potato consumption
Agriculture/Livestock News
Potato consumption plateaus, says the IFA
Domestic potato consumption appears to have plateaued with slight improvement following poorer weather last week, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association. Rainfall over the past week was welcomed by growers, although regional variation was significant. Queens continue to be lifted in the southeast this week. Demand is slow to pick up to date. It will be a couple of weeks before crops are fit along the east coast. There is…
Murtagh Bros Heathstown 0707
News Property
Murtagh Bros – Heathstown, Coralstown, Co. Westmeath – 07/07
Murtagh Bros brings to auction via LSL Auctions a property at Heathstown, Coralstown, Co. Westmeath on 7 July, 2022 at 16:00. Lot: 1AAttractive c. 16.5 acres of Agricultural land with excellent grazing, all under grass. See the catalogue: Here. Register to bid: Here. Contact Murtagh Bros on: +353 44 934 2512. LSL Auctions, LSL News.
Jim McKee
Arts/Antiques News
Jim McKee celebrates the west of Ireland in paint
Jim McKee celebrates the west of Ireland with his latest exhibition – ‘A Week in the West’ – at the Kenny Gallery until 5 July, 2022. The exhibition forms part of the 55th Annual Exhibitions schedule offered since the first Kenny Gallery opened in Salthill in 1968. It was their first standalone gallery space, and the first in the west of Ireland. The gallery also hosts readings and events at…
improve skills
News
Upskilling a core focus across industry sectors
The strong turnout at a recent Mid-West Regional Skills Forum and Shannon Chamber collaborative event in Shannon shows keen interest in upskilling among the local workforce. The event showcased the wide range of part-time, online, and flexible learning courses available in the Mid-West region through the University of Limerick, Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, Griffith College, and Shannon Chamber Skillnet. Attendees were drawn from…