Nominations open in Laois for 2014 Carer of the Year and Young Carer of the Year Awards
The Carers Association in Laois is calling on people to nominate carers in their area for the 2014 Carer of the Year Award and Young Carer of the Year Award. The Carers Association launched the 2014 awards with long-time patrons RTÉ broadcasters Mary Kennedy and Marty Whelan in Dublin on Wednesday May 28th. ‘Time’ is the theme […]
Corrigan Brothers Launch Innovative Bespoke Music Product “Your Song”
Corrigan Brothers, the band from Puckane who have charted all over the world and have exceeded over ten million YouTube hits with a string of hits as diverse as “There’s no one as Irish as Barack Obama” to “I’m Pebbles Boyle , spare a thought for me” the song about Susan Boyle’s cat that many […]
New €500,000 Competitive Start Fund for Graduates from Enterprise Ireland to support start up businesses – Minister Bruton
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has launched a new €500,000 Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund targeted at stimulating new start-up business activity for graduates. This fund will provide for up to €50,000 in support for each successful applicant. The fund will open for applications on Wednesday 9th July and closes at 3pm on Wednesday […]
Bord Bia provide Top Tips on a safe and stress-free visit to Bloom
Bord Bia’s Bloom event opens in the Phoenix Park Dublin tomorrow (Thursday, May 29th) for five days. This year’s festival will feature 30 breath-taking show gardens, over 120 Irish food and drink producers, 50 nurseries within the Floral Marquee, more than 25 cookery demonstrations and over 160 retailers – all on the grounds of the Visitor Centre in the […]
New protocol needed for negotiations between banks & small businesses in financial difficulties
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA) and RGDATA have come together to send a clear message to the Government that the current basis on which negotiations between banks and small businesses in dealing with credit difficulties, is not working. In a joint statement issued […]
Higgins Lifts The Lid On New Garda Whistleblower Files
Jim Higgins MEP has confirmed that he has sent two new, very serious Garda whistleblower files to the Minister for Justice. MEP Higgins explained that the whistleblowers came to him because of his record in the area and his work for the McBrearty family, who had been wrongly accused of murder, which resulted in […]
Minister Hogan underestimating cost of water charges – Purchase.ie
Purchase.ie, the online store which specialise in products that save energy and conserve water, has estimated that households with five people are likely to pay close to 700 Euro a year in water charges, and not an annual bill of €450 as stated recently by Minister Phil Hogan. The report (Water Charges Made Simple – […]
Open Your Garden for Charity
The Irish Red Cross is appealing to Laois gardening enthusiasts to take part in Open Gardens 2014. The event, which runs from June to October, is a fundraising initiative whereby people are encouraged to open up their gardens for a morning, afternoon or full day and extend an invite to their family, friends or wider […]