Easter In Baden-Baden With The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Institute for CultureTravel, Ireland’s leading specialist in cultural tours, is offering the opportunity to see two outstanding performances by the world-famous Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Baden-Baden next April 2019. The four-night tour departs on 19 April 2019 and includes return flight from Dublin, 4-nights bed and breakfast, lunch on arrival, walking tour of Baden-Baden, visit to the […]
Minor Drop In Fuel Prices Welcome News For Motorists
The average cost of a litre of both petrol and diesel has fallen for the time in over 3 months according to the latest fuel prices survey from AA Ireland. According to the motoring organisation, a litre of petrol currently costs 143.8c on average having fallen from an average price of 147.6c last month. Meanwhile, […]
Irish Motorists Report An Increase In Car Running Cost In The Last Year
Key findings 61% of motorists have reported an increase in running costs in the last year 1 in 3 (29%) spend over €250 on car running costs Insurance is still the top concern despite 32% seeing a decrease or no change in their premium Over half of parents spend more than two hours driving each […]
Mixer Wagon Rental Scheme Luanched To Support Irish Farmers Affected By Drought
Summer 2018 has proved very challenging for Irish farmers. Unpredicted drought conditions have resulted in extreme difficulties for farmers feeding their livestock, and many have been forced to incorporate a range of different forages and concentrates into their animal’s diets. In response to this, KEENAN is giving farmers who do not own or have access […]
Fota Wildlife Park Receives Sandford Award For Heritage Education
Fota Wildlife Park is delighted to announce that it has again been chosen as a recipient of the Sandford Award for Heritage Education, which is recognised in Ireland and the UK. Fota Wildlife Park is one of only three institutions in Ireland who has been awarded the Sandford Award – which is a ‘kite mark’ […]
Ireland’s National Waste Prevention Programme
“The National Waste Prevention Programme delivers initiatives and supports to promote Ireland’s transition to a low-carbon, circular economy and provide leadership on national priorities such as food waste prevention. In 2017, €1.8 million was invested in resource efficiency and the sustainable use of resources in Ireland.” Dr Eimear Cotter, Director of the EPA’s Office of Environmental […]
Ress Scheme Announcement Welcome But Fails To Cater For Farm Scale Community Based Projects – IFA
IFA Renewable Energy Project Team Leader Tom Short, while welcoming the announcement by Minister Naughten of the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme said that the scheme does little to cater for the development of farm scale community-based projects. Mr Short said, “The move away from feed in tariffs to an auction type scheme will essentially […]
Stronger Lamb Trade With Higher Prices – IFA
IFA National Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy said the lamb trade is stronger with supplies tighter and factories actively looking for lambs. He said price quotes are up 10c/kg and factories are paying €5.10 to €5.15/kg for lambs. He said the ewe trade is also stronger with up to €3.00/kg paid. Sean Dennehy said a […]