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Progress, economic prosperity, and health all threatened unless Ireland increases the scale, pace, and ambition of environmental action
October 4, 2024 · Comments Off on Progress, economic prosperity, and health all threatened unless Ireland increases the scale, pace, and ambition of environmental action
Ireland has modernized and prospered since joining the EU over 50 years ago – future prosperity and health are threatened unless we better protect our environment. · We are continuously playing catch-up – a forward step in one area is often matched by one or two steps back in another. · Actions on many fronts are having positive impacts but are entirely inadequate to deliver a healthy environment. · For too long we... [Read the full story]
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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
From Boxty to Rosti: Air fry your traditional favourites this National Potato Day!
October 4, 2024 · Comments Off on From Boxty to Rosti: Air fry your traditional favourites this National Potato Day!
Friday, October 4th, 2024, marks Bord Bia’s annual National Potato Day celebration, encouraging people to revisit traditional Irish potato recipes in a modern way! @bordbia | #NationalPotatoDay (L-R) Karol and Gina Daly have once again teamed up with Bord Bia to celebrate National Potato Day, Friday October 4th, to learn how to cook classic potato recipes using an air fryer, and to shine a light on the traditional recipes that have stood the test of time. It’s almost that time of year again! Today, Friday, October 4th,2024,... [Read the full story]
Events
One Week to Go! Young Scientist co-founder urges students to get entries in for the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2025 before the deadline
September 20, 2024 · Comments Off on One Week to Go! Young Scientist co-founder urges students to get entries in for the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2025 before the deadline
With one week to go until entries close for the 2025 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, students are urged to submit their applications by 5pm on 27th September. The BTYSTE 2025 will take place from January 08 – 11, showcasing incredible projects from students across the five categories of Technology, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Biological and Ecological Sciences, Chemical, Physical, Mathematical Sciences, and Health and Wellbeing. Fr Tom and Tony Scott With a total prize fund of €50,000, next year’s exhibition promises to be an exciting event for Ireland’s... [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
Business in the Community Ireland concludes pioneering SME Decarbonisation Pilot with graduation ceremony
September 20, 2024 · Comments Off on Business in the Community Ireland concludes pioneering SME Decarbonisation Pilot with graduation ceremony
Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) today celebrated the successful completion of a first-of-its-kind collaborative supply chain decarbonisation pilot for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The closing ceremony, hosted at the historic House of Lords building by Bank of Ireland, brought together 22 businesses from across Ireland. During the event, participants were awarded carbon literacy certificates in recognition of their involvement in the programme. The pilot initiative was a significant step in fostering climate action within the SME sector. Developed in collaboration... [Read the full story]
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Progress, economic prosperity, and health all threatened unless Ireland increases the scale, pace, and ambition of environmental action
Ireland has modernized and prospered since joining the EU over 50 years ago – future prosperity and health are threatened unless we better protect our environment. · We are continuously playing catch-up – a forward step in one area is often matched...
[Continue reading: Progress, economic prosperity, and health all threatened unless Ireland increases the scale, pace, and ambition of environmental action]Consumer Alert: Budget 2025 energy credit announcement sparks new fraud attempts – Bank of Ireland
of Ireland is warning customers to be very vigilant to a wave of new fraud attempts following the announcement of a range of new energy credits this week. Fraudsters often use topical events that are the subject of a lot of media coverage and commentary – in this case, energy credits announced in the recent...
[Continue reading: Consumer Alert: Budget 2025 energy credit announcement sparks new fraud attempts – Bank of Ireland]One Week to Go! Young Scientist co-founder urges students to get entries in for the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2025 before the deadline
With one week to go until entries close for the 2025 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, students are urged to submit their applications by 5pm on 27th September. The BTYSTE 2025 will take place from January 08 – 11, showcasing incredible projects from students across the five categories of Technology,...
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Tipperary’s Nicole Drought Wins At Donington Park
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Ireland has modernized and prospered since joining the EU over 50 years ago –...
Consumer Alert: Budget 2025 energy credit announcement sparks new fraud attempts – Bank of Ireland
of Ireland is warning customers to be very vigilant to a wave of new fraud attempts...
With one week to go until entries close for the 2025 BT Young Scientist & Technology...
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Field Exchange celebrates success of two-day festival promoting sustainable agriculture and the arts
● Farmers, artists, food producers and local people...
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