School Lunchboxes Made Easy! Top Tips to Start the Year Well
Good nutrition is not only essential for your child’s growth and development but is also important in keeping them adequately fuelled for the long school day. Whether starting school for the first time, progressing from primary to secondary school or returning to a familiar routine; this transition is a busy time for kids, teens and […]
AA Warns Of Importance of Car Safety Ahead of Back to School Season
Ahead of the back to school season, AA Ireland is calling on motorists to exercise additional caution in the weeks and months ahead as commuter activity begins to return to peak levels. Beginning from late August, the start of a new school year and the end of the peak holiday window traditionally means a […]
Minister’s Decision To Hold Back 15% Of ANC Payment A Blow To Farmers
IFA Deputy President Richard Kennedy has criticised the decision by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to hold back 15% of the 2019 ANC payments. This will result in over €35m not getting to farmers until December. “Normally, 100% payment is made in September. However, the Minister has decided to pay only 85% next month […]
Ten Percent Of Irish Teens Practice Illegal Gambling
Ireland’s National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol and the UK’s Department of Health (DOH) released a 12-month survey of teens between the ages of 15-years ad 17-year of age. The results show that the children would buy scratch cards or in some cases, place a bet at the track without issue. While we […]
Offaly: 333 young people on apprenticeship programmes
At present there are 333 young people on apprenticeship programmes in County Offaly, we need increased investment in Budget 2020 to support more young people into an apprenticeship and a range of other employment and training measures to reduce long-term youth unemployment. That was the message from James Doorley, National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) […]
Fáilte Ireland and Waterways Ireland Join Forces to Develop Tourism Along Ireland’s Inland Waterways
Fáilte Ireland CEO Paul Kelly and Waterways Ireland Acting CEO John McDonagh met today to discuss the Strategic Partnership Programme which has been agreed by both organisations. The Strategic Partnership Programme signed today between Fáilte Ireland and Waterways Ireland primarily focuses on the delivery of a programme of works to improve the quality of the […]
National launch of Cannonball Ireland and Edenderry tipped to be the biggest ever finish line
The National Launch event took place for Cannonball Ireland at the exclusive Krystle Night Club last week and guests were greeted by a €1.5 million sight of two brand new Lambourghini Aventator SVJs, a McLaren 720s and special guests the striking ‘Style Warriors’. Ireland’s glitterati, celebrities, models, moguls and crazy ‘Cannonballers’ were out in force […]
Car Sharing Offers A Means To Resolving Our Urban Congestion, AA Highlights
A wider rollout of car sharing platforms across Ireland could play a major role in easing urban congestion and reducing individual reliance on private cars, AA Ireland has highlighted. As part of a recent AA Car Insurance survey of over 5,000 people, 1 in 5 of those who regularly drive in urban areas stated […]
8 Young Midlands Singers take part in first ever Norwegian Choral Exchange
A collaborative project between Music Generation Offaly/Westmeath, Sing Ireland and Ung I Kor (Norway), funded through Erasmus+ Last week, eight young singers from the Midlands travelled to Bergen, Norway to take part in the first ever youth choral exchange between Ireland and Norway. Each of the singers is a member of the Singfest Senior […]
Just half of businesses understand the Circular Economy – Ibec survey
Just one in two businesses (51%) understand what is meant by the Circular Economy, with only 39% aware of EU initiatives to drive sustainable change, according to a survey conducted by Ibec in association with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). More encouragingly, half the respondents (49%) acknowledged that moving to a more circular economy presents […]
