One Of Ireland’s Largest Dioceses Launches Vocations Initiative
The Diocese of Killaloe is undertaking a year-long initiative to encourage men to consider joining the priesthood. Visits to parishes across the Diocese in Clare, Laois, Offaly, Tipperary and Limerick commence next weekend in Ennis followed by visits to Nenagh, Birr and Castleconnell during October. With just over half of the 58 parishes in the Diocese currently […]
IFA Presidential Election Debates to Begin in Cork
The IFA Presidential election debates will begin next Mon, Oct 2nd and run until Mon, Oct 30th. In all, there will be 16 debates that cover each of the 29 IFA County Executives. The County Executives of West Cork and Cork Central have the honour of hosting the first debate between candidates running for President and […]
Don’t Choose Between Your Head and Heart This World Heart Day
CRY Ireland offers six free counselling sessions with an IACP accredited therapist for those who have been diagnosed with an inherited cardiac condition and families who have suffered a loss due to sudden cardiac death. This World Heart Day 2023, September 29th, two Irish registered charities – Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Ireland and […]
Once in a generation disaster year for tillage production – Gorman
Comprehensive aid package urgently required for Irish farmers IFA Presidential Candidate Francie Gorman says a “once in a generation disaster year” for tillage farmers must be responded to with a comprehensive aid package to avoid farmers exiting the business. The County Laois farmer says successive months of poor weather has created havoc for tillage farmers […]
Ireland’s ambition to move towards the health-based WHO air quality guidelines will be challenging, but will have a significantly positive impact on health
Ø Air quality in Ireland is generally good, however, there are concerning localised issues. Ø Ireland met all of its EU legal requirements in 2022, but it did not meet the more stringent health-based World Health Organisation (WHO) Air Quality guidelines. Ø It is estimated that there are approximately 1,300 premature deaths annually in Ireland due to poor air […]
Urgent action needed to improve Ireland’s household and commercial waste segregation and recycling performance – EPA
Over two thirds of wastes in general waste bins could have been placed in the recycling or organic waste bins. Food waste in commercial general waste bins is 30 per cent and in household general bins is 17 per cent. Plastics in the general waste bins are also significant for households (17 per cent) and […]
SOLAS Portarlington: Where Great Food, Plants, Markets & Events Await
SOLAS: A Hub of Activity SOLAS is gearing up for several weeks of excitement, with double market weekends featuring Farmers on Saturdays and Vintage and Craft on Sundays. If that’s not enough, we’re also bringing a Circus and a chess tournament into the mix. It’s no wonder SOLAS is the place to be every weekend. […]
ACRES Tranche 2 to open mid-October – IFA
DAFM has confirmed to IFA that Tranche 2 of ACRES will open for applications in mid-October, with no change to the terms & conditions. IFA Rural Development Chair Michael Biggins said “Getting ACRES Tranche 2 re-opened for applications as soon as possible was a key priority for IFA, and something we have continually pushed for. […]
Two Candidates to Run for IFA President
Two candidates have been nominated to run for the Presidency of IFA. At the close of nominations at 12 noon today, Francie Gorman from Laois and Martin Stapleton from Limerick had received the required number of nominations. IFA Deputy President Brian Rushe, who is acting National Returning Officer, confirmed that two nominations had been received. […]
Ireland can seize global growth opportunity in health technology if national strategy is adopted
BioPharmaChem Ireland and Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec groups that represent the sectors, today launched a joint Budget 2024 submission advocating for the Government to develop a national health technology and life sciences strategy led by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, with the appropriate resources appointed within the department to manage its implementation. Ibec […]