Covid-19 and lockdown are continuing to send shock waves through our economy with business activity for many SMEs in decline, as well as tumbling consumer and business confidence. In particular, according to the farming, food, and agribusiness professional services firm ifac, many business owners across the Irish food and agribusiness sectors report being challenged […]
Google Ireland has this week announced that Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org will provide €1 million in grants to Irish NGOs to help deal with the impact and repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic. The grants will be split across two equal parts, the first of which will fund NGOs whose work […]
The village of Courtmacsherry in West Cork will be out in force (within social distancing guidelines of course) on Friday, May 1 to celebrate the 100th birthday of much-loved resident Margaret Crowley. Due to the current lockdown, most of Margaret’s family are unfortunately unable to be with her this year […]
Innocent and GIY have this week made free vegetable growing starter kits available for gardens and window boxes around the country with 5,000 of their Big Grow home kits available for little and large growers across the nation, in a bid to provide some wholesome and healthy reprise amidst the […]
It’s been over a month of isolation, and two weeks in lockdown. The days of the week have merged into a single ‘Today’. I still keep track of weekends because that is when my partner, who is working from home, emerges from an upstairs bedroom and joins the rest of […]
An innovative new online food programme, from the Local Enterprise Offices, is set to boost the number of Irish food start-ups. The Digital School of Food is the first of its kind in Europe and gives food entrepreneurs expert advice and guidance, from their home, office or kitchen. The new […]