THE southern half of the country looks likely to escape the severe arctic conditions weather forecasters are expecting to arrive in the next couple of days.

GOLDEN Pages said last May they would be distributing 1.7m copies of the Golden Pages and phone directories.

FORMER Environment Minister Martin Cullen brought in his €1,200-a-day PR adviser, Monica Leech, despite the department already employing one of the country's biggest PR companies to work on a major project.

All 450,000 primary school children across Ireland will leave their school bags at home and spend the day learning about trees in a fun and relaxed environment on Thurday, October 14.

Carlow: A new feature at the ploughing championships in Co Carlow this year was the promotion of battery recycling by Returnbatt Ltd in conjunction with ENFO, the Government’s Environmental Information Office.