The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has reported that it received approximately 15,000 calls for help during March with Covid-19 measures cited frequently by callers in the last week of the month. “There have been some harrowing messages received with a lot of people experiencing stress, anxiety and dealing […]
by Pauline Murphy This month marks the centenary of the ambush at Upton near Innishannon that killed the brother of Antarctic explorer Tom Crean. One hundred years ago, on the afternoon of April 25, 1920, a report reached Innishannon RIC barracks of suspicious activity in fields around Skevanish near Upton […]
While the spread of COVID-19 hits countries across the world, there is hope the devastating Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is close to being halted – and similar response work will be vital in tackling the Coronavirus. These are difficult times for everyone. As COVID-19 spreads around the world and […]
by John Hosford of The Weekend Garden Centre Self-isolation and longer days with the clocks going forward by an hour last weekend gives us more time to get out and about in the garden. Let’s hope our good weather continues during our lockdown so we can take advantage of the […]
The first in a series of Greenhouse Gas Webinars aimed at professionals working in Irish agriculture will commence tomorrow, Friday, 3 April at 9.30am.This webinar series, The Signpost Series – ‘Pointing the way to a low emissions agriculture’ is organised through the Teagasc ConnectEd service, with the support of the National Rural […]
Teagasc are setting up a Regional Farm Labour Database that would link farm families where a farmer or a farm worker becomes ill with COVID 19, with an available relief worker. This is being done in collaboration with the Farm Relief Services (FRS), and with the support of the farm […]