Message Received from Mayor of South Dublin - Paul Gogarty re Storm Ophelia: South Dublin County storm information - Please share - Storm likely to start peaking from 1pm - All South Dublin public offices will be closed to the public from 12 today. Phone lines will remain open but should only be used in the case of emergency. South Dublin County Council Parks, Libraries, Sports and Community Facilities will be closed to the public all day. Today's council meeting has also been cancelled and rescheduled for next Monday. All emergency staff remain in operation and will be on hand during worst of storm expected to hit our area from 1pm today. The focus will be on responding to critical incidences during the storm itself but also largely on dealing with the aftermath. NB - It is expected that fallen trees and localised flooding will be the main threats in our county. It is impossible to predict where so be vigilant, especially on roads near rivers. Leaves are on the ground and will block some drains, exacerbating surface water problems. Avoid non-essential travel as per advice and keep an eye out for national emergency updates on TV and radio and online. Homeless services are being co-ordinated trhough the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive. Dublin Buses have been cancelled from 10am. Everyone should by now be aware that all schools and colleges are closed today also. Please follow national emergency information and the South Dublin County Council twitter and facebook pages. Http://www.sdcc.ie

Message Received from Mayor of South Dublin - Paul Gogarty re Storm Ophelia: South Dublin County storm information - Please share - Storm likely to start peaking from 1pm - All South Dublin public offices will be closed to the public from 12 today. Phone lines will remain open but should only be used in the case of emergency. South Dublin County Council Parks, Libraries, Sports and Community Facilities will be closed to the public all day. Today's council meeting has also been cancelled and rescheduled for next Monday. All emergency staff remain in operation and will be on hand during worst of storm expected to hit our area from 1pm today. The focus will be on responding to critical incidences during the storm itself but also largely on dealing with the aftermath. NB - It is expected that fallen trees and localised flooding will be the main threats in our county. It is impossible to predict where so be vigilant, especially on roads near rivers. Leaves are on the ground and will block some drains, exacerbating surface water problems. Avoid non-essential travel as per advice and keep an eye out for national emergency updates on TV and radio and online. Homeless services are being co-ordinated trhough the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive. Dublin Buses have been cancelled from 10am. Everyone should by now be aware that all schools and colleges are closed today also. Please follow national emergency information and the South Dublin County Council twitter and facebook pages. Http://www.sdcc.ie

Message Received from Mayor of South Dublin - Paul Gogarty re Storm Ophelia: South Dublin County storm information - Please share - Storm likely to start peaking from 1pm - All South Dublin public offices will be closed to the public from 12 today. Phone lines will remain open but should only be used in the case of emergency. South Dublin County Council Parks, Libraries, Sports and Community Facilities will be closed to the public all day. Today's council meeting has also been cancelled and rescheduled for next Monday. All emergency staff remain in operation and will be on hand during worst of storm expected to hit our area from 1pm today. The focus will be on responding to critical incidences during the storm itself but also largely on dealing with the aftermath. NB - It is expected that fallen trees and localised flooding will be the main threats in our county. It is impossible to predict where so be vigilant, especially on roads near rivers. Leaves are on the ground and will block some drains, exacerbating surface water problems. Avoid non-essential travel as per advice and keep an eye out for national emergency updates on TV and radio and online. Homeless services are being co-ordinated trhough the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive. Dublin Buses have been cancelled from 10am. Everyone should by now be aware that all schools and colleges are closed today also. Please follow national emergency information and the South Dublin County Council twitter and facebook pages. Http://www.sdcc.ie

Message Received from Mayor of South Dublin - Paul Gogarty re Storm Ophelia: South Dublin County storm information - Please share - Storm likely to start peaking from 1pm - All South Dublin public offices will be closed to the public from 12 today. Phone lines will remain open but should only be used in the case of emergency. South Dublin County Council Parks, Libraries, Sports and Community Facilities will be closed to the public all day. Today's council meeting has also been cancelled and rescheduled for next Monday. All emergency staff remain in operation and will be on hand during worst of storm expected to hit our area from 1pm today. The focus will be on responding to critical incidences during the storm itself but also largely on dealing with the aftermath. NB - It is expected that fallen trees and localised flooding will be the main threats in our county. It is impossible to predict where so be vigilant, especially on roads near rivers. Leaves are on the ground and will block some drains, exacerbating surface water problems. Avoid non-essential travel as per advice and keep an eye out for national emergency updates on TV and radio and online. Homeless services are being co-ordinated trhough the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive. Dublin Buses have been cancelled from 10am. Everyone should by now be aware that all schools and colleges are closed today also. Please follow national emergency information and the South Dublin County Council twitter and facebook pages. Http://www.sdcc.ie

LEO South Dublin and South Dublin Chamber are offering you a chance to avail of free training - Customer Service & Access Level 1

LEO South Dublin and South Dublin Chamber are completing the 4th annual South Dublin Business Survey and are looking for your input. Access the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SDBusinessSurvey2017

LEO South Dublin and South Dublin Chamber are completing the 4th annual South Dublin Business Survey and are looking for your input

The entertainment at the South Dublin County Business Awards.. WOW!

And lastly, our business person of the year 2017, presented by Tanaiste Francis Fitzgerald, and sponsored by South Dublin County Council, is vice president and general manager of GSK Pharmaceuticals Aidan Lynch! What a way to end the awards with such a well deserving winner. Congratulations to all of those nominated for this award and all of the businesses nominated for any award throughout the night, it is a huge achievement to be regonised for your success. To all our winners and nominees, have an amazing night!

The award for international trade, sponsored by Kuehne + Nagel is awarded to Tallaght based company Meditec Medical. A great achievement for the company and congratulations on winning tonight!

And the winner of our Innovation in business award, sponsored by egisprojects Ireland, is The Echo Newspaper! Well done on the innovative approach taken by all staff in the echo and congratulations on winning the award tonight.