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Bloom 2011 in Photos Part 2
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Death of Paddy McGuire of McGuire’s Garden Centre
Sad News – we’ve just heard that Paddy McGuire of McGuire’s Garden Centre, Rossduff, Woodstown, Co Waterford who died yesterday (Monday, 27th December 2010) Funeral arrangements are as follows; Removal From Thompson’s Funeral Home, Barrack Street tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at 7.30pm to Killea Church, Dunmore East Requiem Mass On Thursday Morning At 11am Funeral To [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Designer Probiotics could Reduce Obesity
Specially designed probiotics can modulate the physiology of host fat cells say scientists writing in Microbiology. The findings could lead to specialised probiotics that have a role in the prevention or treatment of conditions such as obesity. Scientists from the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC), Cork, University College Cork and Teagasc, in Ireland engineered a strain [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Teagasc – News – Presentation to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 8 December 2010
Professor Gerry Boyle, Director Teagasc Dr Thia Hennessy, Rural Economy and Development Programme, Teagasc, Athenry Video of Meeting of the Agriculture Committee, Wednesday 8th December 2010 Introduction Chairman and Members of the Committee we appreciate the opportunity to meet with you today. I understand that some of the Members wished to hear from our colleague [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )ITB Horticulture Students Available for Work Experience in 2011
As part of the four year programme, they have 2 groups of students going out on placement; 1st years and 2nd years, both are free to start placement immediately following the exams in May (date for 2011 – Thursday 26th May). All placements must be approved by ITB before the student commences any work placement. 1st years must [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )ITB Horticulture Students Available for Work Experience in 2011
As part of the four year programme, they have 2 groups of students going out on placement; 1st years and 2nd years, both are free to start placement immediately following the exams in May (date for 2011 – Thursday 26th May). All placements must be approved by ITB before the student commences any work placement. 1st years must [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )NEW BOOK ON ALLOTMENTEERING LAUNCHED
Trevor Sargent Mark Keenan is the man who writes The Sunday Times column about his experience producing food from an allotment in Bohernabreena in the foothills of the Dublin mountains. The column, for reasons you can guess, is called ‘Plot 34′. Small wonder then that he went on to write a book about the whole [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Greening the European Aggregate Industry
A core industry sets its sights on a sustainable future, tackling biodiversity, air and water pollution, and climate change as the European Aggregates Association (UEPG) explains. Aggregates are the sand, gravel and crushed rock that form the basis of building materials. Take them away and the built environment would literally fall apart. It takes up to 400 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Minister Gormley Launches Guidance on Wetlands Sewerage Systems
While in Monaghan recently the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Mr John Gormley TD., launched a new guidance document on Constructed Wetlands. Integrated Constructed Wetlands are natural sewerage systems which are very kind to the environment. They can deal with farmyard soiled water and domestic wastewater applications. They consist of a series [...]
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