South East Tech Brew returns
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
May 16th - Cloud Computing
Following on from a wildly successful event last April, Sun Life Financial is delighted to announce that it is once again teaming up with the Technology Cluster South East (TCSE) to sponsor its second South East Tech Brew.
The South East Tech Brew is an exciting opportunity to hear from experts and practitioners about topics important to the technology community. The next event focuses on Cloud Computing. It is a free event and will be held in the Kazbar on May 16 at 7 pm.
John McAuliffe, co-founder of South East Tech Brew is particularly enthused about the May event. "We are delighted to be able give people the opportunity to hear from a diverse range of companies who are getting the most out of Cloud Computing. Our speakers will offer an insight into how companies of all
Re-imagine our towns and cities
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
Challenge set at ‘Building a Tourism Economy’ Conference for Waterford City
Waterford Chamber recently hosted a brand new conference entitled ‘Building a Tourism Economy’ at Dooley’s Hotel in the city. The conference hosted eight speakers with the conference opening from Redmond O’Donoghue Chairman of Failte Ireland.
Commenting on the conference turn out at the conference President of Waterford Chamber, Orm Kenny said, "We are delighted with the number of interested parties attending the conference today and inparticular the number of people very engaged in the questions and answer sessions. A vibrant tourism economy in Waterford means more opportunities for awide range of businesses through increased demand in retail, services and other sectors."
Speaking at the conference Richard Guiney CEO of Dublin City BID, the organisation charged with the promotion of Dublin city
Homeowners Face hike in property tax
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
Residents in Waterford will be annoyed to hear that they could be hit with a 15% increase in the property tax as early as next year, after the local elections, according Waterford Fianna Fáil Cllr Gary Wyse.
Cllr Wyse has said it was widely understood in the minds of the public that both the house valuation and the rate of tax to be paid would be fixed for three years. However, the Revenue Commissioners have confirmed that Fine Gael and Labour have put in a provision for local authorities to raise the tax by between €60 and €75 on an average home in Waterford.
A property valued between €200,000 - €250,000 will pay €405 in tax in 2014 which could increase to €466 in 2015 while the tax on a property valued between €250,000 - €300,000 could increase from €495 to almost
Save Our Forests – A Walk In the Woods
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
At Kilcash Wood, Clonmel, Tipperary.
Meet Sunday 26th May at 1.30pm in Kilcash Village Family day with Poetry, Music and readings by local artists, musician’s activists & others.
The Irish government is giving away our natural resources. Oil and Gas exploration licences have been handed out to big multi nationals under terms that mean the Irish people do not gain jobs, a revenue stream or security of supply. Practices with serious environmental consequences, such as fracking, are not ruled out under law.
The harvesting rights to our forests are under threat of being sold off to the highest bidder.
This threatens access rights of the Irish people to walk in our forests and endangers the sustainability of our woodlands as they will be exploited for quick sale of timber.
Our water is about to be privatised. The first move has been to transfer the administration
Farmers Feed Families launching to thank Waterford farmers
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
Farmers Feed Families is a campaign launched on May 8th to highlight the importance of farmers in Waterford and the rest of Ireland. There is a significant disconnection between the work that Irish farmers do and the food that people buy in supermarkets and Farmers Feed Families aims to bridge that connection.
The first stage of the campaign is set to run from May through to September.
Farmers are the backbone of the agricultural industry in Ireland. Irish food is promoted and eaten every day all over the world. This is down to the hard work and dedication of our farmers. This is the beginning of the Farmers Feed Families nationwide branding campaign focused on spreading the Farmers Feed Families message among farm families and the wider community. The first initiative will begin later in May and is called ‘Tweeting Farmers’. This
Waterford GIY Special Bealtaine Festival Event at Central Library
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
Waterford GIY are delighted to announce that Jim Breen will present a talk on "Soil Fertility and the Nutritional Quality of Food" at Waterford City Central Library on Saturday 11th May at 2.30pm.
