Unique chair by emerging Laois designer goes on display at National Museum of Ireland
A unique chair be emerging furniture designer Seán Ryan, from Portarlington, Co Laois, has been selected for display at the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) as part of the exhibition Our Irish Chair: Tradition Revisited. Seán is currently studying on the B.Sc. in Furniture Design and Manufacture programme at ATU Connemara, Letterfrack, Co Galway (formerly GMIT […]
Teagasc Signpost Programme is a finalist in Sustainability category of the Irish Times Innovation Awards 2022
The Teagasc Signpost programme has been announced as a finalist in the Sustainability category of The Irish Times Innovation Awards 2022. They have been nominated for their leadership role in establishing the “whole-of-sector” Signpost Programme, which has been launched to lead and support Irish farmers in climate action. Programme partners include farmers, agri-food industry orgnisations, […]
PII welcomes review of mortgage rules for new homebuyers but missed opportunity to reform system
Commenting on the publication of the Mortgage Measures Framework review, Chairperson of Property Industry Ireland (PII), Ivan Gaine said: “PII broadly welcomes the changes announced today by the Central Bank of Ireland increasing the loan-to-income limit from 3.5 to 4 times income for first time buyers and reduction of the deposit percentage for second-time buyers. […]
Poorly treated sewage continues to harm the quality of our rivers, lakes and coastal waters, says EPA
Just half (51 per cent) of Ireland’s sewage was treated to the European Union standards set to protect our environment, well below the EU average of 90 per cent. Works to eliminate raw sewage flowing into seas and rivers from 32 towns and villages have commenced or are due to start by 2024. Irish Water […]
The search for Ireland’s most talented family is back
Réalta Agus Gaolta returns Sundays at 8.30pm from 30th October on TG4 The search for Ireland’s most talented family is back. The call was put out for singing, dancing and musical families and now the best the nation has to offer will compete against each other, all vying to be crowned Ireland’s top performing family! Returning […]
Junior Cycle exam results out Wednesday 23 November 2022
The State Examinations Commission (SEC), intends to issue the 2022 Junior Cycle examination results to candidates on Wednesday 23 November 2022. Noting the very significant examiner shortages which affected marking at both Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle this year, the SEC has been making every effort to complete the marking in all subjects so that […]
Laois land acquisition by IDA
IDA Ireland has announced that it has acquired lands adjacent to the Business and Technology Park in Portlaoise. Head of Regions, Property and Enterprise Development at IDA Ireland, Denis Curran said: “The timely provision of appropriate, innovative and cost-effective property and infrastructure solutions to meet the needs of MNCs is key to winning Foreign Direct Investment. […]
Sport Highlights on TG4 this week
Wednesday 19/10/228:30pm Scéalta na gCorn Scéalta na gCorn finishes in the rebel county of Cork, All Ireland winners in football, hurling and camogie across the decades. A county steeped in history, Gráinne is keen to find out about some of the silverware that honour patriots such as John ‘Flyer’ Nyhan and his deep connection with […]
Water quality of our rivers, lakes, estuaries and coastal areas continues to decline, says EPA
Water quality in Ireland has further declined. While improvements are being made in some areas, these are being offset by declines in water quality elsewhere. At the current level of progress, Ireland will fail to meet the EU and national goal of restoring all waters to good or better status by 2027 Only just over […]