Irish Water Confirms River Shannon To Meet Urgent Water Needs Of Eastern And Midlands Region
Irish Water has published a report summarising feedback from the latest consultation on the Water Supply Project, Eastern and Midlands Region where the utility asked for views on its identification of the preferred scheme for a new water supply for the region and on the proposed environmental methodology for the Project Environmental Impact Assessment. The […]
Tour de Munster 2018 Announces Charity Partnership With DSI
Tour de Munster, the annual charity cycle entering its 18th year this August, officially announced April 21st, that it will once again “share the journey” with Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) Munster Branches for the 9th consecutive year. The partnership announcement took place at the ‘Unsung Hero Charity Cycle and Family Fun Day’ at Ballyseedy […]
Laois Eateries To Compete At Al-Ireland Restaurant Awards 2018
The All-Ireland Restaurant Awards 2018 will be taking place on May 14th at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road. This will be the 10th anniversary since the beginning of the prestigious annual awards ceremony which is the largest and most coveted in the Irish hospitality industry. Since its beginning in 2009 the event has grown significantly […]
Motorists Believe Road Repairs Require urgent Attention – AA
Motorists rank road repairs as one of the key transport issues in 2018 as many roads have been left severely damaged following the harsh weather seen this winter, according to recent research from AA Car Insurance. In response to an AA Car Insurance survey of over 4,000 motorists, 83.34% of respondents identified repairing damaged roads as a […]
Thousands Of Shoppers Plan To Ditch Plastic At Supermarkets In Ireland
This Saturday, thousands of shoppers nationwide are planning to leave leave their unwanted plastic packaging at supermarket retailers as part of the Sick of Plastic campaign organised by Friends of the Earth and VOICE Ireland. The campaign has received widespread public interest over the past month with over 360 people registering as local organisers. The […]
McGuiness Meets French President Ahead Of Strasbourg Debate
Mairead McGuinness MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament met the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, at the Parliament in Strasbourg as he addressed MEPs on his vision for the future of Europe this week. During the debate, McGuinness called for a strengthening of the links between the EU Parliament and national parliaments to address […]
Seven Industrial Sites Named On EPA’s Latest National Priortity Sites List For Enforcement
Seven industrial sites are currently on the EPA National Priority Sites List for Enforcement. Four of the sites are in the agri-food sector. The seven sites represent less than 1% of industrial sites licensed by the EPA yet account for 26% of complaints and 13% of open compliance investigation files. Five sites have come off the previous National […]
Long Awaited Biography Of Champion Boxer Eamonn Magee Released
‘Magee is Ireland’s answer to Johnny Tapia – Gibson captures the craziness of his life brilliantly. A book that is impossible to put down.’ -Carl Frampton ‘Eamonn Magee has lived a harrowing life. But it is a life that gains fresh meaning in this raw, riveting book. Magee thought he had run out of luck years […]
More Than 2 Out Of Five Public Patients Waiting Over 3 Months For A Colonoscopy
The Irish Cancer Society has today expressed concern at the lengthy waiting times people face for tests for bowel cancer. At the end of February, figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) showed that 4,184 people were waiting over three months for a colonoscopy. Donal Buggy, Head of Services and Advocacy at the Irish […]
Haven Spring Sale Announced
Though Spring has not yet fully sprung, Irish Ferries has unveiled details of a seasonal sale that sees savings up of to €329 available at a number of popular UK Haven Holiday resorts on bookings made before May 14th next. Typically, this means a 7-night break, arriving July 28th and staying in a two bedroom Deluxe holiday home at the all-action […]