- Being Young and Irish regional workshop [Photos] We went along to the Irish President's third Being Young and Irish regional workshop in Monaghan over the weekend. Here's some photos we took on the day.
- Ireland's President on the country's diaspora, the importance of its youth and new thinking "Take charge of change", a message firmly driven home by the President of Ireland at last weekend's Being Young and Irish northern workshop, the penultimate seminar in a series of four that encourages Ireland's youth to become proactive in securing their vision of the country's future.
- Irish President to open series of Being Young and Irish workshops This Saturday the Irish President, Michael D. Higgins, will open a series of Being Young and Irish workshops that aim to gather ideas and suggestions from Ireland's youth.
- ESB and Topaz launch Ireland’s first electric vehicle fast-charge point ESB ecars and Topaz have launched Ireland’s first electric vehicle fast-charge point in Coolshannagh, Co. Monaghan. This follows on from agreements between ESB ecars, Topaz, The Maxol Group, and Lidon last month that the roll-out of fast-charge points at service stations throughout the country would commence in May.
- NASA satellite image of gorse fires raging across the north and west of Ireland NASA's MODIS Rapid Response, an emergency response system that provides near real-time satellite "thermal anomaly" imagery, has captured this image of gorse fires raging across parts of the north and west of Ireland. The image was taken yesterday afternoon as strong winds and prolonged recent dry spells have driven gorse, bog, and forest fires "out of control" in Donegal, Down, Galway, Mayo and parts of Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone.