Archive for May, 2010
Major progress in renewable energy in Ireland
Posted on 31 May 2010 | 0 CommentsMinister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan has welcomed the Renewable Energy in Ireland report by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland which reveals [...]
Read More »Launch of “Communities and Business Working Together” guide
Posted on 31 May 2010 | 0 CommentsOn Monday, May 17th, Pat Carey T.D., Minister at the Department of Community, Equality And Rural Affairs launched an innovative new guide entitled, “Communities and [...]
Read More »Exciting new project for the food sector in Co. Roscommon
Posted on 31 May 2010 | 0 CommentsRoscommon Integrated Development Company (RIDC), in recognition of the potential of the local food sector, has commissioned Momentum Consulting to conduct a feasibility study/ business [...]
Read More »Bio-energy support price structure announces
Posted on 24 May 2010 | 0 CommentsThe Government’s new support price structure for bio-energy – the use of natural materials for the production of electricity – has been announced.
Read More »Bleach Lough to Officially Reopen
Posted on 18 May 2010 | 0 CommentsLeading the way in disability accessible recreation in West Limerick, Pallaskenry’s Bleach Lough will reopen next week having undergone a major overhaul to encourage local, [...]
Read More »The Hot Irishman – A Steaming Success
Posted on 13 May 2010 | 2 CommentsOver thirty countries, including Kazakhstan, have fallen head-over-heels for The Hot Irishman, and its promise of quality, consistency and an ‘easy life’. I know what [...]
Read More »SEAI launch Miscanthus Pilot Demonstration Programme
Posted on 11 May 2010 | 0 CommentsThe Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland recently announced the launch of the Miscanthus Pilot Demonstration Programme which aims to support the establishment of a number [...]
Read More »West Cork LEADER helps motivate unemployed
Posted on 11 May 2010 | 0 CommentsUnemployment figures in the West Cork town of Macroom have risen by a dramatic 140-180 per cent in the last eighteen months. This fact spurred [...]
Read More »Minister Cuffe alerts farmers to 17 May 2010 deadline for Applications for Organic Farming Scheme
Posted on 08 May 2010 | 0 CommentsThe Minister for Sustainable Transport, Horticulture and Planning, Ciaran Cuffe TD, is reminding farmers that the closing date for applications for the Organic Farming Scheme [...]
Read More »Employment in the agriculture sector down by 25% between 2000 and 2009 – Agriculture income fell by 11.6 % in 2009
Posted on 08 May 2010 | 0 CommentsBetween 2000 and 2009, employment in the agricultural sector in the EU27 decreased by 25%, the equivalent of 3.7 million full-time jobs, according to a [...]
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