Leinster Carer of the Year Award 2012 Announced
The Carers Association’s Leinster Carer of the Year Award 2012 will be presented at a special ceremony this evening to Peter Riordan, at the Harbour Hotel, Limerick Road, Naas, on May 24 at 7.30pm. Deputy Catherine Murphy TD will present Peter with his Leinster Carer of the Year 2012 Award. Peter who lives in Meadowcourt, Naas, Co Kildare is […]
IFA Welcome Mcdonalds and Dawn Meats New €300 Million Contract for Irish Beef
IFA President John Bryan today welcomed the announcement of a new €300m contract for the supply of Irish beef between Dawn Meats and McDonalds describing it as ‘a major positive development for the Irish beef and livestock sector’. John Bryan said Dawn Meats have been awarded a 5-year contract worth €300m to process up […]
Minister Must Resolve TB Restriction Issue
At a meeting last week, IFA President John Bryan said he left the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney in no doubt the responsibility rests with him to resolve the outstanding issue of the trade restrictions being imposed as part of the changes in the TB Eradication Programme. “It is time the Minister took control […]
Don’t miss your last chance to go to the Talk, Tour and Craft workshop
The Arthouse and Library Stradbally, Co Laois. Tour, Talk and Craft Workshop 22nd May 2012 11am -1pm The Arthouse and Library invites people to engage their curiosity and creativity by visiting The Arthouse and Library, formally the old courthouse. There will be a tour of the gallery and studios, where you will […]
SPARK campaign response to Minsiter Joan Burtons’ new proposals
SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of our Kids) is a diverse group of single parents who came together after Budget 2012 to campaign against various cuts that attacked our families. Yesterday, Minister Joan Burton announced that fathers must be named on the birth certificates of all children born in Ireland to lone parents. SPARK believe that […]
National Drawing Day – The Arthouse and Library
All ages welcome to a fun and creative morning with participating artists. This is time to embrace your creative side. Drawing is a universal language understood by everyone regardless of age, language or nationality. Participants will try out different ways of drawing which will be both a learning and fun experience with the help of […]
Minister Rabbitte encourages SMEs to input into National Broadband Plan
Speaking in IBEC today to members of the Telecommunications Industry Federation, the Minister stressed the competitive importance of SMEs engaging on-line more intensively and the need to break down barriers which are discouraging a significant number of SMEs from harnessing the power of the internet. In a briefing on the report of the recently published […]
Information Session on Protected Designations of Origin
INFORMATION SESSION on Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) Protected Geographical IndicationS (PGI) and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (TSG). On the 21st of MAY in the RADISSON […]
Education Minister’s Assurance On Productive Assets For Third-Level Grants Positive – IFA
IFA President John Bryan has said that assurances he has received from the Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn on the treatment of productive assets, such as farmland, for the assessment of 3rdlevel maintenance grants, were very important for farm families. Mr Bryan was speaking following a meeting between IFA and the Minister for Education. […]
Payjack Puts Payments In Pocket Of 200,000 Irish Small Businesses
‘Payjack’ is an innovative solution from WorldNet created specifically for the small business sector which enables a business to accept card payments on the go by turning the phone in their pocket into a mobile virtual terminal. A key attraction of Payjack is the fast and easy merchant signup process. A simple, three-minute online […]