Children and young people being pulled into poverty at rate higher than general population – Child Poverty Monitor renews calls for national child poverty unit
Today (13.07.2022), the Children’ Rights Alliance launches a new Child Poverty Monitor – the first, in a series of reports that will analyse the complexity of child poverty across the country. The Monitor explores the root causes and showcase solutions to addressing issues including educational disadvantage, social exclusion, accessing healthcare, homelessness, food poverty and income […]
Fota Wildlife Park launch the return of educational activity weekends across the summer
Fota Wildlife Park have announced the return of their family-friendly educational weekends, which feature a variety of fun interactive experiences and learning-focused stands and activities on various weekends this July and August. Visitors to Fota Wildlife Park are invited to visit the themed educational events, which are free with entry, the Mad Scientist Weekend on […]
AA Ireland Centenarian from Laois celebrates his big day in style
When former patrol John Moylan started with The Automobile Association in Ireland, Sean T. O’Kelly was President, Eamon de Valera was Taoiseach and the romantic comedy, The Quiet Man was just reaching cinemas. 70 years ago, the roads of Ireland looked very different and an AA Patrol had to fix many problems that were quite […]
Farmers Encouraged to Attend Energy and Farm Business Show 2022 in Gurteen
IFA Environment and Rural Affairs Chair Paul O’Brien has encouraged farmers to attend the 2022 Energy and Farm Business Show in Gurteen College, Tipperary on Tuesday next, 19th July. The free event will provide farmers with the most up-to-date information on the opportunities in the renewable energy sector, as well as ways to improve energy efficiency on farms. There is […]
Sarah Corbet crowned Miss Laois
Sarah Corbet (19) from Clonaslee will represent Laois this year at the 75th Miss Ireland, proudly sponsored by TanOrganic. The 37 finalists vying for the coveted Miss Ireland 2022 title were revealed at a sparkling white party last week for this, the 75th Diamond Jubilee of the competition. The finalists arrived to House on an […]
Taoiseach urged to convene Coalition party leaders to agree climate targets – “Serious concern” as Agriculture only sector holding out for easier targets
Friends of the Earth has urged the Taoiseach to convene the Coalition party leaders to break the deadlock over agricultural pollution. The environmental campaigning organisation has written to the Taoiseach [1] expressing “serious concern” that the Government missed its own deadline this week to agree binding “sectoral emissions ceilings” for industry, transport, electricity, buildings and […]
Irish Sport Horse (ISH) Young Breeders crowned World Champions
The Irish Sport Horse Studbook Young Breeders team were crowned World Champions at the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses International Young Breeders World Championships in Ermelo, Holland July 7-9 2022. Teagasc have partnered with Horse Sport Ireland since 2005 to provide the ‘ISH Young Breeders’ training programme. Wendy Conlon Teagasc Equine Specialist manages the […]
Declining home ownership is a clear and present danger of poverty for people
ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has today welcomed the ERSI report into the levels of declining home ownership. The report highlights that future cohorts of retirees are likely to have substantially lower rates of homeownership than current retirees, which could more than double the proportion of older people experiencing […]