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Food Structure and Functionality Symposium
The fifth Food Structure and Functionality Symposium will take place from 18 to 21 September, 2022. It will be hosted at The Clayton Hotel in Cork City, Cork. The theme is “Structuring Foods for a Sustainable World”. The event is organised by Elsevier and the Food Structure Functionality Forum (FSFF). The symposium will bring together renowned speakers from across academia and industry, including those at the forefront of cutting-edge food science…
Past, Present, Future
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Past, Present, Future – Iteration III
Iteration III of Past, Present, Future, an ongoing installation project by artist Catherine McDonald, is on at the LAB Gallery in Dublin until 27 August, 2022. Each iteration of this work unfolds the narrative of five clay creatures and their journey to achieve immortality. Their goal is to fuse their bodies to the planet through fossilization and to combine themselves with flora in the hope of successful reproduction. This way, they will…
Biodiversity Initiative
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Biodiversity initiative to restore extinct bird to Irish skies
The Taoiseach was in Tarbert, Co Kerry last week, 5 August 2022, along with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), to release a number of white-tailed eagles into the wild. This is part of a long-term biodiversity initiative to re-establish the population of this once extinct species in Ireland. This was followed by a further release today on 9 August in Killarney National Park, by the Minister of State…
Studio
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Co-curated exhibition ‘Studio & State’
Studio & State: The Laverys and the Anglo-Irish Treaty is a co-curated exhibition by Hugh Lane Gallery and the National Museum of Ireland. It marks the centenary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921.  The showcase features for the first time Sir John Lavery’s paintings of the Treaty signatories from Hugh Lane Gallery next to contemporary artefacts of the time from the National Museum of Ireland’s collection. Museum objects include…
LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 01/02/2023
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LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 10/08/2022
Wednesday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. DRYCOW-F 500-600KG Avg Price/KgLMX 2.14/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 590kg 2.15/kg 1270.00LMX, 505kg 2.12/kg 1070.00 DRYCOW-F 600-700KG Avg Price/KgLMX 2.63/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 685kg 2.89/kg 1980.00LMX, 655kg 2.73/kg 1790.00LMX, 685kg 2.73/kg 1870.00SIX, 680kg 2.66/kg 1810.00LMX, 660kg 2.64/kg 1740.00LMX, 655kg 2.44/kg 1600.00 DRYCOW-F 700-800KG Avg Price/KgCHX 2.76/kgLMX 2.74/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CHX, 720kg 2.85/kg 2050.00LMX, 705kg 2.79/kg 1970.00LMX, 755kg 2.77/kg 2090.00LMX, 760kg 2.75/kg 2090.00CHX, 735kg 2.68/kg 1970.00LMX,…
LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 30/01/2023
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LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 10/08/2022
Wednesday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. LB 30-40KG Avg Price/KgLB 2.89/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 36kg 3.25/kg 117.00LB, 34kg 2.53/kg 86.00 LB 40-50KG Avg Price/KgLB 2.94/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 48kg 3.12/kg 150.00LB, 46kg 3.09/kg 142.00LB, 45kg 3.04/kg 137.00LB, 48kg 3.04/kg 146.00LB, 46kg 3.02/kg 139.00LB, 40kg 3/kg 120.00 LB 50-60KG Avg Price/KgLB 2.80/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 50kg 2.92/kg 146.00LB, 50kg 2.92/kg 146.00LB, 50kg 2.9/kg 145.00LB, 51kg 2.88/kg 147.00LB, 50kg 2.88/kg 144.00LB, 50kg…
Sherry FitzGerald Castle St 1008
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Sherry FitzGerald – Castle Street, Enniscorthy – 10/08
Sherry FitzGerald OLeary Kinsella brings to auction via LSL Auctions a property at Castle Street, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford on Wednesday, 10 August, 2022, at 15:00. For Sale by Public Auction at the Riverside Park Hotel at 15:00. Lot 1:   Imposing three-story terraced building with basement occupying a high profile position fronting onto Castle St.The property offers a potential buyer with an opportunity for an excellent investment less the 50…
OECD Rural Development Conference
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OECD Rural Development Conference
The OECD Rural Development Conference theme this year is Building Sustainable, Resilient and Thriving Rural Places. The Government of Ireland will host this 13th 2022 gathering. As OECD Member States contend with multiple policy challenges, including emerging from COVID-19, Ireland welcomes the in-person participation of Ministers, senior policy makers and civil society for a wide ranging discussion on the future of rural places in September 2022. The event will take…
Forest & Energy Section Tullamore Show
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Forest & Energy Section at The Tullamore Show
A special section at The Tullamore Show will spotlight the Forest and Energy Sector, its innovations and its key players on Sunday, 14 August 2022. LSL Auctions will be there to broadcast all the action live from the event, allowing remote viewers to get a taste of the festivities. Forestry will be well represented on the day. It is now recognised as an important mainstream activity on many farms with almost…
