Conference on Sustainable Building

March 9, 2010
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A conference entitled ‘Retrofitting and New Build in the New Environment’ will be held on the 23 rd of April in Thurles as part of the Sustainable Energy in Rural Village Environments  (SERVE) project. The project demonstrates sustainable energy use in rural communities.

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LEADER transnational cooperation project: Rural Youth

February 12, 2010
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A Finnish Local Action Group are seeking a project cooperation partner for a project entitled “Active and Creative Rural Youth”.

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Ireland’s rural areas offer the key to resisting future economic shocks

November 16, 2009

While Ireland’s rural areas have suffered disproportionately from the current recession, rural assets and people hold many of the keys to Ireland’s economic recovery and future resilience. This was one of the messages emerging from the Ceiliúradh conference held at Tipperary Institute, Thurles at the end of October. Marian Harkin MEP spoke about the possibilities offered by [...]

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The 2009/10 JFC Innovation Awards for Rural Business is open for entries

October 27, 2009

JFC, Teagasc, the Department of Agriculture & Rural Affairs NI, Comhar LEADER na Eireann and the Irish Farmers Journal have just announced the JFC Innovation Awards for Rural Business 2009/10.

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Ceiliúradh ‘09: Creating Resilient Rural Communities

October 14, 2009
Ceiliúradh '09

How can our communities plan for the future? How can we benefit from local food? What about building local economies? These are just some of the topics that will be the focus of an upcoming two day conference at Tipperary Institute.

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The challenges of the changing economic climate

September 28, 2009
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What challenges will the changing economic climate have on the structure of farming and on rural communities and how can the Rural Development Programme address these challenges? This is the question that has been posed to a new strategic issues working group as part of the workings of the Irish National Rural Network.

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