Irish News for October 2024

Irish News, Oct 18, 2024
Water Supply Remains Up To Standard
Uisce Éireann has reassured customers supplied by the Vartry Water Treatment Plant in parts of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and North Wicklow that their drinking water continues to meet regulatory standards...

Irish News, Oct 18, 2024
Joint Initiative To Improve Education Outcomes
Education ministers from Northern Ireland and Ireland have jointly launched the RAISE programme, a collaborative effort aimed at addressing educational underachievement and disadvantage. Northern Ire...

Irish News, Oct 18, 2024
Over 10,000 Trees To Be Planted Across Ireland
Over 10,000 trees are to be planted on school grounds across Ireland in the next three years as part of the Coill na nÓg iniative. Coill na nÓg, which means the children’s forest in Irish, is a nativ...

Irish News, Oct 18, 2024
Grant Scheme To Boost Rural Businesses In Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the launch of the Rural Business Development Grant Scheme. This initiative aims to provide financial support to micro...

Irish News, Oct 16, 2024
NI Civil Service To Offer 130 New Training Places
One hundred and thirty paid student placements in the NI Civil Service, as part of its 2025-26 Civil Service Student Placement Scheme, have been announced by Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald. T...

Irish News, Oct 16, 2024
Sinn Féin Expresses Concern At Record Highs Of Energy Debt
Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, Lynn Boylan, has said the "government policy is failing miserably" after figures released by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) show there have never been m...

Irish News, Oct 16, 2024
Funding Secured For City Of Derry Airport
Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd has announced that £3 million has been allocated to ensure the continued operation of City of Derry Airport throughout the current financial year. The funding will...

Irish News, Oct 16, 2024
Boil Water Notice Still In Place In Limerick
The boil water notice issued to Uisce Eireann customers supplied by the Cappamore Foileen Public Water Supply remains in effect. This notice, which was first issued on 26 September 2023 as a precauti...