Report published today on the range and diversity of rural networks in the UK and Ireland today
Source: Scotland National Network The range and diversity of rural networks in the UK and Ireland is explored in a report published today by the […]
House Repossession in Laois Stopped Thanks to People Power
Yesterday, Monday 20th February 2012, marked a new era in the battle against bankers greed. House repossessions are an all too common occurrence in Ireland post Celtic Tiger. While banks are being bailed out and bondholders paid off the ordinary people are being squeezed for everything they have. A tide of resentment and resistance towards […]
Launch of the Kilcornan Community Plan with the support of West Limerick Resources Rural Development Programme
Source: West Limerick Resources Friday last witnessed the launch of the Kilcornan Community Plan, the product of months of consultation and research by the local […]
Killarney Asylum Seeker Initiative – Call for Tenders
Source: Activelink.ie Kerry Consortium, Killarney Asylum Seeker Initiative and Tralee International Resource Centre Mid-Term Evaluation Of European Refugee Fund Project 2011-2013 Killarney Asylum Seeker Initiative and […]
Minister Coveney Announces Commencement of Year 2 Payments under the Burren Farming for Conservation Programme
Source: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 17th February 2012 The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, confirmed on Friday last (17th February) that […]
Portlaoise Rugby Club News
This Weekend Results : Home Team Score Away Team Score Portlaoise 1st’s 27 North Kildare 1st’s 21 Portlaoise 3rd’s – Edenderry 3rd’s Conceded Nass A U13’s 21 Portlaoise U13’s 8 Portlaoise U15’s 22 Clondalkin U15’s 12 Wicklow U17’s 71 Portlaoise U17’s nil Portlaoise Ladies – Navan Ladies Conceded […]
Petrol and diesel prices up again as crisis deepens for motorists
Ireland may have escaped the ice that gripped Europe in the last few weeks but our motorists have not escaped the crisis in fuel prices which continues to worsen according to the AA. A litre of petrol now costs 157.0 cent, up 2.1 cent since last month….
Tourism Ireland Comment on CSO Figures for 2011
Commenting on the CSO figures issued today for overseas visitor numbers to Ireland for 2011, Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, said:“Today’s figures show that, despite the challenges and uncertainty which faced the global economy last year, visitor numbers from overseas for 2011 are almost 8% ahead of 2010. While the final quarter showed a […]
Northern Agriculture Minister to speak in Galway
Source – Galway Independent – 16/02/12 One of Northern Ireland’s leading figures in reform of the agricultural sector will address a public meeting this Sunday […]
SIPTU call to drop Household Tax welcomed
The call today by the country’s largest union , SIPTU, for a suspension of the Household Tax is very welcome. The National Executive Council of SIPTU passed a unanimous motion calling on the Government to suspend the proposed Household Charge on the basis that it is unfair and regressive : “The Household Charge as currently […]