Clara GAA Club Notes June 10th 2013
UNDERAGE HURLING Training continues every Thurs evening in Pairc Phroinsias, for U6/U8/U10/U12 at 6.30 – 7.30 and 6.15 – 7.30 for U14 hurling training. We would like to thank the minors who are helping with the U6’s especially Liam Doyle who is completing his Gaisce course and has been a great help with the […]
Cloughjordan School Celebrates it’s fourth green flag
Cloughjordan Church of Ireland National School will raise its fourth green/environmental flag on June 14th at 11 am. To celebrate the occasion all 93 pupils will perform a special song that they have written, with the help of their teachers Yvonne Ryan and Jean Ryan accompanied by The Corrigan Brothers and Aaron Neill. The Song which […]
Offaly has the joint sharpest fall in planning applications according to National Housing Construction Index
The latest edition of the National Housing Construction Index compiled and issued by Link2Plans (www.link2plans.com) illustrates that Offaly has the sharpest decrease of planning applications in the country. The team of researchers at www.link2plans.com have examined every housing construction planning application and planning commencement from January to April 2013, in the production of the National Housing […]
Minister Hogan Establishes Referendum Commission on the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013
Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, announced today (7th June 2013) that he has made an order under the Referendum Act 1998 establishing an independent statutory Referendum Commission for the purposes of the forthcoming referendum on the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013. In accordance […]
Cloughjordan Ecolearn Experience Day: Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Society: Issues and Options
A one day seminar led by Professor Peadar Kirby and Bruce Darrell places the everyday issues of sustainability and resilience that the Cloughjordan ecovillage seeks to model into a wider global context. This seminar will examine how we might address the need to transition towards a low-carbon society by around 2050 to avoid what scientists […]
Normal levels of construction needed for economic development and recovery – Hogan addresses construction forum
As part of the Governments’ Action Plan For Jobs, a Stakeholder Workshop was held in Government Buildings this morning (7th June 2013) to focus on the key areas of infrastructure investment; commercial and residential property; and the Construction Sector’s role in supporting the domestic economy and jobs. The Workshop was moderated by Frances Ruane of […]
Seven heatwaves in the last thirty years in Ireland suggest increased mortality
The EPA has today published new research by researchers in DIT led by Professor Pat Goodman that presents an assessment of seven heatwaves that have occurred in Ireland over the last 30 years and their impact on mortality in Ireland. Although we do not normally think of Ireland as a place that has heatwaves, this […]
Poor Year for New Car Sales Continues But Industry Gears Up for 132
Figures released from SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) today show a decline in new car sales in May of 22.5%. There were 5,963 new cars sold in May, 1,734 fewer than in May 2012. Alan Nolan, Director General of SIMI says; “The May figures are continuing the trend of what has been a […]
Decision on TV Advertising of Cheese a Victory for Common Sense – IFA
IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Kevin Kiersey has strongly welcomed the decision to exempt cheese from the new rules for TV advertising, saying it represented a victory for common sense. He said, “Cheese provides a concentrated source of calcium and many other valuable nutrients. The value of dairy and cheese in children’s diets is […]
