IFA Not Involved In Timber Resource Investment Fund Option
IFA Farm Forestry Chairman, Michael Fleming has advised farmers that the Association has not endorsed or supported any timber option agreements at this time. He made this clarification when it emerged that the Timber Resource Investment Fund (TRIF) and Greenbelt had named IFA in an Option Agreement which was being presented to farmers. […]
Skoda Octavia RS: Now With All Wheel Drive And Six Speed DSG
The ŠKODA Octavia RS is one of Ireland’s favourite performance models and recently it saw the addition of the powerful 2.0 TSI 230 bhp model as the fastest version in the range. But there is now a new, perhaps more relevant flagship model for Ireland in the form of the Octavia RS 4×4 DSG. “Since […]
IFA Meets Egyptian Ambassador On LIve Export Trade
IFA President Eddie Downey led a delegation, with the National Livestock Chairman, Henry Burns, to meet the Egyptian Ambassador, her Excellency Soha Gendi in Dublin this week on the opportunities for the reopening of the live cattle trade between Ireland and Egypt. Eddie Downey said the meeting was very positive and Ambassador Gendi offered […]
Second Phase Of Glas Must Allow All Farmers Who Apply To Join Scheme
With farmers now being notified on their acceptance into the first phase of GLAS it is vital that the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney gives a clear commitment that all farmers who apply for the second phase of the scheme will also be accepted, IFA Rural Development Chairman Flor McCarthy has said. He said […]
New Beginning To Launch Latest Round Of Public Seminars
New Beginning are hosting a series of seminars looking at the changing landscape of debt in Ireland. Ross Maguire will be delivering these public seminars and will be exploring new opportunities available to help people break free from debt. The “Deals to be done in 2016” seminars are free of charge and will be taking […]
New Criminal Court Is A Dangerous Election Gimmick
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has strongly criticised the decision of the Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald to propose the establishment of a second Special Criminal Court. Deputy McGrath was speaking as the decision by the Minister has raised serious questions about the credibility of the proposal among senior legal observers: “There is a genuine concern […]
Leaving certificate students invited to attend the Intel Academy
This November, Intel Ireland will again be hosting an Intel Academy Program which offers a free of charge day long workshop to students who will be taking the Leaving Certificate higher level paper in Physics or Chemistry in June 2016. The day long revision workshops will take place at the Intel Leixlip campus and […]
Holmes O’Malley Sexton Solictors to Sponsor Limerick Chamber President’s Dinner
Limerick Chamber is pleased to announce Holmes O’Malley Sexton Solicitors as the Main Sponsor of the 2015 Bicentennial Limerick Chamber President’s Dinner. The President’s Dinner, taking place on Friday 13th November in the Limerick Strand Hotel, is the region’s foremost business event with an attendance of over 440 leading business people from the region. […]
Irish Designs on the Red Carpet for London Royal Premiere of Spectre
The red carpet was awash with stars at The London Royal Premier of Spectre at the Royal Albert Hall tonight. Two Irish Students – winners of The Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture Glamour Prize – walked the red carpet alongside James Bond actors Daniel Craig, Christopher Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, David Bautista, […]
Juncker Commission Adopts Second Annual Work Programme
During their weekly meeting today, the College of Commissioners adopted the Work Programme for 2016.The 2016 Work Programme will deliver 23 key initiatives across the 10 political priorities, 20 intended withdrawals or modifications of pending proposals and 40 REFIT actions to review the quality of existing EU legislation. The 2016 Work Programme will deliver substantive […]