Portlaoise Rugby Club News 24th Oct
by Declan Deasy PRO This Weekends Results Home Team Score Away Team Score Ashbourne 1st’s 16 Portlaoise 1st’s 3 Ashbourne 2nd’s 17 Portlaoise 2nd’s 20 Portlaoise 3rd ‘s = Tullamore 3rd ‘s = Enniscorthy U21’s 48 Portlaoise U21’s 0 Tullamore U19’s 50 Portlaoise/Portarlington U19’s 5 Edenderry U17’s = Portlaoise U17’s = Portlaoise U15’s 0 Kilkenny […]
Econ-optimist.ie shows that Ireland announces 1,800 new jobs per month
by- Fiona O’Neill Are you an Econ-Optimist? An analysis carried out by the website, Econ-Optimist, to determine the level of employment created in the economy shows that over 17,000 new jobs have been announced in Ireland running from November 2010 to October 2011. Since 2009, September 2010 has been the busiest month for job creation […]
Figures Reveal 60% Increase In Flexible Learning Students
The Flexible Learning Initiative, taking place on Wednesday October 26th, aims to raise awareness of the benefits of flexible learning. Flexible learning has become a learning method of choice for thousands of people in Ireland, as it delivers education around the needs of students who have work or family commitments – it crucially allows the […]
Tourism Ireland Welcomes Growth Of +11% In Overseas Visitors For First Eight Months Of 2011
Welcoming the CSO figures issued today for overseas visitor numbers to Ireland for the period January-August 2011, Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, said: “The growth in overseas visitor numbers of +11% for the first eight months of the year is very good news for everyone in the tourism industry. Particularly welcome is the […]
7 Presidential Candidates support Cliffs in global 7 Wonders competition
The seven candidates contesting the Presidential Election have given their full backing to the Cliffs of Moher in its bid to become one of the new 7 Wonders of Nature as part of the global competition scheduled to conclude on 11th November next. On recent visits to County Clare, many of the candidates have incorporated […]
Generating Energy in Ireland – an open letter to An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD
Dear Taoiseach, Here is a draft plan for power generation, job creation, and energy security in Ireland. I would welcome serious discussion and action in order to make it happen. Central to realising the goals is the retention in full of the ESB, Bord Gais, and Coillte, for vital infrastructure and control. In Ireland we […]
Portlaoise Rugby Club notes 17th Oct
This weekend’s results Home Team Score Away Team Score Carlow 3rd ‘s 12 Portlaoise 3rd ‘s 16 Portlaoise U21 10 Tullow U21 24 Portlaoise/Portarlington U19 22 Nass 33 Portlaoise U17 10 Cill Dara U17 13 Portlaoise U15 10 Gorey U15 18 Portlaoise U14 48 North Kildare U14 0 Portlaoise U13 18 Cill Dara U13 10 […]
Delayed Payments Causing Hardship On Up To 25,000 Farmers
Speaking at a protest at the Department of Agriculture offices in Johnstown Castle in Wexford this morning (Mon), IFA President John Bryan said that the delays arising from the digitising of maps and other issues are causing financial hardship for 25,000 farmers in Disadvantaged Areas, who have still not received payment. John Bryan said that […]
Portlaoise Rugby Club News 10th Oct
This weekends results Home Team Score Away Team Score Wicklow 1st ‘s 27 Portlaoise 1st ‘s 3 Wicklow 2nd ‘s Portlaoise 2nd ‘s This Weeks Matches Sunday 16th October: Leinster League Portlaoise 1st’s team have no compeditive match this weekend Portlaoise 2nd’s team have no compeditive match this weekend Portlaoise 3rd’s team start their league […]
Spina Bifida Ireland launch one day fundraising campaign in Laois
Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (SBHI) is launching its Torc Pin Campaign in Laois on October 21st to coincide with International Spina Bifida Awareness Month. The aim of the campaign is to raise much needed funds for the vital work of SBHI in Laois, and to raise awareness of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus throughout the month. […]