fertiliser price
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Fertiliser price hike threatens margins
The fertiliser price is a major concern for tillage farmers. IFA Grain Chairman Kieran McEvoy said: “Satisfactory yields and higher prices have enabled farmers to weather the input cost surge in 2022. However, at present, 2023 futures prices are €40-50/t lower than 2022 and fertiliser prices on the whole will be higher for next season. Any further falls in world grain markets after planting this autumn will leave margins very tight…
marine protected areas
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Scheme approved for Marine Protected Areas
Government has approved the development of a general scheme to enable the designation and management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Ireland’s maritime territory. Commenting on the decision, Darragh O’Brien, TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage said: “As an island nation, our seas and our ocean are absolutely crucial for Ireland. They support our economy, inward and outward trade, our energy supply and communications systems as well as…
pig price
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Smaller plant increases pig price by 4c/kg
There was no announced change to the Irish pig price from the bigger factories last Friday but the 4c/kg increase received from one of the smaller plants in ROI was welcomed by their suppliers. According to the IFA, farmers are receiving quotes of €2.00c/kg up to €2.08/kg. Losses have been mounting on Irish pig farms for a full year and Teagasc estimates the total loss for the average size 600-sow unit…
Ron Mueck
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Ron Mueck exhibits for the first time in Ireland
Ron Mueck will exhibit his work for the first time in Ireland at MAC in Belfast. The exhibition features seven of his key works including Dead Dad, 1997 and his monumental work In Bed, 2005. Mueck was born to German parents in Melbourne, Australia, in 1958, and has since lived and worked in the UK. Having begun his career in the world of film and television, Mueck’s move into fine…
LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 09/08/2022
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LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 09/08/2022
Tuesday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. M BULL 400-500KG Avg Price/KgLMX 1.23/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 410kg 2.46/kg 1010.00LM, 465kg 2.45/kg 1140.00LMX,SIX, 460kg 0/kg 0.00 M BULL 600-700KG Avg Price/KgAAX 2.19/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AAX, 670kg 2.22/kg 1490.00AAX, 695kg 2.16/kg 1500.00FR, 685kg 1.91/kg 1310.00 M BULL 700-800KG Avg Price/KgNR 2.02/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:HE, 745kg 2.30/kg 1710.00AA, 700kg 2.26/kg 1580.00FR, 775kg 2.19/kg 1700.00NR, 790kg 2.09/kg 1650.00NR, 770kg 1.96/kg 1510.00 M BULLOCK 300-400KG Avg…
LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 01/12/2022
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LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 09/08/2022
Tuesday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. LB 20-30KG Avg Price/Kg2.97/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:, 28kg 3.64/kg 101.00, 28kg 3.60/kg 100.00, 28kg 3.48/kg 97.00, 22kg 3.46/kg 77.00, 25kg 3.27/kg 82.00, 29kg 3.10/kg 90.00 LB 30-40KG Avg Price/Kg2.90/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:, 33kg 3.33/kg 111.00, 31kg 3.26/kg 102.00, 30kg 3.21/kg 97.00, 31kg 3.21/kg 100.00, 35kg 3.20/kg 113.00, 32kg 3.19/kg 103.00 LB 40-50KG Avg Price/Kg2.88/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:, 44kg 3.19/kg 140.00, 42kg 3.06/kg 130.00, 42kg…
Environment Ireland Conference
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Two-day Environment Ireland Conference
The Environment Ireland Conference takes place on 4 and 5 October, 2022, at Croke Park, Dublin. Environment Ireland® is regarded by many to be the country’s major environmental policy and management conference. Now in its 18th year, this two-day event features a range of focused sessions highlighting the pressing issues facing the environment in Ireland and further afield. The conference is all-island in its context and seeks to examine the…
GEM report
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Good Irish rankings in latest GEM report
The latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor GEM report has deduced that Ireland ranks third in Europe for entrepreneurs who have ‘high jobs growth’ expectations. It seems that the country also has the third-highest rate for early-stage female entrepreneurs across European countries, and that one in seven people in Ireland desires to start a business in the next three years. Gender and age gaps for entrepreneurship are also closing, and there is an increase…
House rentals
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Rentals above pre-pandemic levels – report
Rentals in Ireland rose by 11.2% in the year to May 2022, still well above pre-pandemic levels. However, double-digit inflation and sharp price gains are set to give way to greater concerns on affordability, the economic outlook and the impact of the ECB raising interest rates, according to Conall MacCoille, Chief Economist at Davy. And based on anecdotal evidence from estate agents, he expects price inflation to slow in the…
milk price
