Tagged: Pat Rabbitte & News
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Rabbitte’s radio shocker: ‘The future of radio is online’ News
30.04.2013 Ireland’s Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has told the IBI annual conference that radio stations will have no option but to go online, given that there are more...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
EU ministers to converge in Dublin for energy talks this week News
22.04.2013 Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, will be hosting an informal meeting with EU energy ministers at Dublin Castle this week to thrash out ideas on topics such as ICT and... -
#DIF13 – Irish Govt to appoint consultants to map 30Mbps broadband across Ireland (videos) News
19.04.2013 The Irish Government’s National Digital Strategy will be unveiled in the coming weeks and at the same time the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources will...Categories: Telecommunications, Online Business, Internet, Government, Economy, eCommerce, Communications -
All-island renewable energy event zeros in on insurance and investing News
18.04.2013 Finance and investment in the renewable energy sector, as well as planning and project development and insurance, are some of the topics up for discussion at an all-island... -
Irish Government pumps €1.4m into BenefIT training scheme News
15.04.2013 Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte has revealed €1.4m in grant opportunities for digital skills trainers under the new BenefIT... -
New policy document sets out wind energy development guidelines News
27.03.2013 A policy document that sets out guidelines for Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) members involved in wind-energy development has been published today. ‘Best Practice... -
Kroes and Rabbitte question if EU intervention is needed to ‘preserve media’ News
22.03.2013 European Commission vice-president and commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes said today in Dublin that safeguarding media freedom and freedom of speech is critical....Categories: Online Business, Multimedia, Media, Marketing, Legal, Government, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Dublin firm Tech Works Marine wins €670k ESA renewable energy deal News
07.03.2013 Tech Works Marine, a Dun Laoghaire-based Earth-observation company, has won a €670,000 contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to expand the use of satellite imagery in... -
216 additional Irish schools to receive 100Mbps broadband in 2013 News
05.03.2013 An additional 216 secondary schools on top of the first 280 schools in the trial and first phase of the project are to receive 100Mbps broadband, Ireland's Communications... -
Rabbitte reveals details of new national energy efficiency action plan News
28.02.2013 Details of the Irish Government’s latest National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) were revealed today by Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, as well as more... -
Recommendations for implementation of broadcasting charge expected end of March News
26.02.2013 Ireland's Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, stated today in the Dáil that his department is currently reviewing a proposal to impose a broadcasting charge on all homes,...Categories: Digital Media, Communications -
EU Energy Council meeting to zero in on internal energy market News
21.02.2013 Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, will be in Brussels tomorrow to chair a meeting of the Transport, Telecommunication and Energy Council during which EU energy... -
Digital economy is key to jobs growth, says Ireland’s Taoiseach News
21.02.2013 The digital economy has a major role to play in Ireland’s economic recovery and Ireland is in a position to claim the title of Digital Capital of Europe, Ireland’s Taoiseach... -
Irish Government gives go-ahead for new €70m energy efficiency fund News
19.02.2013 The Irish Government has today approved a proposal from Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, to set up an energy efficiency fund worth €70m to provide project lending for energy... -
Wind energy has a significant role in Europe beyond 2020 – Rabbitte News
04.02.2013 Ireland's Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, was in Vienna this morning to speak at the opening of the European Wind Energy Association's (EWEA) annual wind energy event, where... -
Ireland's wind-energy industry welcomes MoU on renewable energy trading News
24.01.2013 With Ireland's Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte, TD, and the UK’s energy secretary Edward Davey set to sign a memorandum of understanding... -
Rabbitte to sign ‘green energy’ MoU with UK’s energy secretary tomorrow News
23.01.2013 The Irish and British governments are set to pave the way for the development of renewable energy trading between the two countries, as Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte,... -
Pan-European project to revolutionise broadband delivery gets €8.1m in funding News
09.01.2013 A pan-European telecoms project aimed at transforming how broadband is delivered using fibre optics has been awarded €8.1m in EU funding. The project involves research groups at... -
ComReg chairman Chisholm to step down to take up major UK regulatory role News
08.01.2013 After three years at the helm of Ireland’s telecoms watchdog ComReg, its chairman Alex Chisholm is to step down to take up a new position as chief executive of the UK... -
Rabbitte wants broadband in close to 100pc of homes in two years – 81pc ‘not enough’ News
21.12.2012 New CSO figures showing that 81pc of homes in Ireland had broadband were just “not enough” Comms Minister Pat Rabbitte TD told an EU Telecoms Ministers meeting in Brussels...