An Offaly Applegreen station will be asking its customers to take a walk this week
The fuel retailer is taking part in a first nationwide Suicide Awareness Week from June 17-23 on behalf of national suicide prevention and bereavement charity Console. Customers of Tullamore Applegreen at Water Lane will be invited by manager Carol Cuddy and staff to join them for a fun 5km Console Walk and Talk, details of when and [...]
An opportunity to play Ireland’s iconic instrument – the Uilleann Pipes
Na Píobairí Uilleann presents“Try the Pipes” An opportunity to play Ireland’s iconic instrument – the Uilleann Pipes Friday 21st June 2013 Dublin – Seamus Ennis Centre, Naul , Co. Dublin 4pm -6pm with Bill Haneman & Conor Roche-Lancaster Galway - Eyre Sq. Shopping Centre 5pm – 7pm with Pádraic Keane & Marion McCarthy Laois – Laois Shopping Centre, Portlaoise 3.30pm – 5.30pm with Joe Walsh [...]
IFA Warns that Damage to the Irish Drinks Industry Will Have Negative Impact on Wider Agri-Food Sector
IFA President John Bryan has warned against damaging the Irish drinks industry, and its ability to increase exports and economic activity. He said, “Premium brands such as Guinness, Baileys and Jameson – all of which have built a global reputation based on sourcing quality raw material from Irish farming and the use of sponsorship and [...]
Special One- A song to Celebrate the return of Jose Mourhino
Corrigan Brothers – the Irish Band whose multi million international hit “There’s no one as Irish as Barack Obama” has reached 10 million you tube hits and charted all over the world celebrate the Special One’s return to Chelsea. Using Shania Twain’s song “Still the One” the brothers thought Jose’s return deserved a song. Lead [...]
Minister Hogan Establishes Referendum Commission on the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013
Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, announced today (7th June 2013) that he has made an order under the Referendum Act 1998 establishing an independent statutory Referendum Commission for the purposes of the forthcoming referendum on the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013. In accordance [...]
Cloughjordan Ecolearn Experience Day: Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Society: Issues and Options
A one day seminar led by Professor Peadar Kirby and Bruce Darrell places the everyday issues of sustainability and resilience that the Cloughjordan ecovillage seeks to model into a wider global context. This seminar will examine how we might address the need to transition towards a low-carbon society by around 2050 to avoid what scientists [...]
Normal levels of construction needed for economic development and recovery – Hogan addresses construction forum
As part of the Governments’ Action Plan For Jobs, a Stakeholder Workshop was held in Government Buildings this morning (7th June 2013) to focus on the key areas of infrastructure investment; commercial and residential property; and the Construction Sector’s role in supporting the domestic economy and jobs. The Workshop was moderated by Frances Ruane of [...]
Seven heatwaves in the last thirty years in Ireland suggest increased mortality
The EPA has today published new research by researchers in DIT led by Professor Pat Goodman that presents an assessment of seven heatwaves that have occurred in Ireland over the last 30 years and their impact on mortality in Ireland. Although we do not normally think of Ireland as a place that has heatwaves, this [...]
Poor Year for New Car Sales Continues But Industry Gears Up for 132
Figures released from SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) today show a decline in new car sales in May of 22.5%. There were 5,963 new cars sold in May, 1,734 fewer than in May 2012. Alan Nolan, Director General of SIMI says; “The May figures are continuing the trend of what has been a [...]