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Markets indicate valid increase in milk price
Market returns on Irish dairy products indicates scope for a valid increase in the price paid for July milk, according to Irish Farmers Association (IFA) Dairy Chairman Stephen Arthur. “The Ornua PPI showed further increases in July, which points to a continued demand for Irish dairy produce. Processors in Denmark and the Netherlands, among others, have already increased their August milk price; Irish processors have to follow suit,” he said.…
RTB termination notices
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RTB notes an increase in termination notices
The Residential Tenancies Board has said that many landlords are exiting the market as want to sell their property. The volume of termination notices received by the RTB in the first half of 2022 rose by 58%, compared with the latter half of 2021. Almost 3,000 notices of termination were received in the first half of 2022, compared to over 1,800 in the final six months of 2021. Sinn Féin…
World Heritage
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New World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland
Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and Malcolm Noonan, Minister of State with Responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform, have announced a new World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland. The Tentative List is an inventory of natural and cultural heritage sites that may have potential to demonstrate Outstanding Universal Value and are therefore suitable for nomination to the World Heritage List. It is a precondition for nomination…
peatland restoration
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Grant funding for peatland restoration
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan TD yesterday (Monday, 8 August, 2022) announced that he has approved grant funding of up to €75,000 to the Abbeyleix Bog Project for peatland restoration measures in Co. Laois. Announcing the funding under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme, the Minister said he was delighted to support active and determined community and volunteer groups…
LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 23/11/2022
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LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 08/08/2022
Monday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. HFR 300-400KG Avg Price/KgAAX 2.23/kgHEX 2.03/kgSIX 2.36/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 350kg 3.03/kg 1060.00SIX, 340kg 2.44/kg 830.00SIX, 380kg 2.37/kg 900.00SIX, 385kg 2.34/kg 900.00AAX,AAX,AAX,AAX,AAX,AAX, 358kg 2.32/kg 830.00SIX, 390kg 2.31/kg 900.00 HFR 400-500KG Avg Price/KgAAX 2.41/kgBBX 2.58/kgCHX 2.69/kgHEX 2.21/kgLMX 2.63/kgPTX 2.90/kgSIX 2.39/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 480kg 3.10/kg 1490.00LMX, 465kg 3.08/kg 1430.00CHX, 450kg 3.02/kg 1360.00CHX, 490kg 3/kg 1470.00LMX, 440kg 3/kg 1320.00LMX, 440kg 2.98/kg 1310.00 HFR 500-600KG Avg…
LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 29/11/2022
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LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 08/08/2022
Monday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. LAMB 30-40KG Avg Price/KgLAMB 2.49/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LAMB, 37kg 2.70/kg 100.00LAMB, 31kg 2.69/kg 84.00LAMB, 37kg 2.62/kg 96.00LAMB, 32kg 2.44/kg 78.00LAMB, 32kg 2.38/kg 76.00LAMB, 35kg 2.11/kg 74.00 LAMB 40-50KG Avg Price/KgLAMB 2.83/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LAMB, 49kg 3.49/kg 172.00LAMB, 46kg 3.22/kg 148.00LAMB, 49kg 3.10/kg 152.00LAMB, 48kg 3.04/kg 147.00LAMB, 48kg 3.02/kg 146.00LAMB, 50kg 2.98/kg 148.00 LAMB 50-60KG Avg Price/KgLAMB 2.80/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LAMB, 52kg 3.50/kg 180.00LAMB, 56kg…
Ideal Home Show 2022 2023
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Ideal Home Show targets the home improvement market
The Ideal Home Show will be hosted at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin from 21 – 23 October 2022, and 21 – 23 April 2023. The event is the Permanent TSB Ideal Home Show, which aims to help visitors to create their ideal home. Go and explore thousands of new ideas – for everything from interior design, to expert advice, furnishing and decor, to energy saving, windows, doors, kitchens, and bathrooms, home…
Architecture & Building Expo 2022
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Architecture & Building Expo in October
The Architecture & Building Expo is now an established place to meet the country’s top architects, architectural technologists, and other professionals and specifiers. The 2022 gathering takes place from 5 to 6 October, 2022, at the RDS Hall 1, Dublin. The event aims to create a truly unique sales and promotional platform that links suppliers face to face with specifiers, and also with colleagues and the construction industry’s top suppliers…
demand for property
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Sky-rocketing demand for property could cool
Cost-of-living concerns and rising interest rates are set to cool the sky-rocketing demand for property, leading to a year of two halves for the market, according to the latest quarterly house price report from MyHome.ie. The Q2 2022 report, in association with Davy, found that annual asking price inflation slowed to 10.9% nationwide, and was 7.9% in Dublin and 12.7% elsewhere around the country. Meanwhile, the report found quarterly asking…