Bank holiday and review week

PLEASE NOTE THAT CATHAL BRUGHA ST LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED FROM 5 PM ON FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER UNTIL 9 AM ON TUESDAY 28TH. THE LIBRARY WILL OPEN NORMAL HOURS (INCLUDING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENINGS) FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

National Bread Week

This week is the first ever National Bread Week (13th - 18th October 2014). Events, including tastings and promotions, are taking place in bakeries and shops across the country all week.

One such event took place today (16th October 2014) in DIT Cathal Brugha St when pupils from Rush National School joined DIT students to learn about making barmbracks and milk bread rolls. The event was part of a link up between the DIT and the Flour Confectioners and Bakers Association to highlight career opportunities in the bread sector.

The visit featured on the front page of today's Irish Times. Click here for more on the visit.

Launch of Food Academy Start Programme

The second Food Academy Start Programme was launched by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny at last months National Ploughing Championships.

The Academy, an initiative of Bord Bia, SuperValu and the Local Enterprise Offices, aims to help local food producers grow their businesses and create 150 new jobs. The programme combines training modules and mentoring on growing a food business. It also offers graduate businesses the opportunity to secure their first retail listing with SuperValu stores. 85 food businesses have already benefitted from the first Food Academy Start Programme.

Programmes are currently being run, contact your Local Enterprise Office to find out more.

An article on the programme's relaunch is available on businessandleadership.com.