Shipyard prepares to build Titanic II
A Chinese shipyard has formed a panel and upgraded its facilities to prepare for the construction of a replica of the Titanic for an Australian [...]
Minister to Issue Direction to Midleton Town Council over Zoning Issue
The Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan, TD, has issued a notice of intent to issue a Direction to Midleton Town Council relating to [...]
Tourism Boost Anticipated as Carrick on Shannon celebrates 400th Anniversary
Tourists visiting Ireland in 2013 urged to take part in year-long Festival Programme in Leitrim town Carrick on Shannon in County Leitrim, Ireland, (www.carrickonshannon400.ie) is [...]
CIF BACKS CALL BY MINISTER BURTON FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has backed comments by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD that the savings from the promissory note deal should [...]
US FDI Employment grows 15% since 2008
The willingness of US companies to continue to invest in Ireland during our current economic difficulties will come to be recognised as one of the [...]
In excess of €20m to be spent revamping the National Gallery of Ireland
The National Gallery of Ireland will have its most extensive refurbishment, since it first opened in 1864, carried out in time for the 1916 centenary, according [...]
ENERGY TRADING CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR IRELAND & UK
Minister for Communications Energy & Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, TD, and the UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey will today commit to [...]
NEW DATA CONFIRM SIGNIFICANT OIL POTENTIAL IN THE RATHLIN BASIN,
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, whose shares are listed in London (AIM) and Dublin (IEX), is pleased to [...]
EUR 200m from European Investment Bank to support 23 Water Investment Projects
The European Investment Bank loan will provide €200 million to support improvements in Ireland’s Water Services Investment Programme (WSIP) by financing 23 projects in Dublin [...]
Construction workers make a stand in Brussels
Construction workers from several European Union countries take part in a demonstration outside the EU headquarters in central Brussels January 23, 2013. Several thousand workers [...]
Intel extension ‘could create thousands of jobs’
It has been reported that An Bord Pleanála has granted permission for a crucial 40-acre expansion at Intel in Leixlip, which it is hoped could create [...]
€1.6M For Clare Roads
Tony Mulcahy, Clare Fine Gael Senator, received confirmation today that Clare County Council has been allocated €1.6M towards the maintenance and management of its National Road [...]
PORT OF CORK SEES INCREASE IN TRADE TRAFFIC IN 2012
The Port of Cork Company today announced end of year trade traffic results for 2012, showing a total of 9.05 million tonnes. This is an [...]
Anglo Directors back in court today
Former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick will appear once again before the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning. Willie McAteer and Patrick Whelan also [...]
DCNS to take control of OpenHydro
DCNS positions itself as a world leader in marine renewable energies. DCNS is going to increase its holding in the capital of OpenHydro from 11% to [...]
Tánaiste welcomes Bill Gates to Dublin
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D., will this morning (Wednesday 23 January) host a breakfast meeting for Microsoft founder [...]
Computerisation to slash €32M a year in red tape for Irish businesses
More than 300,000 Irish businesses and sole traders will see the cost of compliance with transport regulation cut as new Department of Transport, Tourism & [...]
House Price – slowest pace of decline on a year-on-year basis since May 2008
Data just released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that Irish residential property prices fell by 4.5% in the year to December. This is [...]
Noonan: Ireland could save billions in EFSE Loans deal
Speaking on the decision taken at Eurogroup this evening to examine the extension of maturities on Ireland’s and Portugal’s EFSF loans, Finance Minister Michael Noonan [...]
NUI Galway Achieves International Energy Standard ISO 50001
NUI Galway is delighted to announce that its Energy Management System (EnMS) has been awarded certification by CICS Global (UK) for compliance with the International [...]
Contract signed for Ennis flood relief works
Ennis Town Council has signed a contract with Ward & Burke Construction Ltd. for flood relief works to be carried out in the Watery Road [...]














