Minister Foley announces payment of the additional funding of €100m once-off cost of living measures to support increased school running costs and the school transport scheme

Press Release 29 November 2022 The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today announced the provision of €90 million additional funding for schools for the 2022/23 school year, as announced on Budget Day 2023. This once-off payment is to provide additional support to schools given general inflation and increasing energy prices and will be…

Date 29th November 2023 CalQRisk, an Irish-developed software application from Shannon, Co. Clare, has won Risk Management Product of the Year in the recent CIR Risk Management Awards. The awards are hosted by the Continuity, Insurance and Risk (CIR) Magazine, and are held in conjunction with the Institute of Risk Management. The awards celebrate excellence…

Shannon Chamber chief executive Helen Downes pictured at the launch of the Adare Human Resource Management HR Barometer Report with (from left): Derek McKay, executive director and Sarah Fagan, managing director, Adare Human Resource Management; Peter Murphy, strategic business development manager, Ei Electronics; and Amanda Finnegan, senior organisational development consultant, Adare Human Resource Management. Photograph…

Photo caption: CEO of The Shannon Airport Group, Mary Considine with Shannon Airport’s Head of Aviation Development, Declan Power welcoming two new routes to Naples and Porto from Shannon Airport with Ryanair for Summer ’23. 26 routes & over 180 weekly flights from Ryanair for Summer ‘23 at Shannon Airport    Thursday 24th November 2022: Two new…

Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber pictured at the Mid-West Lean Network conference in the University of Limerick with (from left): Gavin Sheehan, chair of the Network; keynote speaker Peter Cosgrove and Ronan Keogh, Fine Grain Property. Photo by Eamon Ward The changing face of work was the topic of the day at the Mid-West…

Tuesday, 15 November 2022 Irish Water is delighted to take part in National Science Week 2022, which runs from 13 – 20 November and celebrates science in our everyday lives. The theme for this year is ‘Infinite Possibilities’, focusing on how science can improve our lives and help us to make positive choices that will…

As part of Science Week 2022 – Infinite Possibilities – 13 November to 20 November   Monday, 14 November 2022: Irish Water is delighted to take part in National Science Week 2022 which runs from 13 – 20 November and celebrates science in our everyday lives. The theme for this year is ‘Infinite Possibilities’, focusing…

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today announced €23.47 million in funding for the five Technological Universities. The funding will be used in key areas such as digital infrastructure, building capacity in research, and in improving governance and systems integration.   Speaking today, Minister Harris said: “Over…