Fórsa welcomes accreditation of UCD national SNA training programme

Fórsa has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Education, to accredit the UCD National SNA Training Programme as a Level 6 Special Purpose Award. The union represents more than 12,000 SNAs nationwide. Fórsa’s head of Education Andy Pike said: “The decision to accredit the training at level 6 meets the terms sought by Fórsa […]

EPA partners with UCD for ‘The Story of Your Stuff 2019’ competition finale event for second-level students

Environmental scientist and Antarctic researcher Dr Tara Shine to give key-note address The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today announced that it will hold a national finale and prize-giving event for ‘The Story of Your Stuff’ competition at   University College Dublin (UCD)’s O’Brien Centre for Science on 09 April.   The EPA also announced that this year’s […]

How To Save On Farm Costs And Make Environmental Improvements – IFA

Next Tuesday, April 10th, Smart Farming will host an important seminar focusing on ways to reduce farm bills by €5,000 and enhance the environment.   Smart Farming is a voluntary resource efficiency programme led by IFA in conjunction with the EPA.   As well as speakers from Teagasc, UCD and SEAI, the seminar will hear […]

Make Savings Through Smart Farming At National Ploughing Championships

All farmers are invited to visit the Smart Farming Team at the IFA Stand during the National Ploughing Championships next week to find out how they could make savings of up to €5,000 thorough the cost savings programme. IFA Environment Chairman Thomas Cooney said the programme offers an important double dividend, with the potential to […]

Launch Of UCD’s Big Red Shed At National Ploughing Championships 2017

Agri Aware, the Irish agri-food educational body in collaboration with UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, invite you to the launch of its “Big Red Shed” at the National Ploughing Championships. The big red shed will be home to a host of events throughout the 3 days with panel discussions featuring MC’s Marty Morrissey and Damien […]