Person: Jim Phelan

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

gaa

How the GAA laid its legends to rest

Two of tomorrow’s provincial finalists lost the central figures in their hurling histories within six years of each other. Mick Mackey of Limerick passed away in 1982, while Wexford’s Nicky Rackard died in 1976.

news

More than 200 women affected by cervical test failures

farming

Stephan Cadogan: Farm safety major priority as fatalities and accidents persist

property

Rise to the challenge in Kilkenny

farming

Kilkenny national conference to focus on farm safety and health

business

One in seven jobs created in €9.25bn agri-food sector: IFA study

Call to make safety of highest priority as eight lives lost on farms

FARMERS have been urged to make safety a high priority to reduce the surge in farm fatalities.

Fri, 05 Mar, 2010

CAO points demand shows study of agriculture at degree level on rise

THE number of points now needed to study agriculture at degree level shows the sector is continuing to rise as a career option for students, Agri Aware claimed yesterday.

Tue, 18 Aug, 2009

A Premier club in all senses

MORE than half a century ago, a team from Cashel RFC headed for Limerick to face the full might of Shannon in the pinnacle of the junior rugby season — the Munster Junior Cup final.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2009

Commuting kills village life: 40% don’t know neighbours

ONE-IN-FOUR of rural dwellers travel more than 40 miles a day to work and this is having an adverse effect on their local community, a survey published yesterday revealed.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2006

Garda sergeants hit out at 'slow' computer system

The Garda PULSE computer system is slow, complex and prone to crashing, it was claimed today.

Tue, 22 Mar, 2005

Long distance learning from UCD

UCD will bring rural development skills to the countryside when the university launches Ireland’s first distance-learning BSc degree in Rural Development later next week.

Thu, 17 Jun, 2004

Gardaí demand minimum sentence for drug-dealers

ANYONE convicted of selling drugs should be jailed for at least six months, gardaí said yesterday.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2003

Law ‘hampered by shortage of drugs sniffer dogs’

ENFORCEMENT of drug laws is being seriously hampered by a chronic shortage of drugs sniffer dogs and gardaí trained to handle them, the AGSI conference heard yesterday.

Wed, 16 Apr, 2003

"Ags” centenary roadshow draws to a close

It will be the last in a series of events marking the centenary of the faculty from which over 5,500 Agricultural Science graduates emerged. The debt of gratitude graduates owe to the UCD Faculty.

Thu, 12 Sep, 2002