County Offaly MACE Stores Claim Top Accolade For Retail Exellence
Lambe’s MACE Clara was honoured at the recent MACE Excellence Awards for achieving exceptional standards in retailing, which was held in the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny and hosted by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the MACE brand. The MACE Excellence Awards, held in association with the Excellence Ireland Quality Association, are only awarded to […]
Experience Ireland’s Top Driving Breaks This Spring
Road trip, anyone? With the brighter evenings and longer days, there is no better time than spring [and Easter holidays] to take to the open road and fill up on Ireland’s great surroundings. From bendy country roads to epic coastal scenery, there is so much to soak up when driving through Ireland. Below are a […]
Dog Owners Should Be Vigilant Over Easter Weekend – IFA
IFA National Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy has called on walkers in the countryside to make sure they have their dogs on a lead at all times. He said, Easter is a busy time and there will be a large influx of walkers in the countryside, many with dogs. “Walkers and dog owners must be […]
IFA Meets UK Farm Leaders On Shared Brexit Concerns
With a year to go to ‘Brexit Day’, March 29th 2019, IFA President Joe Healy has warned rapid progress in the withdrawal agreement negotiations is needed to avoid a disastrous no-deal scenario and UK cheap food policy. Joe Healy said, “While the transition period agreed earlier this month gives some certainty, that will only […]
Major IFA-EU Commission Event With Phil Hogan
MAKING CAP 2020 WORK FOR YOU’ – FRIDAY APRIL 20TH AT 7PM IN O’LOUGHLIN GAELS GAA CLUB, KILKENNY ‘Making CAP 2020 Work for You’ is the theme of a major IFA–EU Commission Citizens’ Dialogue event to be held on Fri, April 20th in Kilkenny. Inviting all farmers, agri-business and the general public to […]
Speedmachine Festival Billed As A Game-Changer For Motorsport
Speedmachine festival, the centrepiece of the 2018 World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy season, will change the way motorsport engages with fans when it revs into action as part of the first World RX of Great Britain to be held at Silverstone, according to the series’ Managing Director Paul Bellamy. The iconic ‘Home of […]
FG MEPs Nominate Irish Men’s Sheds Association For European Citizen’s Prize
Fine Gael MEPs Seán Kelly, Mairead McGuinness, Brian Hayes and Deirdre Clune have jointly nominated the Irish Men’s Sheds Association for the 2018 European Citizen’s Prize. The prestigious award recognises projects or individuals that promote cross-border cooperation and EU values. Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, Seán […]
Student Teachers Consider Dropping Out Due To Financial Pressures
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), alongside trade unions ICTU, TUI, ASTI and INTO, released a report today detailing that 42% of student teachers consider dropping out of college due to financial pressures associated with work placement. The report outline the average cost of placement for student teachers per week totaled €160 a week […]
McGuinness Meets UN Special Envoy For Climate Change
First Vice-President of the European Parliament, Mairead McGuinness MEP is pictured meeting Mike Bloomberg, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission for the Euro and Social Dialogue at the EU Commission’s high level conference on financing sustainable growth in Brussels recently. […]
The Search For Miss And Mr Ireland Kicks Off
Preparations are well under way for Miss Ireland 2018 as the team led by Brendan Marc Scully begin to embark on the search across Ireland for the next winner. With this being the 71st Miss Ireland the event has grown to become a key date in the social calendar. Brendan Marc Scully Miss Ireland Boss & Creative Director says” Every […]
