Stay Safe With Livestock
The Farm Safety Week team is challenging farmers to think about improving livestock handling systems to make them safer and more efficient. Many farmers never stop to consider why animals behave as they do and, more importantly, what this behaviour could mean to their personal safety. Animal-handling practices are often learned from watching others […]
Irish Are Enthusiaistic Online Shoppers – EU Scoreboard
The European Commission’s 2017 Consumer Scoreboard just published, shows Ireland in the top ranks for online commerce. More and more EU consumers are shopping online and their trust in e-commerce has increased, in particular in buying online from other EU countries. The pattern is particularly strong in Ireland, with Irish consumers also showing very high […]
Co. Offaly Raises €3150 For Temple Street
Bakers in Co. Offaly turned up the heat this spring and mixed, iced and munched their way to a spectacular €3150 at this year’s Great Irish Bake for Temple Street. People all around the county got on board for the special fundraiser, which was held in April. Now in its 9th year, the Great Irish Bake encourages […]
Nissan X-Trail Is Filmakers’ Friend For Belfast Power Of Video Conference
The Nissan X-Trail helped world famous content creators and filmmakers showcase the Irish coastline at a prestigious conference in Belfast. The Speed Motion team were loaned two Nissan X-Trails by Charles Hurst Nissan at Boucher Road, Belfast, for them and their VIP guests to explore Northern Ireland as part of the Power of Video Conference. […]
Runway Run To Honour Memory Of Capt. Dara Fitzpatrick
An airport runway is not the typical place to find runners but for a brief time on Saturday September 16th, the runway at Waterford Airport will be teeming with precisely such people for The Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Run. The run is a 5k run for charity on the runway used by Dara for ten years while […]
Finance Levels Way Up As PCPs Expire And Hit The Market
Vehicle data expert CARTELL.IE reports that the proportion of vehicles offered for sale (across all years) with finance outstanding is 12.5% – up from 11.5% in January and 9.5% in June 2016. Cartell.ie also reports that more vehicles for certain key registration years are being offered for sale with finance outstanding than in 2016. From a sample of […]
Construction Industry Set To Deliver 3,000 Extra Hotel Bedrooms In Dublin By 2020
The Irish construction industry is set to deliver a number of key hotel development projects over the next three years, paving the way for a significant tourist influx and boost to the economy. In the month of May 2017, Ireland welcomed over 900,000 tourists, an increase of 7% over the same period in 2016. In […]
Insurance Premium Increases Adding To Construction Costs – CIF
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has warned that spiralling insurance premiums are adding to construction costs. Over the last year, construction companies around Ireland have reported disproportionate increases in Employer Liability/Public Liability (EL/PL) premiums, rising by up to 50% in some incidences. Director of Safety and Training with CIF, Dermot Carey said: “Increases of this […]
Ombudsman For Children’s Office Housing Homplaint Shows Children’s Best Interests Not Considered
The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) has published an investigation about children who were homeless for two years after leaving a domestic violence situation. This investigation revealed that decisions made based on incorrect information and the delay in developing national quality standards negatively impacted on the children involved. It also showed that the process the […]
