Archive for March, 2021

ALONE urges Government to begin their plans towards a re-emergence programme for older and medically vulnerable groups
In light of yesterday’s Government announcement, ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has expressed disappointment at the continued lack of reference to older people in Government plans for reopening the country. The organisation would like to work together with Government to formulate a programme that will aid and guide older people in breaking their period of social isolation as the country begins to emerge from COVID-19, while establishing a stakeholder group for Older Adults in order to protect vulnerable individuals and groups in society.
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Irish Society for Autism respond to RTÉ Investigates report on Department of Health
The Irish Society for Autism has expressed its shock and disappointment at an RTÉ Investigates report on last night’s Prime Time regarding the Department of Health secretly using information from private doctor consultations to build and maintain dossiers on children with autism and families who were involved in legal actions against the State.
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FORGET EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT VAMPIRES
Wildcard Distribution and Vertigo Releasing are delighted to announce that they will be releasing BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL, the ultimate Dracula ‘origin story’, in Irish cinemas this summer.
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ITAA confirm Irish Travel Industry Awards for January 2022
The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) have confirmed that the Irish Travel Industry Awards will take place on 27th January 2022 in the historic Round Room of The Mansion House, Dublin. Organised on behalf of the ITAA by Business Exhibitions Limited, next year’s event looks forward to welcoming back to Dublin travel and tourism professionals from around the world.
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Official trailer for new Irish thriller ‘Here Are The Young Men’
The official trailer for the new Irish thriller Here Are The Young Men has been released today.
Here Are The Young Men is a fresh and shocking film featuring an all-star cast including Dean Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones, 1917), Finn Cole (Peaky Blinders), Golden Globe™ winner Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit, Emma), Emmett J Scanlan (Peaky Blinders), Travis Fimmel (Vikings, Danger Close), Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (Sing Street) and Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones).
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FCM Travel Solutions Named As One of the Best Workplaces in Ireland for the 14th Year
FCM Travel Solutions Ireland is delighted to announce that they have been officially recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland in 2021. FCM were recognised at the 19th annual Great Place to Work Best Workplaces in Ireland awards which, for the first time, took the form of a virtual broadcast on Wednesday evening 10th March 2021. This is FCM’s 14th year to be named as a top Irish workplace, which is assessed through Great Place to Work’s robust ‘Trust Index©’ employee survey and a thorough ‘Culture Audit©’ assessment of their policies and practices.
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ACCESS>CINEMA LAUNCHES “GREAT CINEMA DESERVES GREAT AUDIENCES” CAMPAIGN
access>CINEMA has released a specially commissioned short film to launch its new GREAT CINEMA DESERVES GREAT AUDIENCES campaign.
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FCM unveils bold new brand identity and signals game-changing tech offering
A rapidly evolving business travel landscape has been the catalyst for award-winning global travel management company FCM to transform its brand identity and take a fresh approach to developing a new tech platform.
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Father Of The Cyborgs – Official Trailer Released Ahead Of World Premiere This Friday
The official trailer for the new Irish documentary Father of the Cyborgs has been released ahead of its world premiere at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival this Friday 12th March.
Father of the Cyborgs looks at the fascinating life and career of Irish neuroscientist Dr Phil Kennedy. In the late 1990s he made global headlines for implanting several wire electrodes in the brain of a paralysed man and then teaching the locked-in patient to control a computer cursor with his mind.
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