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International Women’s Day 2010 will be celebrated somewhat differently in County Limerick this year as three men take centre stage at an event entitled “Men’s Voices…Men’s Stories”. The unique event will be held at the Newcastle West Public Library on March 8th and will feature the widely published and popular poet Gabriel Fitzmaurice, international singer and storyteller Colm Sands and the...

Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food today opened the Irish Skipper – Inshore Fisheries Expo in Galway. The annual event, which specialises in the inshore fisheries sector, showcases products and services for the fishing sector and the latest technologies. Speaking today, Minister Killeen said: “The great success of the IRISH SKIPPER EXPO...

A new booklet produced by the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council (FAWAC) on a Code of Practice for the Welfare of Pigs has been launched. The booklet aims to encourage all pig farmers to maintain the highest standards of animal husbandry and continue to practice responsible management on farms. Commenting on the importance of good welfare practices, Junior Agriculture Minister and Clare T.D...

Caring for Carers Ireland 19th Annual Respite Weekend and Conference will take place on Friday 26th to Sunday 28th February 2010 in the Radisson Blu Hotel Galway. Over 500 family carers drawn from Caring for Carers Ireland’s network of 101 Carers Groups throughout Ireland will attend the conference, entitled ‘Sustaining Long Term Carers: A Fair Deal for Family Carers?’. Representatives of Health...

One of the Mid West Region’s best known primary schools has moved to reduce its annual water and sewer charges by installing waterless urinal systems. The Model School in Limerick City invested in the systems, which were installed by brwaterless solution, to offset the scale of metered water charges that were introduced for all schools and educational centres in January. The Sligo-based company...

The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) Audio Book Club from County Dublin has been named overall winner of Ireland’s first ‘Book Club of the Year Award’. Organised by the Ennis Book Club Festival, in association with Clare County Library, the competition attracted dozens of entries from book clubs throughout the country. The Dún Laoghaire-based Audio Book Club will be guests at the...

The Department of Agriculture’s online application facility for the 2010 Single Payment Scheme – SPS iNet – was opened for business this week, which is six weeks earlier than the opening date under the 2009 Scheme. Junior Agriculture Minister and Clare T.D., Tony Killeen said the facility provides for applications to be lodged by individual farmers or their nominated approved Agents. He...

Junior Minister Tony Killeen has reminded Clare students and teachers that the deadline for applications for the Ireland Canada University Foundation’s Irish language awards is Friday March 5th next. According to the Clare T.D.: “This excellent programme offers students and academics a wonderful opportunity to gain valuable teaching practice, to experience living in Canada and to use their Irish...

The development of a long-term strategy for the agri-food, forestry and fisheries sectors will place the industries at the forefront of the country’s export-led economic recovery. That is according to Junior Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Tony Killeen, T.D., who was speaking following the appointment of a Committee to lead the process and has also established a web-based public consultation...