Jim Breen earned a B.Agr.Sc. degree from UCD in 1969. He worked abroad in international development with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for most of his career.
His main area of expertise was crop assessment following droughts, floods or war or in disaster assessment and relief/rehabilitation work, including the Tsunami in Sri Lanka.
Here in Ireland his work led to an understanding of the relationship between nutritional imbalances in soils and human nutrition, and the means of alleviating them through proper fertilization of land.
Jim’s recent talk to Wexford GIY was described by landscape designer Betty Kehoe as "the most thought provoking, interesting presentation I have witnessed. It is
Newrath Golfer Shows Who's Boss With A Hole-In-One At Waterford
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
A Newrath golfer has received a limited-edition BOSS watch after scoring a hole-in-one during a recent competition at his club.
Larry Morrissey, 62, scored his ace on the 186-yard, par-three 13th, at his club, Waterford, and the 15-handicapper was rewarded with membership of the exclusive BOSS Watches H1 Club and a specially-commissioned, commemorative timepiece.
The luxury German brand has pledged to reward club golfers with an exclusive watch for every hole-in-one recorded during a club competition between April 15 and October 31 this year. And, with nearly 4,000 holes-in-one recorded annually, BOSS Watches could feasibly be giving away £1m-worth in 2013.
The scheme is open to any golfer whose club uses HowDidiDo - a free-to-use, web-based social network for golfers - and anybody playing in official club
McGrath Gathering Draws Close
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
As the McGrath Clan Gathering draws closer, the organizers are calling on all McGraths to come to Dungarvan in June for the official McGrath Clan Gathering 2013. It's the first of it's kind in Waterford for over a decade.
The organizers are delighted to announce the speakers for the four day event. They are John Cunningham from Fermanagh, who is the top speaker in the country on the McGrath Clan. He will speak on Saturday morning in the Arts Centre. Local historian Willie Fraher, will give a talk on Friday night titled 'Castles of the McGrath's. He will be followed on Friday night with a talk by Dan McGrath, who has captured some of the great moments in Irish sport, he will speak on 'McGrath's at the Top Table of Sport' - featuring Olympic Champion Matt McGrath, Ken McGrath the All Star
Factories And Retailers Need To Make The Change To Spring Lamb
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman James Murphy said hogget supplies are disappearing fast and both retailers and factories need to make the change over to Spring Lamb. James Murphy said for the tight supplies of Hoggets factories are paying €5.40/?5.50 kg and finding it very difficult to get numbers. He said factories are quoting much lower prices but failing to get numbers at the quoted prices. He pointed out that Hogget prices in the UK had moved up to €5.50/kg incl. vat and grade 1 hoggets in France were making €5.90kg incl. vat last week according to Bord Bia.
James Murphy said Spring Lambs are making €6.05/?6.20kg with factories attempting to pull quotes below €6.00/kg. He said "this price pull is totally unjustified with Bord Bia reporting new Season Lamb the equivalent of over €7.00/kg in the UK and €6.70/kg in
WIT and Nemeton TV announce Higher Diploma
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
WIT and Nemeton TV announce Higher Diploma in Televisision and Digital Media
Waterford Institute of Technology and Nemeton TV are pleased to announce that the Higher Diploma in Television and digital media class of 2013 film premiere will be held on 15th May in SCG Dungarvan for an invited audience of press and guests.
The fourteen students on the course lived and worked in the Ring Gaeltacht over the past few months in Nemeton TV where they filmed and edited seven half hour dramas, music shows and documentaries. The films feature many sites and locations around Waterford, Ring and Helvic. The course is run through Irish so the students all wrote,directed and edited their films in Irish. This is to give them an edge in the competitive media world
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Once in a blue moon. As rare as hen's teeth. A Government success. Each of those three sentences are as unusual and as rare as each other. But the last one seems to be about to take place. The Government has announced that it plans to give each child in the State a second year of free pre-school. It might not sound like earth shattering news but if it does happen then it could be one of the most significant things that this Government has done since it took office. Any money that is given over to education is a …
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