LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN BUSINESS NEWS: MUNSTER COUNTY CLARE
CLARE GEOPARK CREATING A LEGACY The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark has been crowned winner of a prestigious award by the acclaimed National Geographic at their World Legacy Awards. The Geopark, which is managed by Clare County Council and receives support and funding from the Geological Survey of Ireland and Fáilte Ireland, won the Destination Leadership category for its tourism for conservation project, GeoparkLIFE. Speaking at the awards ceremony in Berlin, Cllr Mary Howard, Leas Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, said the accolade was “testament to the partnership approach to managing sustainable tourism in the Burren that has been developed over the years by Clare County Council, regional development agencies and the local community.”
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CORK ACCELERATOR LAUNCHED A new accelerator programme, called SPRINT, has been launched at GatewayUCC. Designed to support early stage startups, entrepreneurs and UCCbased researchers, the SPRINT Accelerator will focus on commercialisation strategies and routes to market. The first 10 participants in the SPRINT accelerator are already signed up from diverse areas such as bioinformatics, digital mobile, medtech, eHealth, nutrition and food health as well as ICT. The SPRINT programme is sponsored by Enterprise Ireland, Bank of Ireland and Cork City LEO.
Pictured at the launch of the new GatewayUCC accelerator programme, SPRINT, are Myriam Cronin, GatewayUCC, Ruth Patel, Respiro R&D, Marcus Claesson, MicroBio Solutions, Audrey Micheal, Agathon Services, Julie Cinnamon, Enterprise Ireland
IRISH WATER FUNDS A30M KERRY SCHEME Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy, has warmly welcomed Irish Water’s a30m investment in the Kerry central supply which serves over 60,000 people. The investment will see a new water treatment constructed in Lough Guitane. Although there is much uncertainty regarding the future of Irish Water, Oliver Ring, Director of Services at Kerry County Council, believes that work on the project is certain to go ahead as the contracts have been signed.
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27TH - 29TH MAY Killarney Beerfest Killarney, Co Kerry 5TH - 6TH JUNE Innishannon Steam & Vintage Rally Innishannon, Co Cork 30TH JUNE - 4TH JULY Make a Move Festival Co Limerick 15TH - 17TH JULY Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival Kilrush, Co Clare
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GEOPARK: WHAT IS IT? In 2011 the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark gained Global Geopark status. Covering more than 530 sq km, the geopark boasts the natural beauty of its 200-metre high cliffs and its 8km of rugged coastline. The Burren region itself has over 2,700 recorded monuments, some dating back over 6,000 years.
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A new competition launched by Limerick’s City and County Council Environment Unit is asking secondary school students to create a project that best promotes waste prevention and resource efficiency. The winners of the project will receive a trophy and a class tour of Cloughjordan Ecovillage. Sinead McDonnell, Environmental Awareness Officer, Limerick City and County Council said: “This award will be available to the school judged to have the most significant and practical environmental project based on waste prevention and resource efficiency at SciFest 2016 in LIT.”
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