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NI Green energy strategy achieves 1% of target after £100m spent

NI Green energy strategy achieves 1% of target after £100m spent

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A NEW report by the Northern Ireland Audit Office shows that it has achieved just 1% of its main energy-saving target after four years and over £100 million in spending. The independent report revealed "significant flaws" in both the design and delivery of the region’s Energy Strategy, raising serious concerns over value for money. Launched in 2021 following Stormont’s … [Read more...] about NI Green energy strategy achieves 1% of target after £100m spent

Ireland commits €250k in aid after typhoons ‘devastate’ Vietnam

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THE Irish government has committed €250k in aid to provide clean drinking water to people in Vietnam following a series of powerful typhoons. Diaspora Minister Neale Richmond has confirmed the humanitarian aid package which will support UNICEF’s emergency response following the impact of Typhoon Bualoi and Typhoon Matmo - which both struck the same area of the north of the … [Read more...] about Ireland commits €250k in aid after typhoons ‘devastate’ Vietnam

Ireland officially joins CERN as associate member state

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IRELAND has officially joined the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) as an associate member state. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless, confirmed the nation’s membership yesterday afternoon, which he claimed “marks the culmination of a national ambition, delivered through Minister Lawless’ leadership and … [Read more...] about Ireland officially joins CERN as associate member state

Ireland seeks ‘centenarian ambassadors’ who were alive when first census took place in 1926

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THE Irish government is hoping to engage with members of  the public who were alive when the first census of the Irish Free State was carried out in 1926. Ahead of Census 2026, which takes place next April, the government is planning a programme of events to celebrate the upcoming centenary release of the 1926 Census of Population records by the National Archives. As part of … [Read more...] about Ireland seeks ‘centenarian ambassadors’ who were alive when first census took place in 1926