Exclusion of Farmers from Proposed Energy Support Scheme Totally Unacceptable – IFA
IFA President Tim Cullinan said that he understands that the Government intends to exclude farmers from the proposed Direct Energy Support Scheme reported in the media yesterday. “It is completely unacceptable, and a further blow to a farming sector greatly exposed by the cost of living crisis” he said. “Irish farmers have been hit with […]
Ireland should move towards achieving the health-based WHO air quality guidelines
Air quality in Ireland is generally good, however, there are concerning localised issues that are impacting negatively on the air we breathe. Ireland met all of its EU legal requirements in 2021, but it did not meet the new health-based WHO guidelines in 2021. Ireland and Europe should move towards achieving the health-based WHO air […]
Office of Public Works recruiting up to 250 staff over the next 12 months
The Office of Public Works (OPW) are recruiting up to 250 staff, including a large number of high-value civil and structural engineering roles, over the next 12 months. The ongoing and accelerated recruitment campaign comes as a result of the OPW’s increased funding secured under the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021 – 2030. Under the […]
Dan McCabe Headlines Gaelic Sounds at Birdhill
Fresh from sold out shows the Olympia, INEC and Áras an Uachtaráin, Dan Mc Cabe is the next headline show to come to the Gaelic Sounds series in Birdhill, Co. Tipperary on Saturday 1st October. Tickets are €35 + booking fee available from Ticketmaster now. Over 18’s, ID required. Coming from a long lineage of folk musicians Dan started out […]
Greater ambition in funding supports for food and drink manufacturing needed in Budget 2023
Food Drink Ireland (FDI), the Ibec group representing the food and drink sector, has today published its Budget 2023 submission calling for greater ambition in funding supports for the sector from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. Paul Kelly, FDI Director said: “The food and drink sector is deeply resilient but is experiencing severe and unprecedented […]
Incineration Residues: the dust under the carpet
New research published today by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) finds that waste incineration generates significant quantities of hazardous and non-hazardous residues, much of which are landfilled. The study done by Equanimator Ltd shows that municipal waste incineration generates over 12 million tons of bottom ash and around 2 million tons of air pollution control residues. Moreover, incineration and combustion of all wastes […]
EPA calls for urgent measures to tackle packaging waste
Ireland generated over one million tonnes of packaging waste in 2020, for the fourth year in a row. Ireland is continuing to achieve high levels of recycling for glass (84%), paper/cardboard (78%) and metal packaging (71%). Plastics present a serious challenge. Only 29% of plastic packaging waste was recycled in 2020, a long way off […]
For the First Time Ever, Ireland’s Most in Demand New Car is Electric
For the first time in Irish motor history, an electric vehicle (EV) is the most in demand new car across all fuel types. DoneDeal looked at all new car (2022) ad view data on site for the period from January – August 2022 and found that, for the first time, new car buyers on DoneDeal rank an […]
ALONE releases Pre-Budget Submission amid calls to protect older people from “unsustainable” increases to cost of living
ALONE has launched its full Pre-Budget Submission and has called on Government to urgently take action for older people, saying that repeated increases in the cost of living are unsustainable and the situation is now becoming “critical” for many older people. Recent surges in the cost of energy and food, and particularly the increases from […]
National Upcycle Challenge 2022 €4,500 worth of prizes to be won
The Upcycle Challenge is an annual competition that encourages people to look at the objects around them, and give them a new lease of life. The challenge is simple; find something that is no longer in use and transform it into something new. By creating unique pieces and submitting them to the competition, the lucky winners will be in with […]
