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Geothermal Association Annual Conference

Posted by Francoise Hickey

The Geothermal Association of Ireland’s conference is taking place in Kilkenny City on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011. This conference follows on from the successful conference held by the Geothermal Association of Ireland in 2009. The theme of the conference this year is “Geothermal Energy – Progress and Developments”. The exciting and full programme is very

Sacred Heart School Roscrea – Walking Bus

Posted by Francoise Hickey

Sacred Heart Roscrea are well on their way to creating one of the most impressive walking bus schemes in Tipperary if not the country.  Taking each step with absolute dedication through parent talks, posters, researching and auditing routes the green-Schools committee launched their walking bus pilot scheme to great effect. On March 31st 2011, students

Tipperary as an Eco County – Event on 6th April in TI

Posted by Francoise Hickey

Exploring the possibilities of Tipperary becoming an Eco County” under the headings: Building & Energy and Food & Tourism AND Launching of a Tipperary Green Business Network Date: Wednesday 6th April Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm Venue: Tipperary Institute, Thurles Schedule: 6pm: registration & coffee 6.30pm – opening address – Seamus Hoyne, Tipperary Institute 6.40pm – Introduction

Project Assistant Vacancy

Posted by Francoise Hickey

Tipperary Energy Agency currently has a vacancy for a Project Assistant under the FAS WWP1 programme. The participant will work with other TEA staff to complete collection, collation, processing and analysis of a range of energy data. Full details of the vacancy can be found on the FAS website Please note that you must be

€8 Million Rainwater Harvesting Schemes for farmers

Posted by Francoise Hickey

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith, recently confirmed that the €8 million Rainwater Harvesting Schemes will open for applications on Tuesday 1 March 2011. Applications to the scheme will be available on the government website  www.agriculture.gov.ie from that date. The €8 million Rainwater Harvesting Scheme will  provide grant-aid at a standard grant-rate