Finalists For The 2016 Trench Award Announced
The six finalists who will perform at The 2016 Trench Award in Birr Theatre & Arts Centre on Sunday 1 Mayhave been announced. They are sopranos Nicole Robinson (Banagher, Offaly), Sarah Brady (Mullingar, Westmeath) and Rachel Goode (Ballinasloe, Roscommon), tenor Philip Keegan (Tullamore, Offaly), violinist Lucia McPartlin (Killaloe, Tipperary) and on the flute will […]
Clara GAA Notes
Fixtures Tues 19th April: Div 3 Hurling League Vs Shamrocks in Clara at 7pm Sat 23rd April: Football League Mid Tier 1 Vs Cappincur in Cappincur at 4.30pm Sun 24th April: Football League South West Tier 2 Vs Ballycumber in Ballycumber at 11am Mon 25th April: Minor Hurling League Vs CRC Gaels in Clara […]
Bord na Móna Completes Rehabilitation Of c. 12,000 Hectares Of Bog
Bord na Móna today confirmed that it has rehabilitated close to 12,000 hectares of the company’s boglands which amounts to over fifteen percent of its total landholding to date. As part of that work, the company has actively restored over 1,000 hectares of raised bog since 2009 and aims to increase this figure in the […]
Court Judgement On Hill Walking Of Serious Concern To Farmers
IFA Hill Committee Chairman Pat Dunne has expressed concern on behalf of hill farmers at the recent court judgement awarding damages to a claimant following an incident while walking on the Wicklow Mountains. While the judgement relates to property owned by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, farmers will be very wary of the […]
Motorists To Be Hit €80 Fine And Given 2 Penalty Points For Defective Tyres
There will be tougher penalties for Motorists who are caught driving with defective tyres, from Sundaymotorists will receive an €80 fine and hit with penalty points if they are driving with unsafe tyres. It is understood drivers will recieve two points on the spot if they for pay up immediately, however they will receive four […]
USI Welcomes The SUSI Grant Changes
The Union of Students in Ireland said they welcome the SUSI grant changes calling them a step forward in higher education and social mobility. At the moment, students may deduct €3,809 of their holiday earnings from family income before the assessment for grant eligibility is done, but that is being raised to €4,500 for the […]
Ulster Bank Commits to Seek Solutions With Farming Customers Affected by Proposed Loan Sale – IFA
Following a series of meetings, IFA has received a commitment from Ulster Bank to further engage with farmer customers in loan arrears prior to any sale of their loans, IFA National Chairman has said. The meetings IFA held with Ulster Bank were in response to the bank’s announcement last month of its plans to […]
Italian travel agents find Offaly ‘eccellente’!
Representatives from one of Italy’s biggest tour operators, Francorosso, together with 15 of its top-producing travel agents, are visiting Ireland this week. They are here as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. The group is on a fact-finding visit, to experience at first-hand what Ireland has to offer Italian holidaymakers. The aim of their […]
Offaly Youthgroup get behind the camera ahead of the Irish Cancer Society X-HALE Youth Awards
Pictured are members of Edenderry Youth Café who recently attended a film-making workshop in Huntstown Community Centre, Dublin 15 ahead of their entry to the X-HALE Youth Awards 2016. X-HALE is an initiative developed by the Irish Cancer Society to encourage young people to take action on the issue of smoking in their own communities. […]
National Count for IFA Elections yo Take Place Next Tuesday
IFA National Returning Officer Jer Bergin has announced that the National Count to elect the 15thPresident of the Irish Farmers Association will take place in the Castleknock Hotel in Dublin on Tuesdaynext (April 19th). As the 947 branches conclude their meetings and members have cast their votes to elect a new President and a […]
