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OnePageCRM Review
OnePageCRM Dermot Manager in Ireland Professional Training & Coaching, 11–50 Employees Used the Software for: 2+ years "Carnew Training & Consultancy" 29 April 2026 New Pros: OnePageCRM is a great resource for small community-based social [...]
What receiving a Fire Safety notice means
Receiving a fire safety notice is a serious legal event indicating that an authority has found deficiencies in your building's fire precautions. The primary consequence is a legal obligation to fix these issues within a [...]
IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years
Investigation Reveals 150 Fire Safety Notices Issued in Five Years LOCAL FIRE AUTHORITIES have issued 150 fire safety notices in the last five years over concerns with “potentially dangerous” buildings, a new investigation can reveal. [...]
£3.8 Million Fine After Life-Changing Chemical Burns
A chemical manufacturing company has been fined £3.8 million following two serious workplace incidents that resulted in life-changing injuries to employees. Industrial Chemicals Ltd (ICL), based in Essex, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety [...]
Public Participation Meeting
Please share this important notice from Wicklow County Council and the Local Community Safety Partnership. A public participation meeting will take place in: Location: St Bridget’s Hall Date: Wednesday, May 6th Time: 7:00 pm – [...]
Open Day – Gorey Further Education and Training Center!
Date: May 14th Time: 10 am–1 pm Location: Gorey Further Education and Training Centre (Y25 N720) Explore FREE courses (eligibility applies) IT • Business • Healthcare • Engineering + more Come along & find your [...]
New Opening Hours
New office opening hours Monday - Thursday 9 am - 5 pm Friday 9 am - 4 pm
Companies fined – Dangers of leaving keys in forklifts
Companies fined as worker injured at Pirelli factory Three companies have been fined after a lift truck engineer was seriously injured while working at Pirelli Tyres’ factory in Carlisle. Ivan Weightman sustained fractures to his [...]
Trees On The Land
Trees on the Land is a cross-border initiative working to establish young native trees across the 32 counties of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They run an annual tree planting event with trees [...]
The Funny Side of Health and Safety
While workplace health and safety is crucial, we thought this funny safety video by @realadamrose was hilarious since it shows what occurs when these regulations are not followed. Adam plays a construction foreman in the [...]
Man passes away after tragic farming company accident
A company involved in fruit and vegetable production in the UK has been fined £320,000 after a man was killed at a site in Burscough. The man suffered severe head injuries when he fell from [...]
E-learning
E-learning, or electronic learning, is the delivery of training and learning through digital resources. E-learning is delivered using electronic devices like computers, tablets, and even mobile phones, even though it is based on formalised learning. [...]
Good Safety Practices at Christmas
Christmas time is a great time for family and togetherness. However, it can also be a time of increased fire risk. To have a fire-safe Christmas please remember the following advice. Also, make sure to [...]
Funding Workshop for Musicians 50+
This summer First Music Contact worked in collaboration with Age & Opportunity to survey professional musicians aged 50 & over, working in Ireland, to assess their needs and to hear about their experiences as they [...]
Cyber Security
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks. These digital attacks are usually aimed at accessing, changing, or destroying sensitive information; extorting money from users via ransomware; or interrupting normal [...]
Health and safety in the workplace
Following the recent closure of a retail outlet in Co.Wexford due to unsanitary conditions on their premises, we thought now would be a good time to highlight the importance of health and safety in the [...]
Scam Text Messages
The use of smartphones has become commonplace in recent years, and this has led to an increase in related scams, the most common of which is the text scam. These text scams can take many [...]
When Stroke Strikes, Act F.A.S.T.
Did you know that, on average, two million brain cells die every minute after a stroke? But did you also know that you can make a difference to the outcome of a stroke, if it [...]
Why you should water your Christmas tree!
Here at Carnew Training & Consultancy, we want you all to have a happy and SAFE Christmas, so with that in mind, we would like to draw your attention to this video by NIST which [...]
AONTAS The voice of adult learning
AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation, are now seeking articles for the Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education: The Adult Learner. This peer-reviewed journal documents the growth and development of adult learning policy and [...]
Three Dublin restaurants hit by closure orders over food safety breaches
Three Dublin city centre restaurants were closed for the breach of food safety regulations last month. One of the several reasons cited for closure was lack of training resources for staff. Make sure your staff [...]
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke
1 in 4 women in Ireland will die from heart disease and stroke – the same as men and yet heart conditions in women are: Under-researched, Under-diagnosed and Under-treated. That is why The Irish Heart [...]
Trees On The Land
Trees on the Land is a cross-border initiative working to establish young native trees across the 32 counties of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They run an annual tree planting event with trees [...]
Student Accommodation Fraud Scam Warning for 3rd Level Students
Gardaí are advising people to be wary of rental scams, particularly at this time of year when students are returning to college. There has been an increase of 30% in accommodation fraud in 2022, in [...]
HSA Farm Safety
The Health & Safety Authority have advised that their agriculture inspectors are engaged in an intensive campaign this fortnight, focusing on farms and farming. They will be paying particular attention to the use of Quad [...]