Month: April 2016

Farm Safety NCT for Tractors

Castlerea Dealer celebrates Zetor’s 70th anniversary

Tractor and farm machinery dealers, Regan Tractor Sales of Castlerea are this year joined with Zetor dealers in Ireland and globally in celebrating the 70th anniversary of the renowned Czech tractor maker whose products they represent in County Roscommon. First produced in 1946, Ireland has had a noteworthy place in Zetor history. Imported here in …

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Buccaneers RFC

Awards season at Buccaneers RFC

Buccaneers President’s Gala Ball The President’s Gala Ball takes place in the Athlone Sheraton Hotel on Saturday week May 7th starting at 7.30 p.m. The adult team Player of the Year Awards are incorporated in this black tie event and the following players (in alphabetical order) have been nominated in the respective categories:- Senior:- Ben …

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Roscommon

Roscommon Schools receive funding through Summer Works Scheme

Elphin Community College and Roscommon Community College have been allocated funding to carry out Electrical upgrades under the Department of Education’s Summer Works Scheme. The two Schools are among 62 Post Primary and 135 Primary Schools throughout Ireland to benefit from the first allocation of funding. Speaking about the announcement Minister O’Sullivan stated: “Of the …

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IT Sligo

IT Sligo Engineering Expo To Showcase A New World Of Possibilities

The diversity and range of career possibilities in engineering will be showcased at a special interactive event for students and jobseekers at IT Sligo on Thursday May 5th. The Engineering Expo is a free public event, bringing together leading national and international engineering practitioners along with training expertise in the sector, and schools from across …

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Live export of Irish Cattle held up by Visa delays says Michael Fitzmaurice

Michael Fitzmaurice says that the provision of visas for vets from Turkey and other countries is holding up the live export of Irish Cattle and the situation “needs to be addressed immediately” in order to help trade. “I am aware that markets for live exports of Irish cattle in Turkey and Egypt are ready to …

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Farming bodies react to delays with National Broadband Plan

Farming bodies have reacted angrily to the news that the Department of Communications’ is experiencing delays in the bidding process for the National Broadband Plan. The National Broadband Plan had promised to deliver subsidised modern Internet to 750,000 rural homes and businesses by 2020. The awarding of the contracts was set to take place in …

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