As the prorogation of parliament in Westminster yesterday increases the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, it was interesting last Sunday to hear a retail expert on RTE Radio 1’s This…
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The growing threats of Climate Change and biodiversity loss depress me but during March, I’ve been lifted by the energy and fight shown by young campaigners in Ireland and across…
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It has been a busy start to 2019. In my role as Coordinator of the Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF), we organised a seminar on January 16th which focused on the…
2018 has been an exciting, productive, challenging and though provoking year. On the Facilitation front the biggest highlight was to have led the design team and been the Event Moderator…
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Weather Forecast
13/09/19
Today will be dry with good sunny spells. Variable breezes. Highs 16c – 20c. Dry overnight with good clear spells and a touch of ground frost is possible in the most prone frost hollows. Lows 3c – 8c. Saturday will be dry with good warm sunny spells across the south and east. More cloudy in the north and west and some outbreaks of rain could affect coastal counties here by afternoon. Moderate southwesterly breezes. Highs 16 – 210c. Cloud and patchy rain or drizzle across the northern half of the country on Sunday but drier with warm sunny spells farther south. Westerly breezes. Highs 16c – 22c. Next week will be settled with good warm sunny spells.
