Local Government
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Cloud 2020: Advantages of being a late adopter
As a new wave of cloud migration takes off for Ireland in 2020, Capita’s Ed Brown, Head of Growth, Ireland,…
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Covid-19: Coordinating the civil society response
As communities provide grassroots responses to the Covid-19 crisis, local government authorities across the country have been doing their part…
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Cycling infrastructure
A new report by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) says that the vast majority of cyclist injuries occur on urban…
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Coordinating Louth’s Covid-19 response: Community Call Helpline
Local authorities have been at the heart of the country’s battle against Covid-19, working to support the most vulnerable members…
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Local government and climate action
The Climate Action Plan, Ireland’s blueprint to net zero emissions by 2050, requires public sector bodies, including local authorities, to…
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Post-Covid tourism
Tourism has long been a cornerstone of the Irish economy, but the economic slowdown necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic has…
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Limerick’s directly elected mayor: rethinking local government
Through a plebiscite held in 2019, the citizens of Limerick voted to directly elect their mayor. Diarmuid Scully, lecturer at…
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Irish Renewable Energy Summit
The 2020 Irish Renewable Energy Summit, via a panel of expert speakers, examined the practical implications of the Climate Action…
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Local authority driven smart cities
As councils across Ireland continue to drive the evolution of smart cities and communities, eolas talks to Cork native Kieran…
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Limerick to host Ireland’s first mayoral election by 2021
Limerick, the only city to vote in favour of having a directly elected mayor in a plebiscite in May, has…
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