20 January 2021
Type Event Proceeding
On a recent Farm Business Options Webinar, which took place on Tuesday, 19 January, host, Barry Caslin, Energy & Rural Development Specialist, Teagasc was joined by Liam Donohue, Technological University Dublin (Hemp Insulation); Alan Jackson, farmer grower and Killian McGrath, Remedy Health to discuss the opportunities for Industrial Hemp in Irish Agriculture.
This webinar gave an insight into the various uses for industrial hemp and its impacts on the modern day world! Over the years, the hemp industry has experienced a lot of ups and downs, but with the recent explosion in the popularity of CBD and a shift in demand for natural products, the industry is experiencing a renaissance. But what exactly is hemp? Is it legal and safe to use? How exactly can hemp be used? Barry Caslin, Teagasc dives into these questions with farmers and industry specialists.
University makes relocation a vehicle for social change
Once a Viking stronghold, the area encompassing Dublin 7 and Dublin 1 in the northwest inner city of the Irish capital has pockets of gentrification and even a growing collection of hipster food joints in Stoneybatter.
But much of this historically working-class part of the city suffers from high levels of homelessness and poverty.
âFifteen years ago it was a no-go area, but now hipsters are buying houses and itâs trendy in parts,â says Pascal Derrien, who runs SPADE Enterprise Centre in Dublin 7. âBut it is still dodgy â the Garda (police) station is still one of the busiest in the country.â
John Ring joins the firm from Knight Frank, where he worked for seven years 17th January, 2021
John Ring, the new director of research at Savills Ireland: ‘The demand for research has really come to the fore during the pandemic
Chartered financial analyst John Ring has joined Savills Ireland as its new director of research.
Ring joins Savills from Knight Frank, where he established and grew the firm’s research department over the past seven years. His extensive property expertise includes the investment, offices, residential and industrial sectors.
Ring also lectures at Technological University Dublin, where he is currently co-delivering the investment portfolio analysis module to fourth-year Property Economics students.
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Two Co Clare students, studying at the University of Limerick, have been awarded scholarships by technology giant Intel which has a facility in Shannon.
15 years ago Intel in Ireland launched its Women in Technology scholarship program for the first time. Since then, the program has gone from strength to strength and continues today to form an important part of our wider commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion at every level of our company and the broader industry.
The scholarship program aims to encourage a new generation of high-achieving women to take up the challenge of a career in science and technology and to empower them by fostering educational opportunities.