The chief executive of Homecare Independent Living, Mairead Mackle, officially opened new offices in Sligo to an audience of carers, stakeholders and members of the public.
The company, which employs 1,200 people, took the opportunity to tell stakeholders about a recent announcement of a £2million investment in technology and the creation of new jobs.
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Markethill High School is campaigning for a new build school and sixth form provision and has full support of its community and stakeholders.
The Minister for Education, John O’Dowd, welcomed the school to a celebration of success following the school’s inspections in its recent ETI report in the Long Gallery at Parliament Buildings, Stormont.
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Lloyd Acoustics is an independent company specialising in the development of pile testing systems for the building and civil engineering industry.
The team at Lloyds Acoustics have completed the €700,000 contract to make safe an existing Secant Piled wall at the Heuston South Quarter (HSQ) site in Dublin.
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MARKETHILL High School standards are raised again as its the first school to have ever been awarded with European excellence in Leuven in Belgium.
The award, presented at a Civic Reception during the annual European Studies Conference at the Institute of Ireland, was the result of a collaboration carried out by Class 10JC who teamed up with pupils in Dublin and Spain.
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iCare is a charity which is run by a team of staff from Homecare Independent Living who volunteer their time to make a difference in people’s lives.
Every quarter the charity asks people in the community to nominate someone they would like to see granted an iCare Wish. iCare Wishes are granted every quarter so if you know someone nominate now!
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Rick Stein’s Head Chef, Stephane Delourme and Peter McGahan, owner of Worldwide Financial Planning arrive in Belfast for the first marathon in the Celtic 7 Marathon Challenge.
The pair who live in Cornwall are embarking on the challenge which will finish in Cornwall’s Eden Project at the end of October. They are raising money for three children’s charities.
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Surfing is world class sport which is accessible to everyone regardless of age, shape, size or fitness levels, says Ricky Martin, owner of Alive Surf School in Portrush.
The school, which is the longest running surf school in Northern Ireland, has won been awarded Best Family Activity Provider in Northern Ireland’ for the third year in a row by OutdoorNI.
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CIDO – an enterprise agency for start up businesses has switched to solar following a decision bosses described as a ‘no brainer’.
Its annual electricity bills had topped the £20,000 mark so bosses made the call to AmberGreen in order to get the solution it needed to drive down costs and lower its carbon footprint.
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Local landscapes, both physically and culturally, contribute to who we are today, said John Hamilton who will officially launch Bygones & Byways – an online community facility.
The website brings together people from all ages and background to tell their stories of old in order to capture the wealth of local identity through storytelling and imagery.
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A veterinary practice and wholesaler which relies heavily on refrigeration systems to keep stock cool, said after long and hard deliberations, it has decided to invest in solar panels.
Northern Ireland based Mossvet has had a 20kW Q-Cell flat roof Hilti solar PV system installed at its Portadown site by the team at AmberGreen Energy to drive down its £3,000 annual electricity bill.
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The launch of a new £10million energy fund has been described as ‘a significant step forward’ by AmberGreen who says the UK Government backed community initiative should be rolled out in NI.
Communities in England will be offered up to £150,000 each to create their own renewable energy through solar panels or wind turbines.
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The Principal of Markethill High School described the record turnout of parents at Open Night as ‘phenomenal’ as over 500 people pack the assembly hall.
James Maxwell revealed a number of initiatives which will deliver an education for children which is of high quality, taught by highly skilled teachers in a caring, creative and safe environment.
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Fred Maxwell, one of Northern Ireland’s leading poultry farmers recruited AmberGreen Energy to install a solar PV system to reduce his annual £20,000 electricity bill.
Mr Maxwell, who pays a total of £100,000 for gas and electricity, is encouraging other poultry farmers to take advantage of renewable energy as a means of cutting energy costs.
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Green energy solutions company, AmberGreen, are saving lives in one of the poorest regions of India thanks to a water project backed by the company.
The company has funded the installation of a new drinking water pump in the village of Gajipur in the Uttar Pradesh state of northern India which is being used every day by hundreds of villagers.
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Over the last number of months Markethill High School revealed details of its ICT Vision, Literacy Vision and its ‘Vision 2014’ strategy. Those attending the school’s Open Night will hear more about the strategy.
Pupils from primary schools across Armagh city and District will learn of the ongoing drive for the highest quality learning and teaching at MHS.
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