Competitive Start Fund could create the next start-up success story in Kilkenny - TD
John Paul Phelan: Kilkenny has a very strong spirit and track record of entrepreneurship
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The Competitive Start Fund could create the next start-up success story in Kilkenny and ambitious early-stage start-ups should apply now, local TD John Paul Phelan says.
Deputy Phelan made his comments as Minister for Business, Employment and Retail Damian English invited entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial teams to apply for Enterprise Ireland’s €1 million Competitive Start Fund (CSF) which is now open for applications. Kilkenny has a very strong spirit and track record of entrepreneurship with globally-recognised names starting out in the city and county, many of them with the support of the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Kilkenny .
Freshly pressed from their 2021 seven-track album offering, Little Dreams, the rhythm section of “Find A Way” instills a sense of beautiful calm, reminiscent of a gentle stream while the satiny vocal tones send the listener floating through the song with a feeling of warming assurance.
The song features a graceful, echoey twang of the electric guitar, and its solo, along with the slide of the lap steel, tie the instrumentation together seamlessly. These elements combined create a serene audible flow that contrasts the turbulence surrounding the song’s theme based on the uncertainty of lasting love.
Love may be blind, but we can always find our way through. These sentiments are suggested by the lyrics: ‘I don’t look at you the same, since we played the losing game, but I will try and find my way.’
Huge relief: Glanbia cheese plant in Kilkenny gets go-ahead
Huge relief to the entire south east regional economy and the dairy industry as a whole
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A legal challenge to plans by Glanbia to develop a major cheese processing plant in south Kilkenny has been rejected by the High Court.
Local TD John Paul Phelan, who lives just 10 minutes from the site of the proposed plant, has welcomed the judicial review decision, published this morning (Tuesday).
The judicial review was brought by An Taisce against a decision of An Bord Pleanala to grant planning permission to the plant.
The €150 million continental cheese facility in Belview was previously approved by Kilkenny County Council and the decision upheld by An Bord Pleanala. It s expected to create 100 permanent jobs, and up to 400 jobs during construction.
Covid-19: Government row erupts over plan to expand mandatory quarantine Anger in Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to Department of Health plan
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A major row has erupted within Government over plans by the Department of Health to extend mandatory hotel quarantine to 43 additional countries, including the United States, France and Germany.
The Attorney General wrote to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly expressing concerns about the plans which have left other Ministers and the European Union “furious”, senior sources confirmed.
A source with knowledge of the Attorney General’s letter said it was “very clear” in expressing concerns that health officials had not followed the correct process or adhered to the legislation the Oireachtas passed on quarantine when formulating their advice.