Why care about regions? A new approach to regional policy

July 27, 2010
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The Western Development Commission has just published a short Policy Briefing “Why care about regions? A new approach to regional policy.”  It is based on analysis conducted by the WDC and draws on findings from recent work by the OECD on the role of regions and their contribution to national growth. It highlights the [...]

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Wildlife Tourism in Scotland

June 22, 2010
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New research shows wildlife tourism plays a vital part in Scotland’s rural economy, pulling in millions of pounds and also creating many hundreds of job opportunities.

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Major progress in renewable energy in Ireland

May 31, 2010
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Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan has welcomed the Renewable Energy in Ireland report by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland which reveals that the share of electricity generated from renewable energy sources in 2009 was 14.4%, two-thirds of which was wind, ensuring that Ireland is well on track to fulfil Government targets [...]

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Launch of “Communities and Business Working Together” guide

May 31, 2010
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On 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 Business Working Together” at an event in the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin. The guide, published by non profit organisation Business in the Community Ireland and sponsored by Diageo Ireland and Ulster [...]

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West Cork LEADER helps motivate unemployed

May 11, 2010
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Unemployment 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 West Cork Development Partnership into holding a series of motivational workshops for job seekers and would-be entrepreneurs, inviting internationally-renowned motivational speaker Kevin Kelly to address the workshop in Macroom and [...]

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Bord Bia publishes ‘Pathways for Growth’ for Ireland’s Food Sector

May 7, 2010
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Ireland should adopt a strategy of developing a world-class agricultural industry by 2016 and set itself the goal of becoming the most efficient, most highly innovative food and drink country in the world. This is according to a new report entitled ‘Pathways for Growth’ prepared for Bord Bia by Professor David Bell and Mary Shelman [...]

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Public opinion in the European Union is broadly favourable to European agricultural policy and support for farmers

March 31, 2010
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European citizens broadly support the new aims of agricultural policy as conducted at European Union level and a majority are in favour of maintaining its budget. This is one of the main findings of a survey of people’s attitudes to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

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Proceedings: Energy Crops Technical Information Day

March 26, 2010
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The proceedings from the Teagasc information day on energy crops,  held in Carlow on the 16th of February, are now available.

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Area under organic farming increased by 7.4% between 2007 and 2008 in the EU-27

March 2, 2010

A recent Eurostat report shows that Organic farming in the EU27 covered 7.8 million hectares in 2008, up by 7% compared with 2007. Over a longer time period, the data available for the EU25 show an increase of 21% in the total organic area between 2005 and 2008.

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An Asset-Based Approach to Community Development?

March 1, 2010

According to a new paper from the Carnegie Trust, asset-based community development approaches help us to begin to open up possibilities for how we begin to make real changes locally, that can benefit people, planet and place for the long-term. In other words, they can help us to build communities that are just, sustainable and [...]

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