Youth Council urges young people in Offaly to register in time for General Election
1125 young people in Offaly have turned 18 since last year and will have right to vote Deadline for supplementary register may be as soon as 8th February The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is encouraging young people in County Offaly to make sure they are registered to vote, given that a General Election is just weeks […]
IFA Criticises Minister Coveney For Ruling 2,500 Farmers Out Of Second Phase GLAS
IFA Rural Development Chairman Flor McCarthy has criticised the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney for ruling 2,500 farmers out of the second phase of GLAS and backtracking on a commitment that he made at Budget time that at least 13,000 farmers would be allowed into the scheme. Flor McCarthy said that with 11,500 farmers […]
INMO Welcomes Launch Of National Maternity Strategy 2016 – 2026
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) warmly welcomes the launch today, by Minister for Health, Mr Leo Varadkar TD, of the country’s first National Maternity Strategy “Creating a Better Future Together” for the period 2016-2026. The Midwives Section, of the INMO, particularly welcomes the recognition, within the strategy, of the need to give pregnant […]
Unique Opportunity To Supply To Ireland’s Largest Pharmacy Group
LloydsPharmacy is offering small Irish health and beauty businesses the opportunity to take their business to the next level of growth. As part of the ‘New Business Clinics’ initiative which is in its third year running, Irish businesses will compete to have their health and beauty products stocked in LloydsPharmacy’s 94 stores across Ireland. […]
INMO Welcomes Launch Of National Maternity Strategy
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) warmly welcomes the launch by Minister for Health, Mr Leo Varadkar TD, of the country’s first National Maternity Strategy “Creating a Better Future Together” for the period 2016-2026. The Midwives Section, of the INMO, particularly welcomes the recognition, within the strategy, of the need to give pregnant […]
EU Commission Tightens Rules For Safety And Emissions
The European Commission has just tabled legislative proposals to ensure car manufacturers comply strictly with all EU safety, environmental and production requirements. The Commission is proposing a major overhaul of the so-called EU type approval framework. Under current rules, national authorities are solely responsible for certifying that a vehicle meets all requirements to be placed […]
No Requirement On Forest Service To Apply Debt Management Policy Retrospectively
IFA Farm Forestry Chairman, Michael Fleming has said there is no requirement on the Forest Service to pursue the recoupment of payments from farmers as part of cross-compliance. The reductions in area following digitisation did not need to be applied retrospectively as farmers had adhered to the conditions of the Afforestation Scheme and the […]
‘The Tallyman’s Campaign Handbook’ Launches As Essential GuideTo Ireland’s Most Dramatic Election In Almost a Century
As anticipation mounts for the announcement of the general election, “The Tallyman’s Campaign Handbook- Election 2016″ by leading political pundit and psephologist Noel Whelan with Kathryn Marsh, was launched in Dublin, steps away from the Leinster House seat of power. For the fourth election in a row, Whelan and other leading electoral commentators have created […]
New Vehicle Market Up 22% And Used Market Up 3%
Vehicle History and Data expert Cartell.ie report the market for both new and used vehicles is up in 2016 – the increase is significant in the case of new vehicle sales. Total transactions for new vehicles stand at 33,448 in the year up to January 24. This compares to a figure of 35,355 for the whole […]
Court Of Auditors Report Confirms Failures Of Irish Governments – Carthy
Speaking in response to the European Court of Auditors report into the Commission’s management of bailout programmes, Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy, has said that the report reconfirms the fact that it was the Fianna Fáil government policy choices which saw the Irish people sacrificed in order to save Banks and protect vested financial interests. […]
