2013 Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards to Celebrate Ireland’s Young Volunteers
“There’s No Time Like the Present and No Present Like Time” This week marks the launch of the seventh annual Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards, the only programme of its kind in Ireland that acknowledges the outstanding acts of volunteerism by Ireland’s youth. All second-level students who volunteer in their community, at school or abroad […]
Phil Hogan’s €5 ‘special offer’ septic tank tax will be decisively rejected by midnight tonight by an overwhelming majority
Responding to tonight’s midnight deadline for the €5 ‘special offer’ for registering your septic tank Owen Curran from the Donegal campaign and national campaign septic tank sub committee said: “Tax-payers in rural areas feel hard done by that billions have been spent in the last ten years on up-grading waste-water treatment systems in urban areas. […]
3 days left to avail of reduced ‘Protect Our Water’ Registration Fee of €5
Speaking at the National Ploughing Championships today (26th September), the Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government Phil Hogan T.D. encouraged owners of septic tanks to avail of the reduced registration fee of €5, before the deadline of September 28th 2012. The Minister thanked the 113,000 householders who have already registered and are playing their part […]
Extensive Rural Public Consultation will set policy on how to create jobs locally – Hogan
Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government today (26th September, 2012) announced the establishment of a Commission to carry out an extensive public consultation on the future economic potential of rural Ireland and how best to channel funding and resources between 2013 and 2025. Announcing the Commission Minister Hogan said: […]
Influential UK Tour Operators Pay a Visit to Co Offaly
A group of leading UK-based tour operators paid a visit to Co Offaly last week, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. The group included representatives of major travel companies which are responsible for putting in place the arrangements for visitors to GB and the island of Ireland from all over the world. […]
Weather Impact to Hit Farming Hard this Winter – IFA
Speaking from the Ploughing Championships in Wexford today (Tues), IFA President John Bryan said the full impact of the wettest summer on record and spiralling feed costs will add €400m to bills on farms this winter. “The price/cost squeeze will inevitably have a very negative effect on farm incomes this year, and farmers will need […]
Drumcullen GAA Club
U-14: Hard luck to the U-14s who were beaten in the county final last Saturday by a strong Ferbane/Belmont side in Banagher. The lads were unfortunate to concede early goals but they never dropped their heads and played their best right to the final whistle. Drumcullen are a very young side and a lot of […]
Na Fianna GAA Club Notes
U16 FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAY OFF Na Fianna U16 Footballers like their Minor counterparts have also qualified for their League Semi Finals as they brushed aside the challenge of neighbours St Vincents in their final play off encounter last Monday week in Walsh Island on a scoreline of 5-10 to 1-08. Na Fianna got off to […]
Raheen GAA Club
LOTTO The numbers drawn in Monday [17th Sept] night’s Lotto were 07 09 13 27. There was no Jackpot Winner of €7,000 and no Match 3 Winner. Match 3 Prize Fund is doubled for this week’s draw on Mon 24th Sep. Next week’s draw will take place in Hamiltons, Geashill on Monday 01st October 2012. […]
