SAFE PASS RENEWAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONLINE IN 2023 Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris today launched the online Safe Pass renewal system. This is a new and alternative option to renew Safe Pass and will be available from 23 January 2023. The Safe Pass renewal process will go…

PFIZER ANNOUNCES €1.2BN EXPANSION PLAN IN DUBLIN Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is to invest €1.2 billion in the construction and development of a new manufacturing plant in Dublin. It said 400-500 new permanent jobs will be created by the investment, which is the biggest made by the company in Ireland to date. The development will see…

WIND INDUSTRY WELCOMES LANDMARK DAY FOR IRISH ENERGY SECURITY   Wind Energy Ireland has warmly welcomed the publication this morning by Minister Eamon Ryan TD of the Terms and Conditions for Ireland’s first auction for offshore renewable energy. Noel Cunniffe, CEO of Wind Energy Ireland, said: “This is a landmark day for climate action and…

WINNERS IN FIRST EVER APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 ANNOUNCED The overall winner of the inaugural #GenerationApprenticeship Apprentice of the Year Awards 2022 – as well as the winners in categories that include Services, Engineering and Manufacturing, Construction, Electrical and Motor – were announced last night by Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research,…

IRELAND’S FIRST CIVIL ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIP’S AIMS TO BRIDGE SHORTFALL IN ENGINEERS IN IRELAND With a minimum of 3,000 new civil engineers needed to ensure the successful delivery of Project Ireland 2040, the National Development Plan and Climate Action Plan 2019, the Civil Engineering Apprenticeship Consortium with Atlantic Technological University (ATU) have announced a new apprenticeship…