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An exciting EPA co-funded doctorate project has been completed by Jack Eakins at Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Athlone Campus, in partnership with Maynooth University.

It had been more than 24 years since I spoke to Martin Costello of Corofin, until I saw him again yesterday. The last time we spoke, was in the kitchen of his home where I documented the heartache he was feeling at the horrific killing of his sister Eileen Costello-O’Shaughnessy. I remember then, as a young reporter, seeing the impact that grief could have on a person.

The bee is among some of the hardest working creatures on Earth. The pollination service bees provide is vital for food production and biodiversity. In fact, if we no longer had bees, aside from the huge upset to our ecosystem, we would quickly lose apples, tomatoes, coffee, and cocoa. Our crop production would be forced to switch to staple crops, rather than the more nutritious options. Currently almost two-thirds of the crops that feed the world rely on pollination by insects or other animals, and the bee provides us with an abundance of fruits, nuts, and seeds of variety and quality.

BEES, ANTS, and beetles are disappearing eight times faster than mammals, birds, or reptiles, and the current rate of decline may lead to the extinction of 40 per cent of insects over the next few decades.

POSITION YOURSELF between The Breeders' Last Splash - on the 'Divine Hammer', 'Invisible Man', rather than 'Cannonball' side of the spectrum - and The Beatles and 1960s psych-pop, and you have Spain's Me and The Bees.

The Skeff are delighted to have nominated BUMBLEance as their 2016 charity partner.

Atishoo! Atishoo! Your eyes are streaming, your nose is running and you are constantly reaching for tissues.

Bee Green at Briarhill Shopping Centre (next door to KFC) is the first professional garment cleaner in Ireland to offer a revolutionary, safe, environmentally friendly, option for cleaning clothes. The 100 per cent non-toxic cleaning service ensures that your clothes are safely and thoroughly cleaned. Bee Green only uses detergents that are fully bio-degradable, making them good for you, your clothes, the environment, and future generations. And of course the most important point is that it is no more expensive – in fact when you take into account the broader benefits for your safety, it is a positive saving for all.

South Kilkenny Beekeepers are having an information evening in Kildalton College on Monday, February 2 at 7.30pm. Beginners are welcome.