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A public event which aims to promote awareness of Fairtrade and encourage people to buy Fairtrade products will take place in the Amnesty Action Centre in Galway next week. The talk is part of a series of events taking place around the country during Fairtrade Fortnight.

Making our money go further is everyone’s aim in these straitened times. With less cash in our pockets and more demands on our finances it makes more sense than ever to get the best value when we shop.

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Ireland must rethink its policy on the use of biofuels amid concern the industry is contribution to world hunger, according to Cllr Michael O’Brien.

Niño is slumped on the floor of the bamboo hut. Legs crossed and arms folded. Every once in a while he dips his hand into the pocket of his stained, smelly t-shirt and brandishes a bird feather. He waves it about half heartedly and glances out the half open door to the world outside.

Details of funding for crop research involving collaborations between NUI Galway Botany and Plant Science and leading agricultural research centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in the developing world have been announced this week.

Details of funding for crop research involving collaborations between NUI Galway Botany and Plant Science and leading agricultural research centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in the developing world have been announced this week.