Sound of Ireland radio station launches €5K competition for Irish businesses for St Patrick’s week

€5,000 sponsorship competition launched – open to all Irish business to promote ‘The Best of Irish’ As people across the globe celebrate Ireland’s national holiday, ‘The Sound of Ireland’ pop-up radio station will return to the airwaves again from 11th to 18th March on FM in Dublin (subject to licence) and streaming across Ireland and the world.  Now […]

‘The story of tissues’ video claims top prize in the EPA’s The Story of Your Stuff 2022 competition

A video exploring the environmental lifecycle and impact of tissues has won the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) The Story of Your Stuff 2022 competition. This year’s competition attracted over 200 entries from schools across the country, as well as the highest number of Irish language entries to date. The winning entry was created by Wong Cheuk Yin Cayden from […]

EPA competition asks second-level students to consider the global impact of their everyday decisions – The Story of Your Stuff

“Now more than ever, we can’t lose sight of our power as individuals to bring about change,” says EPA Second-level students from across Ireland are asked to consider the global consequences of local actions as the EPA launches The Story of Your Stuff competition 2022. The competition asks students to think about the wider environmental impact of […]

The story of disposable face masks – video claims top prize in the EPA’s The Story of Your Stuff 2021 competition

A video that creatively examines the environmental life cycle of disposable face masks has won the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) The Story of Your Stuff 2021 competition. This year’s competition received a record number of entries, with over 300 submissions from schools across the country. Now in its fifth year, the competition hinges on story-telling around real […]

Deadline for applications for Macra na Feirme FBD Young Farmer of the Year Competition is this Friday Sept 4th

The deadline for applications for the 22nd Macra na Feirme FBD Young Farmer of the Year Competition is this Friday September 4th. Organised by Macra na Feirme and supported by the IFA, there are additional awards on offer alongside the main prize this year. Young farmers involved in sectors such as Dairy, Drystock (beef and sheep), […]

Offaly’s budding Spielbergs invited to apply for funding to enter Irish Cancer Society’s X-HALE short film competition

The Irish Cancer Society is inviting young people and youth groups in Offaly to be part of Ireland’s Tobacco-Free generation and get involved in this year’s X-HALE short film competition. This is an exciting opportunity for budding Offaly filmmakers aged 10-24, to help spread the word about the impact of smoking and encourage their friends, […]

Young Travel Writers Competition Opens to Students Across Ireland

A writing competition aimed at discovering Ireland’s best young travel writers has been announced by the organiser’s of the Immrama Festival of Travel Writing, which is set to take place in the heritage town of Lismore in county Waterford this June.   Young writers are now invited to write an 800-word short story about their […]

Win a trip for 2 to the London Olympics, as Electric Ireland donate amazing prize to older persons charity ALONE

Electric Ireland, Energy Partner to Ireland’s Olympic Team and supporters of the charity ALONE, have donated an amazing prize of an Olympic Games Trip to the charity. The competition offers the chance to win a trip for two to this summer’s Olympic Games in London. Return flights, 2 nights accommodation in a 4 star hotel, […]