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From Birdcage Walk Dear Member, And so, as our Institution turns 174 years old this month, it’s time to report on the latest changes and modernisation we have underway to ensure we are ‘fit for purpose’ as a learned society intended to bring “an impulse to inventions likely to be useful to the world”.  For those of you who have been following our recent history, you will know that Dr Kerry Mashford has been leading our Implementation Group putting the final touches to the 96 improvements highlighted in the Reviews of 2018 and 2019.  They will all be in place, or at leas...

January 19, 2021 12:45 pm Some key messages have been outlined for Irish farmers on the issue of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) for 2021 by Animal Health Ireland (AHI). Issued earlier this month, AHI highlighted that a new Animal Health Law (AHL) will come into force in April; this sets out the requirements for recognition of BVD eradication programmes at EU level, the organisation says. AHI notes that substantial progress has been made since the start of the national eradication programme. This, it says, has reached the point where the BVD Implementation Group (BVDIG) plans to apply for recog...

Tánaiste Publishes Remote Working Strategy 15th January 2021 - Leo Varadkar, TD Plan to make remote working permanent option for life after Covid New Rules will allow employees the right to disconnect and to request remote working Acceleration of National Broadband Plan being explored The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar, TD, today (Friday the 15th of January) published Ireland’s first National Remote Work Strategy to make remote working a permanent option for life after the pandemic.   The Strategy sets out plans to strengthen the rights...

Minister Confirms Continuation of Supports to Eradicate BVD   The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T. D., today outlined his support for a pathway to Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) freedom by 2023 and the continued supports from his Department for the BVD Eradication Programme. The Minister expressed his satisfaction with the ongoing progress being made in the eradication of BVD. The Minister noted that substantial savings are being achieved by farmers, with the incidence of BVD positive animals decreasing this year to just 0.03 % from 0.66 % ...

'Inside Track' - latest update from our President 17 Dec 2020 Merry Christmas from all at IMechE! Welcome to the latest edition of "Inside Track" a new communication to provide regular updates on the Institution's Trustee Board activities. Welcome Welcome to this Christmas edition of Inside Track. It is a longer than normal due to the high volume Trustee Board activity which we would like to share with you. We get lots of encouraging feedback on 'Inside Track', suggesting it is a valued communication, but it is only one of many communication channels we use. I hope those ...