Restaurants Association Of Ireland Criticises The Ban Of Alcohol Sales In Restaurants On Good Friday
The Restaurants Association of Ireland today criticises the ban of alcohol sales on Good Friday, saying that the law is unacceptable at such a busy time for the tourism, restaurant and hospitality industry. Chief Executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Adrian Cummins said that the law is not only affecting our tourism brand abroad, […]
IFA Calls For Confirmation On Farmers’ Second Phase Glas Applications
IFA Rural Development Chairman, Flor McCarthy has called on the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to immediately notify all 14,000 farmers who applied for the second phase of GLAS that their contracts will commence from 1st January. Flor McCarthy said, of the 14,000 farmers who have applied, 7,100 are Tier 1; 4,200 are Tier […]
Disappointment over decision regarding pubs opening on Good Friday #AboutTime
The representative bodies for the licensed trade, the LVA and VFI have said they are extremely disappointed with the Minister for Justice’s decision not to introduce legislation which would permit all licensed premises to serve alcohol on Good Friday this year. The Chief Executive of the LVA, Donall O’Keeffe said his members and members […]
Shortage of IT professionals for Irish Businesses continues
More than 51% Irish businesses* have had difficulties filling vacancies for IT specialists. (all figs. collected 2014). This is higher than the EU average of 40% for businesses* looking for IT staff who have found it hard to recruit qualified staff. The figures come from a new Eurostat report which looks at the “Information and Communication […]
Construction SME Skillnet to address skills shortages by providing more training options for SMEs
As the skills shortage within the construction industry increases, the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and Skillnets – a Department of Education initiative- have joined forces to develop a programme aimed specifically at SMEs that will deliver more industry focused training where the need is greatest. The roll out of these new training programmes will initially […]
Internationally acclaimed Irish artist Emma Campbell in Birr with solo exhibition “The Butterfly Effect”
Running from 01 Feb until 15 March 2016 at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre , this stunning exhibition features some of Emma’s most recent works from her ‘Butterfly Effect’ range of paintings. Inspired by the colour of nature and beauty of a simple idea, her work is transformed by the use of intense pigment, movement […]
Labour TD’s pledge on Irish Water a clear attempt to mislead electorate – Matt Carthy MEP
Sinn Féin MEP for the Midlands North West and Director of Elections Matt Carthy has stated that the actions of some Labour TDs in signing the SIPTU pledge on a referendum to ensure that Irish Water remains in public ownership will do nothing to restore the trust of the Irish people. Speaking in advance of […]
USI is Urging Students to Stay away from the 2CB Drug
The Union of Students in Ireland is urging young people to stay away from the ‘designer drug’ 2CB after six people were hospitalised following its consumption at a house party in Cork this morning. According to the 2015 National Student Drug Survey, 82% of students have at some point used illegal drugs. 94% of the […]
Households use 10 per cent of water but expected to pay nearly 80 per cent of costs
The Right2Water campaign said today (Wednesday January 20th) that water charges are being used to give tax breaks to corporations and the wealthiest in our society. Pointing out that households only use 10 percent of water but are now expected to pay up to 78 percent of all costs while corporations and agriculture use 90 […]
Seat Sales Soared By 25% In Three Years
SEAT closed 2015 with increased sales for the third consecutive year. Brand deliveries broke the barrier of 400,000 vehicles sold in a year (400,037; +2.4%) for the first time since 2007, amounting to a growth of 25% since 2012 (321,000 vehicles). This is the best sales result of the last eight years. SEAT Executive Committee […]
