Facing The Future From An Irish

Vantage Point By Dr. Colin J. Campbell

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Modern Man in an anatomical sense
arrived about 200,000 years ago, and
settled agriculture followed about 12,000
years ago, especially in the so-called
fertile crescent of the Middle East.
Communities began to own land which
gave them a greater sense of identity. But
if they exhausted the fertility of their soil
or cut down their trees they either
dwindled in numbers or conquered other
lands. Furthermore, food had to be stored
between harvests giving power to those
controlling the storehouse, which became
an early form of bank, keeping accounts
and advancing supplies at a charge.
There were religious overtones too as
people began to believe in a divine power
supporting their particular community or
tribe.
History unfolded from these beginnings
wi th the growth of ki ngdoms and
empires. Every country has been built
f rom a uni que set of ci rcumstances
related to its geography and the political
pressures to which it was exposed.
Here, we may take a look at the example
of Ireland. It is an island off the coast of
Europe, but apparently had been reached
by some of the early members of Homo
sapiens around 10,000 years ago. They
were followed about 1500 years ago by
Celts who had built an empire stretching
from France to the Black Sea, having
found out how to use iron for better tools
and weapons. They established various
kingdoms in Ireland, laying the foundations
for the present provinces of Munster,
Connaught, Leinster and Ulster. The
Roman Empire, which had adopted
Christianity took England but failed to
reach Ireland. Even so, the legendary St.
Patrick and other missionaries arrived in
the 4
th
Century.
The Celtic settlers in Ireland prospered and
mounted occasional attacks on Cornwall,
Wales and western Scotland, but they
were themselves subject to raids and
some settlement by Vikings from Norway,
starting around 1200 year ago.
It is hard to picture what life was like in
those days. People had to be fed, such
that raising cattle and growing crops of
oats and vegetables was their prime
act i vi t y. Whi l e t her e wer e a f ew
monasteries and castles with precious
items of gold and silver that could be
raided, it is hard to know what exactly the
Vikings plundered. They were evidently
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tough sol di ers, and some al i gned
themselves with local chieftains. Perhaps
a square meal or meeting the beautiful
Rose of Tralee were their primary rewards.
The Vikings also took western France
becoming known as Normans, who in
turn successfully invaded England in
1066. In due course, they cast their eyes
westward, and in 1169 Richard de Clare,
known as Strongbow, arrived to start the
occupation of Ireland. The British Crown
did not however claim full dominion until
1536, partly for religious reasons. England
had adopted the Protestant faith, whereas
Ireland remained predominantly Catholic.
This divide was also partly responsible for
t he so- cal l ed Pl ant at i ons when
expropriated lands, especially in Ulster,
were given to Protestant settlers from
England and Scotland. The country
gradually fell to to Protestant landlords
controlling a Catholic workforce, and
various moves to suppress Catholicism
were introduced. But in 1798 came a
rebellion, having been partly inuenced
by the French Revolution that had opened
ten years before. It was suppressed and
in 1801 Ireland became part of the so-
called United Kingdom.
The potato, which originated in Latin
America, was introduced to Europe in the
17
th
Century, and prospered in Ireland,
becoming the staple food for many of the
people with small plots of land. But it was
subject to a viral disease, known as
Phytophthora infestans, which spread to
Europe from Mexico and the United
St at es. I rel and was st r uck by a
particularly severe outbreak between
1845 and 1852, which caused desperate
suffering. As a result, the population,
which had grown to about 8 million,
declined due to death and emigration to
almost half that level by the end of the
century.
Relations with Britain remained difcult
despite the formal union. Ireland was not
a colony for which Britain accepted
formal responsibility, but was treated as
part of the homeland entitled to no
special treatment. Britain itself was
changing as the Industrial Age, built on
the energy from its coal mines, gathered
momentum. This led to a new social
structure with the growth of cities
occupied by businessmen making money
and industrial workers living in abject
conditions. The banks of London were
reaping large rewards from the use of the
pound sterling for world trade. Ireland
however remai ned an agri cul tural
backwater, as mainly tenant farmers eked
out a living on the estates of often
absentee landlords.
This inequality prompted new moves
towards independence, or Home Rule,
that grew with various uprisings in 1803,
1848 and 1867, being accompanied by
demands for land reform. This pressure
reached a climax in 1910, when John
Redmond, represent i ng t he I r i sh
Parliamentary Party in the House of
Commons in London, found himself
holding the balance of power in a
coalition with the Liberal Party, although
the Conservatives had a slight majority.
