Archive for February, 2010

Irish National Rural Network nominated for Irish Blog Award

Posted on 22 Feb 2010 | 2 Comments
National Rural Network

We got news over the weekend that we have been nominated in the Best Specialist Blog category (sponsored by IQ Content) of the 2010 Irish [...]

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From the field to the furnace

Posted on 16 Feb 2010 | 0 Comments
National Rural Network

The large attendance by farmers at a Teagasc information day, held in Carlow on the 16th of February, on bioenergy crops shows that there are [...]

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European LEADER Expo II

Posted on 12 Feb 2010 | 0 Comments
National Rural Network

The Organizing Committee of the Hungarian LEADER Alliance, ELARD and the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will be hosting in Budapest between the [...]

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LEADER transnational cooperation project: Rural Youth

Posted on 12 Feb 2010 | 0 Comments
National Rural Network

A Finnish Local Action Group are seeking a project cooperation partner for a project entitled “Active and Creative Rural Youth”.

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News Bites #5

Posted on 11 Feb 2010 | 0 Comments
National Rural Network

CAP, broadband, bioenergy and water research all feature in this issue of “News Bites”,  a sample of local, national and international “news bites” that are hopefully [...]

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New Bioenergy Scheme for Willow and Miscanthus

Posted on 09 Feb 2010 | 1 Comment
National Rural Network

Brendan Smith TD, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has announced the commencement of a new Bioenergy Scheme to grant aid the planting of willow [...]

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Northern Irish LAG seeks project partner

Posted on 09 Feb 2010 | 0 Comments
National Rural Network

A Northern Irish Local Action Group (LAG), North East Region LAG, are seeking co-operation partners. The topics of interest are food & cultural tourism, enhancing [...]

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LINC 2010

Posted on 09 Feb 2010 | 0 Comments
National Rural Network

LINC is a new initiative from Local Action Groups and National Network Units for rural development in Austria, Germany, Estonia and Finland which combines European [...]

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UPDATE: REPS4 Traditional Farm Buildings

Posted on 08 Feb 2010 | Comments Off
National Rural Network

Thanks to all those who made contact with us yesterday regarding the broken link in our article “REPS4 Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme 2010-2011“. The [...]

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REPS4 Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme 2010-2011

Posted on 07 Feb 2010 | 0 Comments
National Rural Network

A traditional farm building is a building or part of a building constructed before 1960 for a use associated with agriculture, and built using traditional [...]

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