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		<title>The Heritage Council Grants Programme</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Heritage Council Grants Programme for  2011 is now open. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday  8th October at 5.00 p.m. Please visit the Grants section of this website for information on making an application.
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		<title>Consultation on the National Biodiversity Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.ien.ie/consultation-calls/consultation-on-the-national-biodiversity-plan/><img src=http://www.npws.ie/en/media/NPWS/Images/Media,3767,en.gif class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100  border=0></a>Ireland&#8217;s National Biodiversity Plan  [3.4MB] was launched in April 2002. The plan sets out the framework  through which Ireland will provide for the conservation and sustainable  use of biodiversity over a five-year period. Under fifteen themes and  sectors, it details actions that will be pursued to achieve this  objective.
An Interim Review [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historic Seal release in sligo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 11th at 3pm history will be made when 5 seal pups are released back to the wild from Strandhill beach in Sligo.
Two of the pups were rehabilitated by the Irish Seal Sanctuary (ISS)  volunteers and staff  at the  new home of the Irish Seal Sanctuary in Courtown Harbour, Co Wexford; the other three were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Youth Energy and Environment Platform Launch Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;my energy, my world, my future&#8221;
Tuesday 5th October 2010 from 15.30 to 18.30
European Parliament
Room József Antall Building 4Q2
Rue Wiertz 60, Brussels
Are you interested in Energy and Environment issues?

The European Youth Energy and Environment Platform puts under 35&#8217;s at the heart of the debate on the energy and climate challenge, bringing together young professionals active in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EGA Funder Directory</title>
		<link>http://www.ien.ie/news/ega-funder-directory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Grantmakers Association website provided a list of funder foundations with current staff  contacts. For more details see their funder directory.
The Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) was formed in 1987 with twelve member foundations            from across the United States. Today, our members represent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CLAIMING OUR FUTURE: A DEBATE TO IDENTIFY THE CHOICES CIVIL SOCIETY COULD RALLY BEHIND</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where: Industries Hall of the RDS in Dublin City
When: Saturday, 30th October (ALL-DAY)
Download: Claiming our Future Flyer Final
‘Claiming our Future’ is an event to stimulate the emergence of a cross sectoral community
of interest and action for a more equal, inclusive and sustainable Ireland. We are organising
this event because we are deeply dissatisfi ed with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reaping the Harvest: Compost Makers and Gardeners Information Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Batt O’Keeffe will officially open Co. Corks first Master Composter Demonstration site in Quartertown Industrial Estate at 2pm on Saturday 18th September and all are invited.
The opening will also mark the graduation of thirty one Master Composter volunteers who are now available to present talks and host information stands at events around Co. Cork.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sonairte&#8217;s courses for September</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In keeping with the seasons, in September courses and events at Sonairte will focus on making the most of the nature’s bounty… so if you want to learn to make your own preserves, make cider from scratch, or learn how to forge for wild food please visit us.
On the 11th of September, Kathy Marsh, will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming courses at the Organic Centre</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Store and Preserve your Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit &#8211; revised

Venue: The Organic Centre in Rossinver, Co Leitrim
Cooking, Preserving, Health

Course Date:
4 Sep 2010
Instructor:
Hans Wieland
Storing and preserving is an essential extension of growing your own food and Hans will show you the best ways to deal with your surplus of vegetables, herbs and fruit.  Hewill demonstrate storing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>September edition of the Local Sustainability Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.ien.ie/news/september-edition-of-the-local-sustainability-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ien.ie/news/september-edition-of-the-local-sustainability-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comhar&#8217;s newsletter is designed to provide a platform for information sharing for local authorities and communities on best practice on local sustainability. It is also available as a .pdf on their website www.comharsdc.ie.
If you have an innovative project happening in your local authority or community, send the details in to Comhar at niamh.kirwan@environ.ie.
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