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€12.5m in funding has been announced for the development of Dunree Military Fort and Museum. The funding under Failte Ireland's Platform for Growth Programme 2021 will have a transformative impact on the site with amendments and improvements to many aspects of the site including new walkways, pathways and additional car parking. 25% of the funding has been sanctioned by Donegal County Council. Agriculture Minister Charlie McConlogue says the investment will see Fort Dunree become a must-visit location and protect the historical significance of the area:

Bloomberg writer pours his heart out while praising Bangladesh’s progress UNB 1st June, 2021 03:51:05 Bangladesh is destined to be South Asia’s standout success and countries like India and Pakistan have much to learn from Bangladesh, says a Bloomberg article. "Today, the country’s 160 million-plus people, packed into a fertile delta that’s more densely populated than the Vatican City, seem destined to be South Asia’s standout success," writes Mihir Swarup Sharma, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. Sharma, also a senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi and head of...

Supporting circularity in South Africa-EU food trade 15-03-2021 Jeske van Seters, Tlale Matseke and Sean Woolfrey, ECDPM commentary, 15 March 2021 South African wine is well known in Europe, but Europeans consume many more South African products, often without knowing. The European Union (EU) is the second largest market for South African exports, and food and beverages represent a particularly important category – think for instance of citrus fruits, fish and seafood, grapes, avocados, macadamia nuts, fruit juices an...

08/04/2021 - 17:45 News stories Agriculture is a critical component of West Africa’s economy, a region composed of a variety of ecosystems that provide suitable land for food production. For decades, Sierra Leone has however seen a steady decline in agricultural sustainability and innovation due to outdated agricultural practices, land degradation and climate change. Despite its abundance of favorable natural resources including its tropical climate and heavy rainfall, Sierra Leone has as a result become one of the region’s most economically endangered countries. Sierra Leone enjoys a div...

Efforts are underway to establish a skate park in Listowel in a bid to provide the town's teenagers with a greater range of activity options. It is also hoped that such a facility would go a long way to making the town more attractive for visitors as a complement to the Greenway, which is set to recommence construction as soon as the public-health regulations allow. It's the first time such an amenity has been mooted for Listowel and provides a tantalising prospect for many teens, who'd love the chance to test their skateboarding muscles on the kind of challenges they'd get there - from half-...