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Dartmoor finale set as Devon folk star brings tour to Lustleigh village stage
Jim Causley and Miranda Sykes are set to close their national tour with a rare Dartmoor performance at Lustleigh Village Hall next month A Devon folk singer and his long-time collaborator are set to bring their national tour to a close with a performance on Dartmoor. Jim Causley, who lives in...
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Dartmoor finale set as Devon folk star brings tour to Lustleigh village stage
Jim Causley and Miranda Sykes are set to close their national tour with a rare Dartmoor performance at Lustleigh Village Hall next month A Devon folk singer and his long-time collaborator are set to bring their national tour to a close with a performance on Dartmoor. Jim Causley, who lives in...
Exeter psychology department hits 'gold standard' for workplace culture
What is the Athena SWAN Gold award and why did Exeter win it? The University of Exeter’s psychology department has become the first in the institution to be awarded a prestigious national "Gold" award for gender equality. The department is only the seventh of its kind in the UK to receive the...
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Exeter psychology department hits 'gold standard' for workplace culture
What is the Athena SWAN Gold award and why did Exeter win it? The University of Exeter’s psychology department has become the first in the institution to be awarded a prestigious national "Gold" award for gender equality. The department is only the seventh of its kind in the UK to receive the...
Exeter psychology department hits 'gold standard' for workplace culture
What is the Athena SWAN Gold award and why did Exeter win it? The University of Exeter’s psychology department has become the first in the institution to be awarded a prestigious national "Gold" award for gender equality. The department is only the seventh of its kind in the UK to receive the...
Appledore gathers to welcome its new all-weather lifeboat home
Crowds gather at Appledore to welcome its new Shannon class lifeboat home to port Appledore’s new Shannon class RNLI lifeboat arrived in style on Friday evening (May 1) escorted by a flotilla of all North Devon’s lifeboats. The RNLB Ruth and David Arthur was accompanied into the estuary by th...
Appledore gathers to welcome its new all-weather lifeboat home
Crowds gather at Appledore to welcome its new Shannon class lifeboat home to port Appledore’s new Shannon class RNLI lifeboat arrived in style on Friday evening (May 1) escorted by a flotilla of all North Devon’s lifeboats. The RNLB Ruth and David Arthur was accompanied into the estuary by th...
Appledore gathers to welcome its new all-weather lifeboat home
Crowds gather at Appledore to welcome its new Shannon class lifeboat home to port Appledore’s new Shannon class RNLI lifeboat arrived in style on Friday evening (May 1) escorted by a flotilla of all North Devon’s lifeboats. The RNLB Ruth and David Arthur was accompanied into the estuary by th...
Funeral mass for man who died in Longford collision hears tributes to a “very caring gentleman with a joyful spirit”
Mr John Ross of Grange, Strokestown, County Roscommon, was laid to rest on Monday May 4. In tributes following news of his passing, Mr Ross was fondly remembered as a lovely gentleman and a great character The funeral of Mr John Ross, who died following a road traffic collision in Longford to...
Longford hub co:worx hosting event to celebrate European Coworking Day
co:worx in Edgeworthstown joins hundreds of coworking spaces across Europe for the fourth annual European Coworking Day co:worx in Edgeworthstown is opening its doors on Wednesday, May 6 for a free European Coworking Day event, welcoming remote workers, hybrid workers and anyone curious about...
Prevention of fraud put in focus at Network Ireland Limerick event
AIB teams up with business group to raise awareness of security risks on web CYBERSECURITY and fraud prevention were the focus at Network Ireland Limerick’s latest event. The group teamed up with AIB, which hosted the meeting in its branch at O’Connell Street in Limerick city centre. It highl...
Kildare prove too strong for Laois in Leinster Camogie minor ‘B’ decider in Newbridge
The Lilywhites' ability to punish mistakes and take their chances proved the difference The Laois minor camogie team made a short trip to Cedral St Conleth’s Park on a bright Bank Holiday Monday afternoon, where they lost out on the Leinster ‘B’ title after a battle with their neighbours, Kil...
Laois EV sales surge compared to last year as Iran war causes fuel to rocket
Were Laois car buyers shocked into electric car switch by Middle East war? Laois is home to the Electric Picnic and is fast becoming the home of the electric car, a switch which appears to have been accelerated by the Iran war that has caused fuel prices to rocket, resulting in nationwide fue...
New ‘one to watch out for’ novel features Inishowen’s ‘Amazing Grace’ coastline
Runaway Road, the third novel by a Derry-based writer Sue Divin, has already been hailed as ‘one to watch out for in 2026’ by the Irish Times A new novel which features the stunning landscapes and landmarks along Inishowen’s Wild Atlantic Way is to be launched in Inishowen later this month. R...
Donegal businesses win Pub and Hotel of the Year in Irish Hospitality Awards
Further success in Boutique Hotel and Rural Retreat Categories There was success across Donegal in the Irish Hospitality Awards, as winners were announced at a ceremony at the Clayton Hotel in Donegal. Premises in Donegal Town, Rossnowlagh, Letterkenny and Buncrana won awards in individual ca...
What you need to know before you retire, find out in Carndonagh.
The free event will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, 5th May, from 10.00am to 12.30pm at the Men’s Shed in Carndonagh. Retirement might feel a long way off or closer than you’d like, but one thing most people agree on is that it raises plenty of questions. How much is enough? What supports are a...
Outclassed Offaly blown out of the water by rampant Kilkenny
FEARING the worse travelling down to Kilkenny on the bank holiday Monday, Offaly's worse nightmares were exceeded when a rampant home side blew them out of the water in a very one sided Leinster U20 Hurling Championship quarter-final. Leinster U20 Hurling Championship quarter-final Kilkenny 5-23 Off...
Bizarre dismissal for Kilduff after Dundalk loss to Shelbourne
The Lilywhites manager Ciaran Kilduff was sent off after the final whistle Dundalk FC manager Ciaran Kilduff was sent off after the final whistle following his side’s 2-1 SSE Airtricity League Premier Division defeat to Shelbourne, capping what he described as a night of frustration at Oriel ...
Appledore gathers to welcome its new all-weather lifeboat home
Crowds gather at Appledore to welcome its new Shannon class lifeboat home to port Appledore’s new Shannon class RNLI lifeboat arrived in style on Friday evening (May 1) escorted by a flotilla of all North Devon’s lifeboats. The RNLB Ruth and David Arthur was accompanied into the estuary by th...
Mayo councillors want clarity on zoning of Castlebar village
Castlebar councillors want land zoned for housing in Turlough village to be dezoned Castlebar councillors have asked for clarity from Mayo County Council planners on whether land zoned for housing in Turlough village can be dezoned. The monthly meeting of the Castlebar Municipal District hear...