Targeting Luxury Travellers for Laois and Ireland
Eight Irish tourism enterprises, including Ballyfin Demesne, joined Tourism Ireland in Cannes, France, for this year’s International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM). ILTM is an invitation-only event for the global luxury travel industry – which was attended this year by more than 1,450 influential travel agents and decision-makers working in the luxury travel sector, as well as leading […]
Coveney Launches €3.5m National Dairy Sustainability Scheme
Source: Depart of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD today launched a National Sustainability and Quality […]
Minister Coveney Announces Commencement of Payments Worth €14m under the 2013 Grassland Sheep Scheme
Source: Department of Agriculture The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD, today confirmed that payments worth €14 million under the 2013 […]
€1 Billion Boost for Unemployment Fund
Today, Wednesday, December 11th, the European Parliament voted by a large majority in favour of adopting the Harkin report which establishes the European Globalisation Fund, a €1 billion Fund to assist workers who have lost their jobs due to Globalisation or the current economic and financial crisis. Marian Harkin MEP said:- “I am particularly pleased […]
Destroy €28 Billion Now says MEP
The Central Bank should be permitted to destroy €28 billion in sovereign bonds right now and thereby cease all interest payments on these bonds. This was stated by Independent MEP Marian Harkin speaking in the European Parliament in support of her Independent colleagues in Dail Eireann who, in a private members motion two weeks ago, […]
The Future of Irish Motorsport Secured – Dunlop Motorsport Ireland Awards 2013
A very successful year for Irish racing and rally drivers, both home and abroad, culminated with the Dunlop Motorsport Ireland Awards 2013 in Dublin this week. The highlight of the ceremony is marked by the presentation of the prestigious Manley Memorial Trophy to the International Driver of the year and the awarding of the Billy […]
Hogan announces Eur 47.7 Million for the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) in 2014
The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan T.D., today (10/12/2013) announced the allocation for the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) in 2014 of €47.7 Million; making the announcement Minister Hogan said “this will enable 44,000 people to engage through one-to-one interventions in 2014 to assist them in returning to employment, it […]
November EU Bulletin from the Irish Regions Brussels Office
The November Issue of the EU News Bulletin from the Irish Regions Brussels Office – covering developments over the past month which may be of specific relevance to Ireland’s local and […]
Coveney Launches Consultation on Marine Research and Seafood Sector Low Carbon Roadmap
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today launched a public consultation process on the preparation of a Marine Research and […]
Intern Position with Irish BioEnergy Association
IrBEA are in the process of forming an Energy Crop subgroup and are looking to take on an intern to work with this group. Due […]