Where to watch live coverage of The 2025 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Monday, March 17
Audiences can access the live broadcast through the “NBC 4 New York” streaming channel, available on Peacock, The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Xumo Play, Amazon Fire, Google TV, TCL and Local Now. Offering a front row seat for one of the world’s most popular and longest-running parades, NBC 4 New York will carry […]
Nicole Drought to defend UK MSVR Championship
Irish racer Nicole Drought has announced her 2025 plans and unveiled her 2025 race car.. She will return to the MSV Trackday Championship in the EBC Brakes Civic Type R. This year though, Nicole will drive the races solo, with team mate Justin Roberts taking a year off due to family commitments. The car, which visited […]
Minister O’Sullivan calls on the public to protect our birds as nesting season approaches
• Nesting Season (March 1st to August 31st) is a critical time for birds and wildlife as they prepare to breed • Hedgerows provide both food and shelter for our birds and wildlife. Legislation prohibits damage to hedgerows from the beginning of March until the end of August, with limited exemptions. The bird nesting season […]
Diarmuid Gavin and Adam Frost of BBC Gardeners’ World among gardening titans announced for Bord Bia Bloom 2025
Bord Bia Bloom returns May 29th – June 2nd 2025, Phoenix Park, Dublin @bordbiabloom #BordBiaBloom Bord Bia Bloom today announced an exciting line-up of local and international horticultural talent for the five-day festival which takes place from May 29th – June 2nd this year. Among the headliners are homegrown gardening expert Diarmuid Gavin and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost who will […]
Horticulture Grant Scheme Re-Opens to Growers Impacted by Storm Damage
IFA Horticulture Chair Mark Walsh said the announcement of the targeted re-opening of the 2025 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector for growers who suffered severe losses goes some way in recognising the impact of the recent storm. “There was positive engagement with the new Minister of State with responsibility for […]
New grants for Electric Motorcycles, Small Public Service Vehicles and New Charging Pilot to boost EV adoption
The Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has announced a suite of initiatives aimed at accelerating the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and encouraging a cleaner and more sustainable transport future for Ireland. The initiatives are a new scheme for electric motorcycles; a renewal of the taxi, hackney and limousine scheme; and a pilot to explore […]
The Love Your Coast Photography Competition opens for entries on 14th February 2025
This Valentine’s Day, An Taisce’s Clean Coasts Programme invites Irish photographers to fall in love with the coast with the return of the Love Your Coast photography competition for 2025. Building on Clean Coasts’ 2025 theme of connection, the competition encourages photographers to capture the intersection of Ireland’s captivating coastal beauty, rich heritage, and biodiversity, […]
SuperValu and Centra enable over 6 million container returns in Tipperary during the first 12 months of Deposit Return Scheme
A total of 210 million container returned nationwide, the equivalent of every citizen in Ireland to recycle 42 containers under the first 12 months of Deposit Return Scheme Saturdays are the most popular day for customer recycling in SuperValu stores due to customers doing their ‘big shop’, while Centra customers recycle smaller numbers but […]
We love wind energy! 4 in 5 people support Ireland’s growing wind energy sector
The people of Ireland remain firmly in favour of wind energy! A new national survey, conducted by Interactions Research on behalf of Wind Energy Ireland, found that 80 per cent of the public support wind energy development, with 62 per cent backing a wind farm in their local area. This marks a steady increase in support […]
Farmers Encouraged to Engage with Farming for Water EIP – IFA
IFA Dairy Chair Martin McElearney has encouraged farmers to get involved with the Farming for Water EIP. “Improving water quality is critical to maintaining our nitrates derogation, this EIP can assist farmers to put more investments in place on our farms to protect water quality,” Martin McElearney said. Launched in 2024, this EIP is worth €50m […]
