SPARK campaign response to Minsiter Joan Burtons’ new proposals
SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of our Kids) is a diverse group of single parents who came together after Budget 2012 to campaign against various cuts that attacked our families. Yesterday, Minister Joan Burton announced that fathers must be named on the birth certificates of all children born in Ireland to lone parents. SPARK believe that […]
Minister Rabbitte encourages SMEs to input into National Broadband Plan
Speaking in IBEC today to members of the Telecommunications Industry Federation, the Minister stressed the competitive importance of SMEs engaging on-line more intensively and the need to break down barriers which are discouraging a significant number of SMEs from harnessing the power of the internet. In a briefing on the report of the recently published […]
Education Minister’S Assurance On Productive Assets For Third-Level Grants Positive – IFA
IFA President John Bryan has said that assurances he has received from the Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn on the treatment of productive assets, such as farmland, for the assessment of 3rdlevel maintenance grants, were very important for farm families. Mr Bryan was speaking following a meeting between IFA and the Minister for Education. […]
Payjack Puts Payments In Pocket Of 200,000 Irish Small Businesses
‘Payjack’ is an innovative solution from WorldNet created specifically for the small business sector which enables a business to accept card payments on the go by turning the phone in their pocket into a mobile virtual terminal. A key attraction of Payjack is the fast and easy merchant signup process. A simple, three-minute online […]
Asthma Society of Ireland Launch New Sports & Exercise Toolkit at European Conference
Reach Your Peak with Asthma’ Pack is a Vital Resource for Adults and Children with Asthma Who Want to Take Part in Sport The Asthma Society of Ireland launched a new toolkit, Reach Your Peak with Asthma to help and encourage people with asthma to take part in sports and exercise. The launch took place […]
Bryan Urges Co-Ops to Hold May Milk Price as Weather Sends Costs Rocketing
Speaking as the main co-ops have announced price cuts of up to 3 c/litre on April milk, IFA President John Bryan today (Wed) called on co-ops to support producers by holding May milk prices. He said, ”The disastrous weather in the month of May is costing dairy farmers dearly in lost production and increased costs. […]
New VFI President Calls on Goverment to do More for Small Business
Over 350 publicans today (May 15th 2012) attended the Hotel Kilkenny for the 39th Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) AGM. New President and Kilkenny publican Gerry Rafter addressed the delegates and called on members to remain positive despite the continuing decline of the pub trade. He called on the Government to help small and […]
Revised Rules for Gleo Schools Competition
Foras na Gaeilge would like to remind principals, school teachers and students that the GLEO scheme will run from now until May 31st. If schools want to enter this scheme there are application forms available on the Foras na Gaeilge website at www.gaeilge.ie/gleo. The GLEO scheme, which has been run by Foras na Gaeilge […]
Brosna Gaels Hurling
Senior Hurling Championship Brosna Gaels 2-13, Shamrocks 1-9 John Egan, Trevor Phelan, Danny Kelleher, Karl Daly, Chris Mc Donald (1-1), Alec Moony, Lee Colgan, Alan Lynam (0-1), Tomas Spain (0-2), Jason Devery (0-4), Eamon Mc Cabe, Richard Fox (1-0), Barry Buckley, Des Egan (0-1), Fergal Daly (0-4) U16 They defeated Seir Kieran on a scoreline […]
