Irish Rural Link 8th National Rural Awards now accepting Nominations
Irish Rural Link 8th Annual National Rural Awards to Honour Contributions to Rural Community Development, 2013 Irish Rural Link, the national group campaigning for sustainable […]
Style and Quality Meet Economy in the New Peugeot 308 Special Ediitions
Peugeot has launched two Special Edition 308 models in Ireland this February. Fitted with Peugeot’s world-renown 1.6 HDi 92bhp diesel engine, the 308 Access Plus and Active Urban Special Edition models offer customers even more driving pleasure and combine style, quality and economy. The new Access Plus model is based on the current Access model, […]
VFI Welcomes Consumer Group Report Condemning Price Hikes and Price Matching
Below Cost Alcohol Supplemented by Increasing Prices for Household Staples The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) has welcomed this week’s report by the Consumers’ Association of Ireland (CAI) on price hikes and perceived price matching by the country’s biggest supermarkets. The report showed the price for a basket of goods up 12% when compared […]
The World You Like Challenge is open now for submissions
Source: Dynamics Public Relations The World You Like Challenge is part of the European Commission’s climate action campaign: A world you like Today (Tuesday 11th […]
AA see signs of Gathering momentum
The AA’s online Route Planner, which generates over 8 million routes per annum, has seen a surge in route enquiries from the United States this January. Over 20,000 internet users from the US downloaded directions for a journey in Ireland, an increas…
One Million Trees in One Day launches giant business crowd-funding scheme.
In response to a huge amount of interest from businesses in the One Million Trees in One Day initiative during its development, the team have created a scheme for businesses to join with and support the project in different ways and to gain from positive local, national and on-line exposure. The Local Business Supporters’ Scheme […]
Tuesday Most Popular Day to Buy a Car
Vehicle data expert Cartell.ie reports today that Tuesday is the most popular day of the week to buy or sell a used car. The result is based on analysis of daily transaction figures for used vehicles over the past 5 years. In terms of yearly breakdown consistently the most popular day of the year to […]
IFA Call for Greater Co-ordination Between Gardai and Community Groups in Fight Against Rural Crime
IFA President John Bryan has said today’s meeting with the Minister for Justice Alan Shatter was an important opportunity to raise the concerns of IFA members about rural crime. He said Minister Shatter has agreed to set up a meeting between IFA and the Garda Commissioner to develop proposals aimed at tackling the problem. […]
The One Million Trees in One Day team delighted to announce the planting date
We will start planting at 12 noon on Friday 22nd March and finish at 12 noon on Saturday 23rd March 2013. This 24 hour window is designed to allow all volunteers and team members to juggle work commitments and to ensure that everyone gets a chance to join in with the planting. General Introduction: One Million Trees […]
Submissions invited to The Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA)
The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan TD. Has today 8/2/2013 encouraged people in rural areas to fully participate in this process by making submissions and attending their local public meeting. Emphasising the central role of the voice of rural citizens in this exercise the Minister highlighted the need to integrate […]