Ireland’s Craig Breen Scores Best His Best Result in World Championship Rally
Ireland’s Craig Breen showed his class all weekend by scoring his best result in a World Championship Rally, bringing his Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroen C3 to a superb second place overall in Rally Sweden. This was also the best performance ever by a driver from the Republic in the WRC, with the Waterford […]
Flagship Event for Ireland’s Transition Year Students
Over 3,000 secondary students and teachers from all over the country attended last year’s HealthFest event in the RDS in Dublin. Organised by the National Dairy Council and safefood, the free event has become one of the most highly anticipated events for transition year students. This year’s event is being held on Thursday 26th April at the National […]
Physical Activity Key To Happy Families
Ireland scores 65.3 (out of 100) in the first national Family Togetherness Inde Very active families experience 48% stronger family togetherness than inactive families Four in ten parents (40%) are dissatisfied with their family work/life balance Mums spend 29% more time with their children, however, Dads rate the time they spend with their children 25% […]
Ibec welcomes Project Ireland 2040
Business heralds Project Ireland 2040 as a new era for ambition and investment for the Irish economy and society Ibec, the group which represents Irish business, has today welcomed the announcement of Project Ireland 2040, comprising of the National Development Plan and the National Planning Framework. Ibec CEO, Danny McCoy, said: “The launch […]
Over €30m Invested In Start-ups By Enterprise Ireland In 2017
Over half of supported start-ups based in regions outside Dublin Minister Humphreys stresses crucial role of indigenous business and the regional economy Regional €500K Competitive Start Fund announced at Start-Up Showcase 2018 Enterprise Ireland, the state agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets, invested €31 million in Irish […]
Excitement soars as tonight’s EuroMillions Jackpot hits a mind-boggling €150 million
The sky will be the limit if an Irish player becomes the country’s first EuroMillions Jackpot winner of 2018 Excitement is soaring all over the country as tonight’s EuroMillions Jackpot hits a mind-boggling €150 million. And an early winner from tonight’s draw are Good Causes all over Ireland with in excess of €7 million raised for communities and organization […]
Minister Ring’s Commitment To Extend The Walks Scheme Welcome – IFA
IFA National Hill Committee Chairman Flor McCarthy has welcomed the commitment given by Minister for Rural Affairs, Michael Ring to extend the number of walks covered by The Walks Scheme. At a meeting of Comhairle na Tuaithe the recreational consultative body, attended by the Minister this week, Flor McCarthy said that the current Walks […]
Irish Ferries has announced details of a holiday double deal at a selection of popular UK Haven resorts this Summer
First up is a 7 nights break for up to 6 people sharing a two bedroom deluxe holiday home at the all-action park of Presthaven Sands in North Wales or Cala Gran near Blackpool from only €903. The price includes return car ferry crossing and is valid for bookings made by March 31st. Families staying between June 1st and […]
Attention Playwrights! SCRIPTS: Ireland’s Playwriting Festival seeks new works
Calling the writers, poets, dreamers, and schemers. Scripts is seeking new plays to inspire, inject, invent, invoke, and incite. The theme this year is DREAMS. From the large dreams for the future to the micro dreams of the day to day; dreams keep us looking to the future, delving into the unconscious, and questioning what’s […]