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Munster Technological University Celebrate Historic First Time Volleyball All Ireland Win
April 2, 2025 · Comments Off on Munster Technological University Celebrate Historic First Time Volleyball All Ireland Win
Munster Technological University is pleased to share a historic sporting achievement after its Mens Volleyball Club claimed their first-ever All Ireland title. The momentous win took place on Friday, 28th March at the University of Limerick as part of the action-packed Volleyball Ireland Cup Finals weekend. Winning the All-Ireland was no easy feat, as the team overcame strong challenges from TU Dublin Tallaght, and a hard-fought semi-final clash against Dublin Business School. Up to where they faced off against Griffith College Dublin, the very team that had denied them a place in the final... [Read the full story]
GAA
Unwrapping Ireland’s food waste: Bread is Ireland’s most wasted food, with 41% of people reporting they throw away bread
October 2, 2020 · Comments Off on Unwrapping Ireland’s food waste: Bread is Ireland’s most wasted food, with 41% of people reporting they throw away bread
Food waste is an issue of high concern for Irish people and they are willing to take action.Main reasons for waste are food passing its Use-By date and forgetting to eat leftovers in time. After bread; vegetables, fruit and salad are the foods that are thrown out most often in the home.During the Covid-19 lockdown, 29% of people reported wasting less food. Ireland has committed to halving food waste by 2030 which requires a strong response along every step of the food chain from farm to fork. New findings from an EPA survey, show food waste is a high priority in Irish households,... [Read the full story]
Entertainment
The Sound of Ireland radio station for St Patrick’s Week & beyond – listener survey open for entry
March 14, 2025 · Comments Off on The Sound of Ireland radio station for St Patrick’s Week & beyond – listener survey open for entry
As people across the globe celebrate Ireland’s national holiday, ‘The Sound of Ireland’ radio station is playing an all Irish soundtrack from 10th March streaming from Dublin across Ireland and the world. Now in its 4th year, ‘The Sound of Ireland’ is expanding – from March 18th it will become a year round online station broadcasting ‘The Best of Irish’ 365 days of the year – exploring and amplifying Ireland’s greatest music, culture, heritage, destinations and more. Listeners are invited to vote now in the listener survey – vote... [Read the full story]
Events
Where to watch live coverage of The 2025 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Monday, March 17
March 5, 2025 · Comments Off on Where to watch live coverage of The 2025 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Monday, March 17
Audiences can access the live broadcast through the “NBC 4 New York” streaming channel, available on Peacock, The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Xumo Play, Amazon Fire, Google TV, TCL and Local Now. Offering a front row seat for one of the world’s most popular and longest-running parades, NBC 4 New York will carry exclusive, live coverage of the 264th New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Monday, March 17. Starting at 11 AM ET and continuing through 3 PM ET, Tri-State viewers can enjoy the over-the-air broadcast on WNBC, on NBCNewYork.com and the... [Read the full story]
Sport
Tipperary’s Nicole Drought Wins At Donington Park
April 23, 2024 · Comments Off on Tipperary’s Nicole Drought Wins At Donington Park
Nicole Drought and Justin Roberts took on two different races at Donington Park last weekend. They entered the EBC Brakes Honda Civic in the Trackdays Championship race on Saturday and managed to qualify third of the 35 entries. In the race itself, Justin started the race and handed over to Nicole at the half way mark still in third place. Nicole held off a prolonged attack from a BMW 130i for the duration to claim a podium position for the delighted duo in their first UK race of 2024. On Sunday morning, they returned to the track to qualify for the Trackday Trophy race and they posted... [Read the full story]
Business
Bord Bia launches new Accelerated Export Growth programme
January 30, 2025 · Comments Off on Bord Bia launches new Accelerated Export Growth programme
Bord Bia has initiated a new programme to assist established Irish food and drink businesses in exploring export growth opportunities for the first time. The Accelerated Export Growth (AEG) Programme offers companies tailored supports aimed at advancing the next generation of high-growth exporters in Ireland. The inaugural programme includes companies such as Nutshed, a producer of peanut butter and plant-based confectionary; Ahascragh Distillers Ltd, Ireland’s first zero-emissions distillery producing whiskey and gin products; and Shackletons, a producer of gluten-free flour, bread, and cake... [Read the full story]
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Munster Technological University Celebrate Historic First Time Volleyball All Ireland Win
Munster Technological University is pleased to share a historic sporting achievement after its Mens Volleyball Club claimed their first-ever All Ireland title. The momentous win took place on Friday, 28th March at the University of Limerick as part of the action-packed Volleyball Ireland Cup Finals weekend. Winning...
[Continue reading: Munster Technological University Celebrate Historic First Time Volleyball All Ireland Win ]There has been a welcome reduction in nitrogen levels in rivers in 2024, says EPA
Early Insights Nitrogen Indicator for 2024, published by the EPA, shows that nitrogen levels in rivers have reduced in 2024. Despite the reduction, nitrogen remains too high in the southeastern half of the country and further reductions will be needed to bring them to satisfactory levels. Agriculture is the...
[Continue reading: There has been a welcome reduction in nitrogen levels in rivers in 2024, says EPA]Tipperary’s Nicole Drought Wins UK TDC Opener at Snetterton
2024 TDC Champion Nicole Drought started her title defence in the best possible way at Snetterton at the weekend by qualifying on pole position, taking fastest lap and winning the opening race of the season. Having worked with four times BTCC Champion Colin Turkington during Fri day testing, Nicole had...
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