IFA to Meet Lidl Management Next Week
IFA President Tim Cullinan said Lidl has agreed to meet IFA next week to discuss the income crisis at farm level and how retailers can support producers. The confirmation came as farmers completed 24-hour protests in Cavan and Monaghan. Tim Cullinan said IFA will have a clear message for the senior management in […]
Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) not satisfied with the State’s reliance on emergency accommodation for Direct Provision centres
The Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) has said it is not satisfied with the State’s reliance on emergency accommodation, including hotel settings, for Direct Provision centres. In its report published today on the Examination of the 2019 Appropriation Account for Vote 24 – Justice and Equality; and Vote 21 – Prisons, the Committee makes recommendations on […]
Melanie C’s autobiography announcement
Some exciting news from Welbeck Publishing Group today announces the first ever book by Melanie Chisholm, aka Sporty Spice, telling her amazing life story in her own words and giving a full and honest account of what life was really like in the Spice Girls. Beginning in her bedroom in the North-West of England dreaming of performing on […]
US Travel Show ‘Ireland with Michael’ with an audience of 155 million is scouting for new locations in Ireland to film for 2023 series
The US TV travel show ‘Ireland with Michael’ is presently showcasing many parts of Ireland as holiday destinations to audiences of 155 million people across the USA and Canada as its second series airs this spring. The team are putting a call-out to the people of Ireland for locations and ideas for the 2023 series. […]
Peter McVerry Trust Statement on December 2021 Homeless Figures
Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has said it welcomes a slight decrease in the number of people recorded in the official homeless figures. The December 2021 figures, released this afternoon by the Department of Housing, show that 8,914 people were homeless. This is a decrease of 185 people on the November […]
Tuath Celebrates Delivery of 8, 000 Homes Nationwide with Short Film
Tuath Housing surpassed a major milestone recently with the delivery of its 8,000th home nationwide. To celebrate this major landmark, Tuath has released a fitting tribute in the form of short film piece that reflects the Approved Housing Body’s status as a nationwide organisation, working to provide high quality, secure homes in places people want […]
Teagasc and NUI Galway announce a new partnership – BSc Agricultural Science degree in the West of Ireland
2021 saw the launch of a brand new BSc in Agricultural Science at the National University of Ireland Galway with a strong focus on Sustainable Agriculture; attracting over 500 applicants in the first year. Building on close research and education links between the two institutions and particularly with Teagasc’s Mellows Campus, Teagasc and NUI Galway […]
Saturday night is THE night!! The €19.06 million Lotto jackpot ‘WILL BE WON’ this weekend
Lotto players all over the country are preparing to see the Lotto jackpot roll sequence, which began on Wednesday 9th June 2021, come to a celebratory finale this Saturday. Tomorrow night’s draw is guaranteed to see one or more Lotto players win or share the record-breaking €19.06 million Lotto jackpot in a ‘Will be Won’ event […]
Online Safety Bill can open the window to a safer online world for children but requires serious political will and action, says children’s campaign group
Today the Department of Tourism, Culture Arts, Gaeltacht Sport and Media published the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Bill. The Children’s Rights Alliance has united 16 of its members as part of the #123OnlineSafety Campaign to urge legislators to make critical changes to the Bill to ensure it is fit for purpose. Responding to today’s publication, Chief […]
Record-breaking €19.06 million Lotto jackpot ‘WILL BE WON’ on 15th January
The National Lottery has today confirmed that one or more Lotto players will win the current record-breaking €19.06 million Lotto jackpot, in a guaranteed ‘will be won’ event to be held on Saturday 15th January 2022. A National Lottery spokesperson said: “We know that most of our Lotto players would like to see the €19m jackpot […]
