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The Brown Bin Service has been rolled out in the towns of Athlone, Mullingar, Kinnegad, and Moate, and accepts food and garden waste (bio-waste).

Gaeltec Utilities Ltd, a Kilkenny-based company that specialises in design, installation, and commissioning in the energy, renewable and telecommunications sectors, has been successful in winning a contract from ESB e-cars to install home charge points for electric cars nationwide.

Gaeltec Utilities Ltd, a Mayo company that specialises in design, installation, and commissioning in the energy, renewable and telecommunications sectors, has been successful in winning a contract from ESB ecars to install home charge points for electric cars nationwide. The company has also integrated the first electric vehicle into its own commercial fleet of some 80 vehicles. Gaeltec Utilities is headed by Killala native, Sean Hannick.

Gaeltec Utilities Ltd, a Kilkenny-based company that specialises in design, installation, and commissioning in the energy, renewable and telecommunications sectors, has been successful in winning a contract from ESB e-cars to install home charge points for electric cars nationwide.

The organic market at the HSE Rural Training Centre in Castlebar is reopening for the 2011 season at 9am on Thursday, June 9.

The organic market at the HSE Rural Training Centre in Castlebar is reopening for the 2011 season at 9am on Thursday, June 9.

The Callan Co-op has been around for 112 years and prides itself on stocking everything people could need for their house or garden. Garden stock includes flower seeds, vegetables, early seed potatoes, mulches, field and potting composts, grow-bags, fertilisers — the list is endless. It also has everything needed to get the best from these items, with a wide range of gardening tools and equipment.

A free presentation overview and discussion of an organic, permaculture, food system will take place on April 18 at 7.30pm in the Mulranny Studio, Cushlecka Road, Mulranny.

Klaus Laitenberger will visit Connacht Gold DIY and Garden Centre on April 16 between 2pm and 4pm to discuss organic vegetable production with all those interested in this growing field. Mr Laitenberger has spent many years learning the craft of vegetable growing, experimenting with different plants and techniques, and passing on his knowledge to countless students of all ages. The last 10 years have been spent in Ireland, so he has managed the vagaries of boggy soils, high rainfall, the most common pests and diseases, and has distilled what he has learnt into his discussions and lectures.

Irish Organic Weed Killer was developed in 2009 by Galway businessman Oisin Concannon. Conscious of the dangers of chemicals to children and pets, he was looking for a non-toxic weedkiller in his local hardware stores. He discovered that no 100 per cent natural weedkiller existed in the Irish market and set about developing a natural Irish-made alternative to chemical weedkillers.