ENRD Rural Finance Report
ENRD Report on Rural Finance
United Left Alliance rejects Austerity Treaty and calls for No vote in referendum
The ULA today rejected the Austerity Treaty as a bankers treaty, in continuity with the bank bailouts already made, and an attack on the living standards of ordinary people and the public services on which we depend. The ULA demands a full public debate on the treaty and will vigorously campaign for a ‘no’ vote […]
A New AEOS 3 Scheme Vital To Support Farm Incomes – IFA
IFA Rural Development Chairman Flor McCarthy said a meaningful AEOS 3 scheme must be put in place for the thousands of farmers who have finished REPS 3, and who are very dependent on the scheme to support their farm income. Flor McCarthy said a substantial number of the 13,000 farmers who finished REPS 3 […]
Portlaoise Rugby Club News 27th Feb
by PRO Declan Deasy Portlaoise Rugby Club : Week 08 – 26th Feb 2012 This Weekend Results : Home Team Score Away Team Score Portlaoise 1st’s 5 Cill Dara 1st’s 48 Portlaoise 2nd’s 14 Cill Dara 2nd’s 18 This Weeks Matches Leinster League Sunday 4th March: Portlaoise 3rd’s are at away to Athy 3rd’s in […]
€200,000 funding under the Rural Development Programme sanctioned to support an Agri-Tourism enterprise in Co Wicklow.
Source: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, 23rd February 2012 Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government announced on Thursday […]
Win a free AA Home Emergency Response Policy
THE AA NOW RESCUES HOMES AS WELL AS CAR! Here at the AA we have a great new service! – AA Home Emergency Response. Very simply it is a rescue service for home emergencies. Whether it’s servicing or repairing your boiler, dealing with blocked drains…
AA launches fuel discount card with Topaz in response to fuel crisis
As fuel price misery continues for Ireland’s motorists many of whom are struggling with the cost of filling their tanks, AA Ireland has launched a new discount fuel card, The AA Fuel Card, for its Members which guarantees 2 cent off a litre of petrol…
Commission caught up in the ACTA
The referal of ACTA to the European Court of Justice is a victory for concerned citizens, said Labour MEP for Munster Phil Prendergast, further to this week’s surprising announcement by Trade Commissioner de Gucht that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) will be refered to the European Court of Justice for an assessment of its compatibility […]
Minister Jan O’Sullivan provides €67.75 million to improve homes of older people and people with a disability
Ms. Jan O’Sullivan T.D., Minister for Housing and Planning, today 24 February 2012 announced a capital provision of €67.75m for grants to improve or adapt the private homes of older people and people with a disability in 2012. Announcing the allocations, the Minister said, “The Government is determined that our scarce resources are targeted […]
Wild flowers blossom into a €1m windfall
Source – By Gordon Deegan, Irish Independent – 23/02/12 Farmers across Ireland’s iconic Burren landscape are to share a €1m bonanza after creating the best […]