County Cork has been awarded 8 Blue Flags for beaches, 2 Blue Flags for Marinas and 14 Green Coast Awards at the 2020 National Awards ceremony which took place on-line on Tuesday June 9. In all, there were 90 Blue Flags and 60 Green Coast Awards awarded across Ireland this […]
Robbie Cronin, third generation owner of Dan Cronin’s Pub and nightclub in the square in Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick arrived out to a field on Saturday last (June 6) to get the shock of his life. His thoroughbred brood mare ‘Jimmy’s Choice’, a lovely 8 year old bay mare by ‘Jeremy’ […]
The students of Schull Community College were awarded the National Junior Climate Change Award at the ECO UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards in an online ceremony last week. The successful first year action group was formed in September 2019 following the climate strikes. Dubbed the Junior Climate Activists in SCC, the […]
Drivers reminded to slow down as there are more people walking and cycling and also urged to make basic safety checks on vehicles before returning to the road The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have launched a new road safety campaign urging road users to be extra […]
Embrace FARM, the support network for those affected by farm accidents, is encouraging people to join in the #WeRememberYou campaign this June to remember a person in their life lost or injured in a farm accident. The campaign will this year culminate in an online Remembrance Service on where names of those affected by […]
The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, T.D. today (Wednesday the 10th of June 2020) launched a consultation to inform the best model to deliver on our offshore wind ambitions. Under the Climate Action Plan, 70% of Ireland’s electricity will be generated from renewable energy by 2030. At […]