Cloughjordan Festival Launches 2012 Programme with Barbeque and Raffle
The programme for the Cloughjordan Festival 2012 will be launched in Bomber’s Railway Bar in Cloughjordan on Sunday 3 June at 6.00pm. To help celebrate this year’s fantastic, event-filled five-day programme, the festival committee invites everyone to this free barbeque, which includes a pig on a spit, music and the Cloughjordan Festival fundraising raffle draw. […]
Limerick band Acoustra release new single, The Living Years
Limerick based Folk/Rock Fusion group Acoustra are officially releasing a new single in mid-June this year. The song is a cover version of Mike and the Mechanics 80’s classic “The Living years”. The version is an acoustic tribute featuring button accordion, acoustic guitar and piano. It was recorded live upstairs in Dolans Bar on the […]
Farmland Cannot be Used in Assesment for 3rd-Level Maintenance – IFA
Reacting to comments in the Dail by the Education Minister Ruairi Quinn, IFA President John Bryan said productive assets such as farmland cannot be factored into the assessment of income for the purpose of 3rd-level maintenance grants. He said, “These assets are required by self-employed businesses to generate income and are not a measure of […]
Come experience the Ecovillage….as it is being created
Cloughjordan Ecovillage in County Tipperary is hosting an Experience Weekend on June 23rd-24th. The event offers a great opportunity to learn about many aspects of life in Ireland’s first ecovillage and to develop the knowledge and skills needed for sustainable living. Learn about organic food growing, renewable energy, community resilience, green building and much […]
IFA Welcome Mcdonalds and Dawn Meats New €300 Million Contract for Irish Beef
IFA President John Bryan today welcomed the announcement of a new €300m contract for the supply of Irish beef between Dawn Meats and McDonalds describing it as ‘a major positive development for the Irish beef and livestock sector’. John Bryan said Dawn Meats have been awarded a 5-year contract worth €300m to process up […]
Minister Must Resolve TB Restriction Issue
At a meeting last week, IFA President John Bryan said he left the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney in no doubt the responsibility rests with him to resolve the outstanding issue of the trade restrictions being imposed as part of the changes in the TB Eradication Programme. “It is time the Minister took control […]
Brosna Gaels Hurling
Division 1 Hurling League Brosna Gaels play Tullamore on Saturday in O Brien Park at 6pm Junior A Hurling Championship Brosna Gaels play Kinnitty on Friday in Doon at 7.30pm U14 They play Shamrocks away on Friday 25th May at 7.30pm Underage Coaching Coaching for all national school children takes place on Tuesday evenings […]
NA FIANNA GAA CLUB NOTES 22 MAY 2012
U14 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Na Fianna U14 Footballers suffered their second defeat of the Championship when they went down to Clara in Clara last Fridayevening on a scoreline of 4-15 to 1-09. The game was slow to get going and after 20 mins Clara led by just 3 pts to 1. Clara put over another 4 […]
RAHEEN G.A.A Club Notes 22 MAY 2012
LOTTO The numbers drawn in Monday [14th May 2012] night’s Lotto were 09 12 17 18. There was no Jackpot Winner of €3,400 and 5 Match 3 Winners [Jimmy O’Connor C/O Kevin O’Meara; Hannah Garry C/O John Garry; Larry O’Reilly C/O Mary Dolan; Elaine Dolan C/O Mary Dolan; Linda Martin C.O Killeigh P/O] [€40 Each]. […]
Clara GAA Notes
Senior Football Championship Clara played Ballycumber on Friday night and won on a score line of 1-15 to 0-11. The Clara team was: Kevin Meehan, Deasun Baggot, Gary Collins, Paul Mitchell, John Ledwith, Scott Brady(0-1), Lorcan Hiney, Kieran O’Meara, Ross Brady(0-1), Graham Guilfoyle (0-2), Stephen Deehan (0-2)(Frees), Enda Dunne (0-2), John O’Hara(1-1), John Reynolds(0-3) and […]
