Archive for : August, 2014

PARNELL SQUARE CULTURAL QUARTER – UPDATE

19th August, 2014

Dublin City Council in partnership with Kennedy Wilson is proceeding with the development of a new cultural quarter in Parnell Square. The flagship project......

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FUNDING FOR SPORTS CLUBS & PROJECTS ACROSS DUBLIN CENTRAL

18th August, 2014

FUNDING FOR SPORTS CLUBS & PROJECTS ACROSS DUBLIN CENTRAL Approximately €280,000 in funding has been made available by Government through the Sports Capital Programme......

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Week’s events: Ireland’s festivals, Cabra Youth for Street Art & tourism figs

18th August, 2014

Festivals around Ireland are a huge draw not only for Irish people but for visitors from across the world who come here to sample......

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Minister Donohoe unveils Tralee Roses sculpture

18th August, 2014

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Mr. Paschal Donohoe TD, officially unveiled the Roses sculpture on the Tralee Bypass on Monday, August 18th 2014.......

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Public consultation launched on a Strategic Framework for Investment in Land Transport

15th August, 2014

Need to ensure adequate land transport investment to support economic growth and development Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Paschal Donohoe, T.D., has today......

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Minister for Transport visits Broombridge Station for installation of Street Art panels by Cabra for Youth Group

14th August, 2014

Series of community initiatives have seen reduction in anti-social behaviour at station Iarnród Éireann to publish Corporate Social Responsibility Statement The Minister for Transport,......

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‘DublinTown’ revealed as the new brand name for Dublin City Business Improvement District (BID)

12th August, 2014

New brand to support continued growth in city centre, with footfall steadily increasing to  328,000 on average per day and unit vacancy rates falling......

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‘Your Country Needs You – Patriotism in the 21st Century’ Speech by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, at the Parnell Summer School 2014

11th August, 2014

Check Against delivery   Introduction Your Country Needs You. Apparently spoken by Lord Kitchener at the outbreak of World War I and immortalised in......

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Week’s events: ITAS report, Dublin Horse Show and Ireland as one of the friendliest destinations in the world

9th August, 2014

This week was another busy one, as I settle into my new Department (Transport, Tourism & Sport). I had plenty of meetings and briefing......

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Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, leads the tributes to the Irish Tourist Assistance Service (ITAS) as it marks its twenty year anniversary assisting tourist victims of crime

6th August, 2014

Over the past 20 years;  – Irish Tourist Assistance Service (ITAS) has dealt with over 7,500 cases of tourist crime and other traumatic incidents.......

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