Celebrating enterprise success

“HOW wonderful it is to celebrate excellence, and we have so much to celebrate here in louth,” declares Riona McCoy, Acting Head of Enterprise at local Enterprise Office Louth.

The louth Enterprise Awards for 2023 take place on Friday, 10th March at The Monasterboice Inn, Drogheda. The business community, from right across louth, are invited to come along and enjoy this lunchtime celebration of excellence in enterprise.

Hosted by local Enterprise Office Louth and louth County Council, the Awards will recog- nise louth’s Best Start Up and Best Established businesses, as well as excellence in Innovation and Sustainability. The overall winner of the louth Enterprise Award 2023 will go forward to represent the county at the National Enterprise

Awards at The Mansion House, Dublin in June.

Riona continues “Our special guest speaker for this year‘s event will be Seán O’Connor, cofounder of STATSports, the most powerful GPS tracker in sport. Providing data to elite teams across the world, the STATSports story is one of pure entrepreneurship, a drive for global success and consistent innovation to stay at the top. Seán will be in conversation with lMFM’s Gerry Kelly, who is hosting this year‘s event, and will talk about innovation, breaking into new markets, dealing with challenges and competition, and how to keep the right mindset to stay ahead in business.”

This awards lunch is a great opportunity for networking and connecting with other business people. Attendance is free of charge, but places are strictly limited and early booking is recommended. Visit localEnterprise.ie/ l outh to book and to discover all the other local Enterprise Week events. Riona concludes “Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to network, learn, and be inspired by others in business. Book your place now and we look forward to seeing you at The Monasterboice Inn on Friday 10th March to celebrate business excellence in louth.”

€2,353,638 National Roads and Greenways funding

Senator Erin McGreehan has confirmed that €2,353,638 has been allocated to louth County Council for national roads and greenways in 2023. This Government funding is for local authorities through Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) for national roads and greenways in 2023.

The Department of Transport is providing €491m of Exchequer capital funds for national roads to local authorities which will see allocations for 34 major projects across the country.

Included in the funding is capital investment for protec- tion, renewal and active travel, funding for new road construction and maintenance and funding for greenways.

Senator McGreehan said, “This funding is crucial for louth County Council to continue improving our national roads and greenways infrastruc- ture. It will help ensure that our roads are safe, reliable and accessible for everyone who uses them. I am particularly delighted to see investment in active travel and greenways, which will encourage people to get out and explore our beautiful county on foot or by bike.”

“Improving our in- frastructure not only benefits the local community, but it also attracts investment and tourism to the area. I am committed to working with local authorities and the government to secure more funding for our county and to deliver the best possible services and amenities for all our residents.”

“I want to thank Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the Department of Transport for their ongoing commitment to investing in our national roads and greenways, and I look forward to seeing the positive impact this funding will have on louth.”