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Diarmuid Gavin and Adam Frost of BBC Gardeners’ World among gardening titans announced for Bord Bia Bloom 2025
February 19, 2025 · Leave a Comment
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 whowill both take part in a series of talks and discussions on the Garden Stage at the much-loved flowers, food, and family festival this summer.... [Read the full story]
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Unwrapping Ireland’s food waste: Bread is Ireland’s most wasted food, with 41% of people reporting they throw away bread
October 2, 2020 · Comments Off on Unwrapping Ireland’s food waste: Bread is Ireland’s most wasted food, with 41% of people reporting they throw away bread
Food waste is an issue of high concern for Irish people and they are willing to take action.Main reasons for waste are food passing its Use-By date and forgetting to eat leftovers in time. After bread; vegetables, fruit and salad are the foods that are thrown out most often in the home.During the Covid-19 lockdown, 29% of people reported wasting less food. Ireland has committed to halving food waste by 2030 which requires a strong response along every step of the food chain from farm to fork. New findings from an EPA survey, show food waste is a high priority in Irish households,... [Read the full story]
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2024 was a key year for the EPA in the provision of timely and targeted information on the environment
February 4, 2025 · Comments Off on 2024 was a key year for the EPA in the provision of timely and targeted information on the environment
In 2024, the EPA completed more inspections, monitoring, and sampling than ever before, including: Over 2,500 waterbodies monitored Over 1,300 inspections of industrial and waste facilities Over 210 urban wastewater treatment plant inspections 200+ Drinking water plant inspections Continuous air quality monitoring at 115 stations The EPA’s 2004 State of the Environment report highlights that across the five key indicators (air, water, climate, nature and waste), Ireland’s scores range from Moderate to Very Poor, and requires immediate, transformative action. In its Annual... [Read the full story]
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Conference to highlight commercial market opportunities for organic vegetables
February 10, 2025 · Comments Off on Conference to highlight commercial market opportunities for organic vegetables
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, and Minister of State for Forestry, Horticulture and Farm Safety, Michael Healy-Rae TD, today announced a conference on “Commercial Market Opportunities in Organic Vegetable Production 2025 – Field Scale and Protected Cropping” at the Department’s facilities in Backweston, Co. Kildare on Monday, 17 February 2025. Minister Heydon said: “I welcome this event, which highlights the growing opportunities within the organic vegetable production sector, and shows the training and financial supports that are available... [Read the full story]
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Tipperary’s Nicole Drought Wins At Donington Park
April 23, 2024 · Comments Off on 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 mark still in third place. Nicole held off a prolonged attack from a BMW 130i for the duration to claim a podium position for the delighted duo in their first UK race of 2024. On Sunday morning, they returned to the track to qualify for the Trackday Trophy race and they posted... [Read the full story]
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Bord Bia launches new Accelerated Export Growth programme
January 30, 2025 · Comments Off on Bord Bia launches new Accelerated Export Growth programme
Bord Bia has initiated a new programme to assist established Irish food and drink businesses in exploring export growth opportunities for the first time. The Accelerated Export Growth (AEG) Programme offers companies tailored supports aimed at advancing the next generation of high-growth exporters in Ireland. The inaugural programme includes companies such as Nutshed, a producer of peanut butter and plant-based confectionary; Ahascragh Distillers Ltd, Ireland’s first zero-emissions distillery producing whiskey and gin products; and Shackletons, a producer of gluten-free flour, bread, and cake... [Read the full story]
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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...
[Continue reading: Diarmuid Gavin and Adam Frost of BBC Gardeners’ World among gardening titans announced for Bord Bia Bloom 2025]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...
[Continue reading: New grants for Electric Motorcycles, Small Public Service Vehicles and New Charging Pilot to boost EV adoption]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. William Murphys image titled ‘An Fear Marbh agus an Fear ag Eitilt’ was the overall ‘Photo of the...
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Toyota is the best-selling car brand in January 2025 for the fifth year running Drivers...
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