Department of Education confirms 15,458 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Irish schools

Department of Education confirms 15,458 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Irish schools

The Department of Education can confirm that as of end April, 15,458 Ukrainian pupils had been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 9,987 of these pupils had been accommodated in primary schools while 5,471 pupils had enrolled in post-primary schools.   Current data indicates an enrolment rate of 89% among Ukrainian children…

EPOWER BRINGS 90 EV CHARGE POINTS TO 13 IRISH HOTELS

EPOWER BRINGS 90 EV CHARGE POINTS TO 13 IRISH HOTELS

General Manager at the Radisson Blu Dublin Airport Elaine Carolan with Executive Director of ePower Hugh Hall, at one of 90 charging points ePower has installed at 13 Windward-managed hotels around Ireland.   Hotel operators Windward say growing popularity means chargers are now essential for guests   Windward Management, a team of experienced hotel operators…

Power for delivering on Ireland’s “greatest opportunity”, floating offshore wind, must move to Dept. of Taoiseach

Power for delivering on Ireland’s “greatest opportunity”, floating offshore wind, must move to Dept. of Taoiseach

Delivery not at pace required for such an opportunity Ireland targets 5GW by 2030 but has 100 times capacity of Germany, which targets 40GW by 2035 Tuesday, April 11, 2023: Responsibility for harnessing “the greatest opportunity in the history of the State” – floating wind energy generation on the Atlantic seaboard – should be handed…

Work underway on €19m wastewater infrastructure in two Tipperary towns

Work underway on €19m wastewater infrastructure in two Tipperary towns

Seamus Glynn (Asset Delivery Regional Lead, Uisce Éireann); Christopher O’Meara (Ballina/Killaloe District Anglers); Cllr Dr. Phyll Bugler; Cathaoirleach Cllr Roger Kennedy; Joe MacGrath (CEO Tipp County Council) and Paul Fallon (Programme Manager, Uisce Éireann) Wednesday, 5 April 2023: Communities in Ballina and Newport will be delighted that Uisce Éireann has commenced work on upgrading wastewater…

Department of Education confirms 15,282 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Irish schools

Department of Education confirms 15,282 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Irish schools

The Department of Education can confirm that as of 31 March, 15,282 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 9,877 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools while 5,405 pupils have enrolled in post-primary schools.   Current data indicates an enrolment rate of 90% among Ukrainian children…

Shannon Airport egg-spects over 73,000 passengers to hop on a plane this Easter

Shannon Airport egg-spects over 73,000 passengers to hop on a plane this Easter

Tuesday 4th April 2023: Shannon Airport is preparing for its busiest holiday period so far this year as over 73,000 passengers are egg-spected to hop on a plane from Shannon over Easter.    The strong figures represent a 26 per cent increase in the number of passengers travelling through the airport when compared to same period last year, and beats pre-pandemic traffic for the same period in 2019 by 20 per cent.    The bounce in recovery comes as the airport launches its sizzling summer schedule, offering a choice of 33 destinations to 11…

Whopping weekend for Shannon Airport as sizzling summer schedule for 2023 launches

Whopping weekend for Shannon Airport as sizzling summer schedule for 2023 launches

Monday 27th March 2023: Shannon Airport’s sizzling summer schedule to 33 destinations has officially launched as five new services took-off in just 24 hours.   Over the weekend, the very first Ryanair flights to Naples, Porto, Béziers, Newcastle and Liverpool took to the skies, as part of Shannon’s summer schedule which offers 33 services to…

Minister Foley announces details of a new scheme to eliminate the cost of schoolbooks in primary schools and special schools

Minister Foley announces details of a new scheme to eliminate the cost of schoolbooks in primary schools and special schools

Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today (Wednesday 22 March 2023) announced details of a groundbreaking new scheme which provides free schoolbooks in primary schools and special schools.  More than 558,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools, will benefit from the new scheme.   This initiative will provide not…

Minister Coveney welcomes appointment of new CEO of IDA Ireland, Michael Lohan

Minister Coveney welcomes appointment of new CEO of IDA Ireland, Michael Lohan

Tuesday, 21 March 2023   The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney T.D. today welcomed the appointment of Michael Lohan as CEO of IDA Ireland. The appointment was announced by the Board of IDA Ireland.   Speaking today, Minister Coveney said:   “I congratulate Michael on his appointment as CEO of IDA Ireland….

Ministers Harris and Foley announce more than €6 million for 40 projects to inspire public engagement with STEM

Ministers Harris and Foley announce more than €6 million for 40 projects to inspire public engagement with STEM

6th March, 2023 Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Education Norma Foley TD have today announced an investment of more than €6 million in 40 projects to empower diversity and inclusion in STEM.  SFI Discover Programme awardees will be encouraged to use the funding to…