Urban Volt plans to supply solar electricity to Irish businesses at 30% discount UrbanVolt intends to install solar panels on client companies’ rooftops, financing and maintaining the equipment itself
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UrbanVolt’s chief commercial officer Declan Barrett (left), chairman Stephen Vernon, chief executive Kevin Maughan, and Graham Deane, chief operating officer. Photograph: Chris Bellew /Fennell Photography
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UrbanVolt, an energy company backed by the State and former commercial property magnate Stephen Vernon, plans to supply solar electricity to businesses at 30 per cent discounts.
Cork Mum and Son win Ireland s Greatest Friendship title thanks to gorgeous snap
Bill and his mum Anna are best of friends - and not the only Cork winners
Bill Harrington with his mum Anna Cronin (Image: Joleen Cronin)
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It was a moment between a mother and her son, caught on camera in Cork, that took the title in a nationwide search to find Ireland s Greatest Friendship .
Kilkenny grandfather and grandson named runners up in photography competition
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Tanya Gaine from Thomastown is celebrating after her photograph, that captured a tender moment between her son, Michael, aged three and his granddad, also Michael Gaine, aged 78, were named as a runner-up in the Fisherman’s Friend Search for Ireland’s Greatest Friendship competition.
Following a nationwide search by Fisherman’s Friend for Ireland’s Greatest Friendship, individuals from across Ireland were encouraged to celebrate their friendships ‘through the lens’ and share photos that captured their friendships and what that bond means to them.
Out of hundreds of entries, Tanya’s friendship photograph captured the hearts of the judges, which included Editor of Irish Country Living, Amii McKeever; Photographer and Managing Director of Fennell Photography, Chris Bellew and Jon White, Regional Business Manager, Fisherman’s Friend.
Inform Women, Transform Lives Campaign launches today to coincide with International Women’s Day
The focus of the campaign is to highlight awareness of women’s right to information and to encourage and assist women in accessing this information.
The aim will be on improving the wellbeing, physical and ultimately mental health of the women living in the
North East Inner City area by increasing their participation and engagement in sporting and recreational activities in the area.
Speaking about the campaign, Lord Mayor Hazel Chu said “This joint venture between Dublin City Council and the Carter Institute presents a great opportunity to aim for a measurable improvement in the everyday lives of women living in the north east inner city area. This focus area was chosen because of the work already underway there under the Government’s North East Inner City Initiative focusing on the social and economic regeneration of the area. Dublin City Council already has a strong presen