Never lend your car to uninsured friends or relatives

This week we’re calling on vehicle owners to be strict and not to loan your cars to uninsured friends or relatives.  Driving a vehicle without insurance, even if it’s just a round trip to the local shops, is a criminal offence.  A high portion of claims involving uninsured drivers each year involve a friend or relation of the […]

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Never lend your car to uninsured friends or relatives

This week we’re calling on vehicle owners to be strict and not to loan your cars to uninsured friends or relatives.  Driving a vehicle without insurance, even if it’s just a round trip to the local shops, is a criminal offence.  A high portion of claims involving uninsured drivers each year involve a friend or relation of the […]

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Restaurant Body Warns of Further Closures as Local Authorities Destroy Small Rural Restaurants

The Restaurants Association of Ireland has warned of inevitable job losses in rural communities as local authorities continue to increase rates and destroy small restaurants. Based on a recent business survey carried out by the Restaurants Association of Ireland, it was found that most participants have experienced an increase in their rate charges in the […]

Fundraising dogs Heidi and Hayden embark on world tour of Ireland

Fundraising Dogs Heidi and Hayden have embarked on an intrepid world tour of Ireland to sell tickets to win a brand new Ford Focus later this year for Irish Guide Dogs. From Longford to Limerick, Wilton to Wicklow Heidi and Hayden are all set for their big adventure around the country, selling raffle tickets in […]

Down Syndrome Ireland Launches Charity Cycle Tour de Leinster 2014

Down Syndrome Ireland is calling on amateur cyclists in Laois/Offaly to saddle up for the inaugural Tour De Leinster charity challenge. Cycling legend Sean Kelly will be joining the cyclists for the challenging charity event which takes in a 600km route through some of the most beautiful scenery of of the 12 counties of Leinster. The Tour de Leinster begins on Thursday, September 18th and continues over […]

Re-emergent’ multi media exhibition showing at the Arthouse, Stradbally

‘Re-emergent’ is a multi media exhibition showing at the Arthouse, Stradbally, between 27th March & 17th April.   It features the work of Paul Swan – made during his Artist’s Residency, in the Killeshin Union of Parishes, based in the Rectory Maidenhead – with paintings, photographs and a short audio-visual piece.   The exhibition will be opened by […]

Killehsin Hotel, Portlaoise is announced in Ireland’s Top ten Green Hotels

Ireland’s top ten Green Hotels, as verified by The Green Hospitality Programme, were announced at the ‘Responsible Tourism Conference’ which took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane in Dublin.   Based on 2013 environmental benchmark figures produced by hotels, The Green Hospitality Programme has produced its first league table listing for the Greenest […]

NRN Publishes Case Study on Social Enterprise in Rural Communities

In Ireland social enterprises are seen primarily as non-profit organisations driven by social objectives.  Irish thinking on the social economy has een influenced by US […]

NRN Publishes Report on Farm Level Actions to Reduce Climate Change Impacts

Climate change will impact significantly on farming in future in terms of actual climatic conditions and the measures which may be implemented to limit the […]

NRN Publishes Report on Encouraging Enterprise at Farm Level Post 2013

Farm income is a volatile, subject to significant fluctuations from year to year. One of the ways in which farm income volatility can be addressed […]

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