the nomination of sites on Ireland’s UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, which includes the Passage Tomb Landscape of Sligo,...
ZERO EMISSION BUILDINGS SUMMIT SET FOR FEBRUARY 2024
Paul Kennedy, Director of Services, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Tomás O'Leary, Managing Director of MosArt; Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport; Andrée Dargan, County Architect, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County...
OPR’S NEW PLAN-MAKING CALCULATOR CENTRES ON LOCAL AREA PLANS
The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has launched its second plan-making calculator, with a focus on local area plans, allowing users to calculate the different stages and timeframes quickly and easily, with regard to preparing local area plans. By simply...
CHAMBERS IRELAND REPORT ON HEALTHY WORKPLACE RESEARCH LAUNCHED
Pictured at the launch in Galway (l-r): Kenny Deery, CEO of Galway Chamber, Biddy O Neill, HSE’s Health Promotions Manager, Cllr Eddie Hoare, Mayor of the City of Galway, Government Chief Whip Hildegarde Naughton, Minister of State at the Department of Health, Eveanna...
KILDARE AND KILKENNY COUNCILS RENEW CLIMATE CHANGE PARTNERSHIP
Marian Higgins, Kildare’s Director of Services, Community, Climate, Environment, Water, Cathaoirleach Cllr Darragh Fitzpatrick and Kildare Chief Executive Sonya Kavanagh pictured with Kilkenny County Council’s Chief Executive Lar Pawer, Cathaoirleach Cllr Michael...
TIME TO NOMINATE FOR MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL CATHAOIRLEACH’S AWARDS
Nomination entries will open until 12 January 2024 for the third Mayo County Council Cathaoirleach’s Awards, and the awards ceremony will take place early in the New Year to celebrate the individuals and groups that work behind...
IPB INSURANCE INVESTS €3M IN SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT FUND
IPB Insurance is set to invest €3m to support community, sport, education and social enterprise initiatives across the country over the next three years. The multi-million investment will include plans in Active Travel Safety to enhance school safety programmes in the...
NEW SECURITY ALLOWANCE SCHEME FOR COUNCILLORS
A new allowance of up to €2,500 for councillors to provide for measures to enhance their personal physical security has been announced by the Minster for State for Local Government and Planning Kieran O’Donnell TD. The...
COUNCILS RENEW SEAI PARTNERSHIP ON SUSTAINABLE GOAL TARGETS
Frank Curran, Chairperson of the County and City Management Association (CCMA) pictured with William Walsh, CEO of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), at the LGMA offices on Ushers Quay, Dublin where the partnership agreement was signed. The County and...
PAYZONE SUPPORTS PUSH FOR GREATER MOBILITY BY COUNCILS
Payzone is playing a role in fostering the growth of the mobility economy by supporting councils to push for alternative modes of transport. Building upon the success of its popular parking mobile application, Ireland’s largest...
SHANNON ESTUARY ECONOMIC TASKFORCE REPORT
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with Barry O’Sullivan, Chairman of Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce, at the Ardnacrusha hydro-electric dam, following the report’s publication. The Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce’s final report has envisioned the development of a green...
