Lee Cronin, Irish filmmaker, signs first-look deal with New Line Cinema under new production company DOPPELGÄNGERS
Lee Cronin, the Irish filmmaker whose work includes the box office hit Evil Dead Rise and Sundance favourite The Hole in the Ground, is joining forces with his long-standing partners Wild Atlantic Pictures’ John Keville and Macdara Kelleher (The Green Knight, Cocaine Bear) on a new production outfit – Doppelgängers. The newly launched company has signed a first-look […]
Huge Variation in Interest Rates Needs Explaining – IFA
IFA Farm Business Chair Bill O’Keeffe has highlighted the ongoing issue of the variations in interest rates between Irish lenders. “At the moment farmers who have loans with the likes of AIB and MilkFlex are incurring interest rates of up to 3% and more above what is available with other lenders. A 3% higher interest […]
Doubling of funding awarded for mental health research projects to €7 million
Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler has announced a doubling in funding for mental health research, compared with the average level of comparable funding over the last five years. Funding of €7 million will support the advancement of mental health research projects through the Health Research Board (HRB), under the national mental […]
Better Budgeting: Save Money and Energy this Spring
Over two thirds (67%) of people in Ireland admit there is room for improvement when it comes to enhancing budgeting skills 52% of those surveyed are saving up to €200 a month 8% of Munster residents admit they don’t save any money at all 14% of Irish people reveal they do not always know what […]
Sustainability-linked loans now available to over a third of Irish dairy farmers
Dairygold has announced a new partnership with Bank of Ireland to offer the Enviroflex loan package to Dairygold Milk Suppliers. Now available to over a third of all Irish dairy farmers, Enviroflex is designed to support Dairygold Milk Suppliers who are actively engaged in implementing environmentally sustainable initiatives to reduce their farms’ environmental footprint. A […]
Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme Builds Momentum: Over 5 Million Drinks Containers Collected Since Launch
· Bumper Weekend (9th-10th March) with nearly 1 million drinks containers returned · Ireland surpassed February’s total of 2 million drinks containers returned in first seven days of March · Daily return numbers grow from thousands in early February to hundreds of thousands in March Re-turn, Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme has now collected over […]
IFA Mark International Women’s Day 2024
Marking International Women’s Day 2024, IFA Farm Family & Social Affairs Chair Teresa Roche said that she wants to acknowledge the important contribution of women in agriculture. “Despite the important role they play, women farmers contribution has traditionally been understated,” Teresa Roche said. “Today, on International Women’s Day I want to fully recognise their contribution […]
Nicole Drought Launches Support Initiative on International Women’s Day
Today, on International Women’s Day, Ireland’s top female racing driver Nicole Drought has launched a support initiative to help others progress in the sport. 20 year old Róisín Sweeney from Naas will drive Nicole’s Global GT Light race car in the 2024 Irish Global Championship. Róisín is a former Motorsport Ireland Karting Champion and has just […]
Momentum on Sustainable Energy Transition at Risk as Consumer Fatigue Sets In – EY Research
78% Irish consumers doing as much as they can, within means, to be sustainable 69% of Irish consumers can’t absorb a 10% bill increase Energy companies and suppliers can seize the opportunity to close the gap between consumer interest and action on sustainability. As the sustainable energy transition enters a crucial new phase, momentum […]
