Questionable Disposal and Management of Public Forest Assets
As I did stand my watch upon the hill, I looked toward Birnam, and anon methought The wood began to move. Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 3 The Woodland League, a not-for-profit NGO that has long campaigned against the sale of Coillte public forest assets, are concerned about a possible link between the collapse of the […]
€38.4m Allocated To Private Housing Grants in 2014
Today (15th Jan 2014) Minister Jan O’Sullivan allocated €38.4m to local authorities for a range of private housing grants in 2014. The increased funding supports home adaptations for older people, people with a disability and people with mobility issues. Commenting on the allocation the Minister said, “last year the budget allocation for these grants […]
The Countdown is on for Junk Kouture 2014
Artistic and creative secondary school pupils across Ireland are being encouraged to get their hands on industrial, electrical, commercial and domestic waste products and turn them into pieces of fashion art as the deadline for entries to the 2014 Junk Kouture Recycled Fashion competition proudly supported by Bank of Ireland and the European Recycling Platform […]
Travel Insurance, a timing thing
Buy your travel insurance now, not the night before you travel Many of you, particularly those with families, are likely to be making plans for your 2014 annual holiday this month. Bearing this in mind, we’d like to take the opportunity to advise you to take out travel insurance now rather than the week […]
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Ireland continues to pay the price of a Troika shrouded in secrecy, says Independent MEP Nessa Childers
The workings of the Troika remain shrouded in secrecy and its ad hoc nature continues to cause a host of social problems for Ireland, MEP Nessa Childers warned today as representatives meet in Strasbourg to examine the role of the consortium. ‘The lack of accountability and transparency surrounding the Troika quite rightly continues to sit […]
“Clocking” Set To Be Criminalised On Wednesday
Vehicle History Check Expert Cartell.ie today (January 13) welcomes the news that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is set to move amendments to the Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013 on Wednesday which will introduce the offence of “interference with the odometer of a motor vehicle” into Irish law. That legislation is already […]
Giant Leap For Tourism! Astraunaut Chris Hadfield Lends a Hand to Promote Ireland
The famous Canadian astronaut who put Ireland on the map with the first-ever tweet from space ‘as Gaeilge’ last year, arrived in Ireland yesterday. Tourism Ireland is hoping that he will help put Ireland ‘on the map’ again – this time as a top destination for holidays in 2014 and beyond. The organisation has enlisted […]
Off-piste, am I covered?
Off-piste skiing isn’t always covered so make sure you ask The high profile skiing accident of Michael Schumacher has among other things given oxygen to the debate of whether the enjoyment of off-piste skiing is worth the risk. Opinions vary as do practices around the wearing of helmets with European resorts thought to lag behind […]
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