CSO Figures Show Tillage Sector Battling to Survive
IFA President Francie Gorman said today’s CSO figures showing the main cereal crops fell by 20% last year is further evidence of the pressures on the sector. In 2023, 2m tonnes of wheat, barley and oats were produced, down 500,000 tonnes on 2022. Potato production was down 12%. “It further highlights the urgency of the […]
EPA report shows low uptake of Green Public Procurement in government department contracts
Of €922 million spend by government departments on contracts in 2022, 34 per cent included green criteria. The increase in the use of green criteria (10% in 2021, 34% in 2022) is encouraging but still at a low level. All government departments must improve their implementation of Green Public Procurement and purchase more resource-efficient and […]
New low-cost Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme launched
– Government-backed €500 million scheme will support homeowners to invest in energy efficiency – From today, homeowners can borrow from €5,000 to €75,000 at significantly lower interest rates to make their homes warmer and cheaper to run Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, and Minister of State […]
Tipperary’s Nicole Drought Wins At Donington Park
Nicole Drought and Justin Roberts took on two different races at Donington Park last weekend. They entered the EBC Brakes Honda Civic in the Trackdays Championship race on Saturday and managed to qualify third of the 35 entries. In the race itself, Justin started the race and handed over to Nicole at the half way […]
€40 million LIS allocation to upgrade rural laneways announced
Essential funding to improve road access to homes and farms in rural areas Highest ever allocation for the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) Ring-fenced funding to upgrade eligible roads on our offshore islands Only one herd number now required for a valid application The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced […]
Repak’s recycling research highlights a damaging gap in recycling knowledge among Irish residents
· Only 34% of Irish residents strongly agree they understand how to correctly recycle · Repak launches a new campaign, Don’t Waste Earth Day, to encourage everyone, from consumers to commercial businesses, to sort and separate their packaging properly this Earth Day Ahead of Earth Day, Repak has unveiled research* pointing to a critical gap […]
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2024 finalists revealed
More than 200 nominations received – the highest ever in programme’s history 24 finalists collectively generating revenues of more than €700M and employing over 4,000 people The finalists of the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Ireland programme have been revealed today. The 24 shortlisted entrepreneurs span a range of sectors including consumer, […]
Rugby Star Robbie Henshaw urges people to “Skip the Skip” and donate their furniture for Vision Ireland
Vision Ireland have enlisted Robbie Henshaw to encourage the public to think differently about their pre-loved furniture with a special appearance at the recently opened Vision Ireland store in Mullingar on Wednesday, 17th April at 11am. This initiative, coming ahead of Earth Day on April 22nd is set to inspire the community to think differently about disposing […]
Aglish Lotto Jackpot has hit €3600
The next Aglish Lotto draw takes place today 17th April at 8pm in Aglish Hall . Thank you to all who have supported us so far & best of luck to all already in the draw & to those who buy tickets in the future , Every euro raised is going back into the hall & […]
Over one million customers warned of the dangers of Investment Fraud
Bank of Ireland has written to over one million personal and business customers to warn them of the risks of investment fraud. The warning comes as research has revealed that Irish consumers are being targeted by scammers with increasing regularity, with 94% of the population saying they’ve received a fraudulent text, email or phone call […]
