Cork City Council’s Housing Directorate is implementing a number of smart retrofitting projects across a portion of its 10,500 social houses. These projects aim to explore how retrofitting and the…
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Five striking high-tech ‘CityTrees’ have been installed in Cork city centre as part of Cork City Council’s Air Quality Strategy and as a site-specific solution to the challenge of air…
Cork City Council is the first local authority in Ireland to produce an Air Quality Strategy. This strategy follows on from the delivery of a high-level air quality monitoring system…
Derry City & Strabane District Council (DCSDC) and Donegal County Council (DCC) both recognise the need to transition towards a smart, low carbon economy which can deliver sustainable prosperity for…
Cork and Derry havesuccessfully been selected as core cities to participate in the European Commission’s 100 Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) Programme. As a participants in this programme,both Councils will receive…
Cork City Council has taken the lead nationally by putting up to 76 electric vehicles (EVs) on the road and thereby creating the biggest local authority EV fleet in the…
Located approximately 32km north of Dublin City, Balbriggan is the youngest and one of the most culturally diverse large towns in Ireland. Balbriggan is designated as a ‘self-sustaining town’ in…
Launched in November 2019, the Fingal County Council School Streets initiative explores how car-free zones outside schools can create safer, cleaner and more environmentally friendly spaces. The initiative is being…
Reducing our reliance on private cars is an important step towards decarbonisation, improving mobility and reducing congestion. In 2020, Fingal County Council launched an innovative, new Public Mobility Hub, providing…
Reducing our energy consumption is an important action in the fight against climate change. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are committed to reducing their energy consumption at an organisation level. In…
From 2018 to 2021, the EU will provide funding of approx. €120 million to local governments across Europe to help deliver free public WiFi services for citizens. High-quality WiFi will…
We live in the age of information where, globally, more people have mobile phones than have access to toilet facilities. Sharing our thoughts, opinions, complaints and celebrations daily, through multiple…
The Smart Sandyford programme seeks to address some of the largest challenges facing cities today from mobility to climate change. We work directly with local companies and residents to test…
In an effort to reduce staff reliance on private cars, Dublin City Council, launched “The Smart Mobility Hub Challenge”, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland under the Small Business Innovation Research…
Smart Docklands is a unique world-class smart city testbed in the heart of Dublin’s Docklands. Established in 2018, it is funded by Dublin City Council and Science Foundation Ireland Research…
Smart DCU – is a Smart District that brings together IoT enterprise, Smart City research and test bedding of IoT technologies and solutions, within the Dublin City University’s overall estate.…
Cycling is one of the most sustainable forms of transport, positively impacting on emission levels, congestion, and health. In recent years there has been a major, and welcome, increase in…
The purchase of a new home is one of the most significant decisions in a person’s lifetime. South Dublin County Council’s MyDoorStep project is a digital information platform and walk…
A desire to find a way to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of urban deliveries was the inspiration behind the “Last Mile Delivery Challenge”. Launched in late 2018, the project…
The Hugh Lane Gallery is one of Ireland’s most beloved cultural institutions. Located in the North of Dublin’s City Centre, the Gallery is home to an exceptional collection of contemporary…
Over the last number of years we have seen an increase in flooding events across the Dublin region. Often caused by a combination of factors such as overflowing river banks,…
Smart city programmes seek to use new technologies and innovation to improve local authority services. This includes identifying opportunities to optimise key business processes, especially public facing services, through digital…
In October 2019, Google launched Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) in Europe, a free online tool, designed in collaboration with Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy which uses data…
Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council is building out a “Radio Frequency Internet-of-Things Mesh Network” throughout the County. The network will be built using the current street lighting network and…