Laurel Hill win third Shannon Foynes Port Company ‘Compass’ TY competition Kerry and Limerick teams present in front of 300 people as John Kiely tells them ‘follow your dreams’ Friday 8 February 2019: Innovation was in rich supply today at one of Ireland’s great maritime commercial hubs, Foynes, as schools presented ground-breaking concepts for…
Minister Ross and Minister of State Griffin welcomed today’s news that Limerick has been chosen to host the 2021 Tag Rugby World Cup. Minister Ross said: “Today’s announcement that Limerick has been successful in their bid to host the 2021 Tag Rugby World Cup – the first northern hemisphere city to host the tournament….
Secure global wifi system for third level will enable students, researchers and staff stay campus-connected while at airport Shannon Airport has recorded another first after rolling out eduroam – the secure global wifi roaming service for the international research and education community. Over 1billion authentications happen every year on eduroam, which securely connects students,…
Chambers Ireland is establishing two new policy taskforces for 2019: 1. Housing 2. Low Carbon Economy These groups will support Chambers Ireland’s work and contribute to any recommendations and positions it takes on these issues throughout 2019. Membership of these groups is open to Chamber members (so long as they are nominated by their associated…
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, today announced details of a €483 million investment programme for 2019 for regional and local roads. Minister Ross said: “Today’s announcement will see a further significant increase in grant funding for regional and local roads. Overall funding will increase by about 16% this…
One Kerry and four Limerick schools are set to go head to head to see which is most tuned into the future energy needs of the region after being shortlisted for the final of the biennial Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) ‘COMPASS’ transition year competition. The schools have made it beyond an initial round of record entries…
NSAI briefs business on Certification, Supply Chain and CE Marking at a series of Brexit information sessions along the Border region in Cavan, Monaghan and Sligo this week. Sessions are first in a series of targeted events being hosted by NSAI. Dublin, Ireland, 28 January The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D.,…
Students and young people attending a recent event in Obair, Newmarket on Fergus, were given the unique opportunity to interact with local employers to discuss opportunities in their respective organisations. The event, which was organised by Obair and Shannon Chamber in conjunction with the Rural Development Directorate of Clare Council, involved representatives from Atlantic…
Supporting digital skills development For Employees in manufacturing WHY ‘EXPLORE’? According to the EU (Cedefop, 2018) approximately 85% of all jobs will involve some form of digital process by 2020. Ireland lags behind our EU neighbours in the percentage of adults participating in lifelong learning programmes. Assisting employees to develop their confidence in using digital…
Ministers Shane Ross and Brendan Griffin today announced €7m in grants to Sports Capital Programme (SCP) projects. The grants announced today represent the first set of allocations under the 2018 round of the SCP and relate to projects previously deemed invalid under the 2017 round of the programme which have now been corrected. 170 individual…
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