Advice To Take Vitamin D Supplement Will Have Limited Success – Health Experts
An expert at a leading Irish health and nutrition company has said that the success of new public health advice that people should take vitamin D supplements during winter months could be limited because of other widespread nutritional deficiencies. Cellnutrition’s Head of Science Roger Meacock said that the effectiveness of vitamin D supplements to support […]
Prompt Payments And Dispute Resolution Legislation To Reshape Irish Construction Industry
The Construction Industry Federation has welcomed the introduction of the Construction Contracts Act as a transformative event for the industry. CIF Director General Tom Parlon stated: “The construction industry is emerging from recession and it has taken proactive steps to gear up for a period of sustained activity driving infrastructure, housing and increased […]
61% Of Motorists Support “Black Box”Insurance Policies – AA
70% say driving data to be kept out of State’s hands, while 1 in 4 claim it belongs to insurers Motorists say Gardaí must get court order to access their data Motorists driven round the bend with soaring insurance costs say they would be open to installing “black box” style devices in their cars, new […]
Motor Industry Takes More Conservative View Of 2017
162 New car registrations for first 20 days of July +11% (21,525), Light Commercials +25% (2,657) and Heavy Commercial Vehicles +30% (304) New car registrations in first 6 months 2016 (101,335) up 23% on 2015 Strongest Growth in Car Sales Q2 2016: Roscommon 37.9%, Leitrim lowest 14.5% €978.4 Million Exchequer contribution from car sales Q2 of […]
IFA Launches National Farm Safety Awareness Day – Thursday 21st July
IFA President, Joe Healy said that farming can be a dangerous occupation, and that is why it is so important that farmers take a proactive approach to farm safety. IFA National Farm Safety Awareness Day (July 21st) is about encouraging farm families to take time to review their Farm Safety Risk Assessment document to […]
Clúid response to the Housing Action Plan
Following publication of the Governments Housing Action Plan, Simon Brooke, Clúid’s Head of Policy, said this afternoon, “This strategy represents a large step forward. We particularly welcome: The social housing target of 47,000 new homes by 2021. As with any plan, particularly one such as this, which involves a large number of stakeholders, the key […]
ALONE Endorses Plan To Tie State Pension To Rate Of Inflation
ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, is endorsing the Minister for Social Protection’s plan to tie the state pension to the rate of inflation. The state pension could be tied to the rate of inflation and the cost of living if Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar pushes through plans for […]
AA Roadwatch are hiring!
AA Ireland is currently seeking a temporary part-time Researcher/Broadcaster for the AA Roadwatch department. The position will be primarily research-based, will involve approximately 80 hours per month and will involve shift work. Shifts will mainly be during rush hour (6-9:30am and 4-7pm) Monday to Friday, but will also involve night time (7-11pm), weekend and public holiday […]
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Farmers, Friars and Frontiers: the archaeology of the Ballyhoura Hills
An exciting travelling exhibition outlining archaeological research in the Ballyhoura Hills area was launched yesterday, Tuesday 19 March, in Kilmallock Library. The exhibition focuses on Bronze Age farmers, Iron Age frontiers and the medieval friars, reflecting the research projects carried out in the area by The Discovery Programme: Centre for Archaeology and Innovation. The Discovery […]
The Union Of Students In Ireland Welcomes Action Plan For Housing And Homelessness
The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness launched today by Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Simon Coveney. USI said the action plan included new steps that will help address and reduce the number of people in homelessness. Among the Action Plan’s goals will be a […]