We may note i n passi ng that the
Conservative Party, one of the principal
British political parties, is also known as
the Tory Party, a term derived from the
Irish word Trai, meaning outlaw or
robber. It had been derisively applied in
an earlier dispute relating to the Catholic
successor to King Charles II.
The Protestant settlers in Ulster wanted to
remain part the Union whereas the
predominantly Catholic south looked to
Home Rule. It was granted in 1914,
following the opening of the First World
War, but implementation was deferred
until the end of the war. Even so,
revolutionaries in Dublin saw their chance
in 1916 and staged an uprising. It was
followed by a civil war in 1922, which was
settled with a compromise whereby 26
counties became a Free State while the
remainder, forming the province Ulster
with its largely Protestant population,
stayed under British jurisdiction. The
conict within Ulster continued, but now
seems to have nally abated. Ireland had
inherited the Celtic tongue, which was
encouraged following independence as a
nationalistic emblem, but the daily
language for virtually everyone is now
English.
Ireland successfully remained neutral
during the Second World War. That was
followed by difcult times throughout
Europe, and saw a general trend to
soci al i st Gover nment wi t h mor e
egalitarian policies. But gradually the
economy picked up with the expansion of
industry and commerce, giving a new
consumeristic mindset with the growth of
supermarkets and shopping malls. This
was accompanied by further female
emancipation as women left the home for
successful careers in business and the
professions.
The European Economic Community was
created in 1958 when six countries
adopted free trade, and it gradually
expanded to 27 countries, with Ireland
joining in 1973. It has sought to develop
increasingly centralised powers, even a
Parliament, becoming the European
Union in 1993. Its total population now
amounts to 500 million, making it much
larger than the United States with 312
million or Russia with 143 million. It
introduced the Euro as a common
currency in 1992. At rst, it ran in parallel
with national currencies, but by 2002 had
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replaced them except in the case of Britain which retained the
pound sterling. Ireland had introduced its own currency in 1928,
but it was pegged to the pound sterling until 1979, when it was
freely traded. The next step came with the adoption of the Euro
in 1999.
The post-war years saw the rapid growth in the world economy
fuelled by the energy from expanding oil and gas supply. While
much continued to come from the Middle East, Europe was
fortunate to fall into its own supply from the North Sea. It
currently meets about 25% of Europes oil needs and 65% of
its gas requirements, but production is declining at about 6% a
year. Pipelines allowed Ireland to tap into North Sea gas, which
currently fuels more than half of its electricity generation. It
imports 21 Mb of oil a year at a per capita cost of !439, the
eighth highest in the European Union.
Ireland enjoyed a remarkable chapter of economic growth from
1995 to 2008, becoming known as the Celtic Tiger. The
economy grew at as much as 9% a year during the rst ve
years of this epoch. It was encouraged by low corporate tax
rates, which attracted international companies to establish a
base in the country for tax purposes, and by signicant grants
from the European Union. It led to a housing boom, and
emigration gave way to immigration, such that by 2007 some
ten percent of the population were foreign born. The growing
condence led the banks to lend more than they had on
deposit with disastrous results.
The peak of world Regular Conventional Oil production was
passed around 2005, causing oil prices to soar from an average
of $27 a barrel during the 1990s to as much as $147 in mid
2008. It prompted a world recession and nancial collapse. Oil
prices then fell steeply as demand declined but have since
recovered to around $125 as the supply barrier is approached.
The boom years of Irelands Celtic Tiger had made it particularly
vulnerable, and it was one of the rst countries in Europe to
face a nancial melt-down. Unemployment has since risen to
about 15%, and emigration has resumed to become the
second highest in the European Union, being exceeded only by
Lithuania.
Britain allowed massive immigration in the post-war years,
many coming from its former colonies, such that the population
has risen to 62 million, which is probably more than the
countrys own agriculture can support. It too has had a serious
economic recession, and now faces moves towards secession
by Scotland and Wales, following the earlier example of Ireland.
The European Union itself may also disintegrate as countries
are forced to default on loans and revert to their national
currencies.
Naturally, people tend to think that the current recession is a
temporary set-back and that the difculties can be resolved so
that so-called progress may resume. But a long view of history
suggests otherwise. The record shows how empires have
waxed and waned; how wars were won and lost; and how
climate changes and pandemics had serious impacts. The
population of the planet only doubled over seventeen centuries
from the time of Christ. Then came the Industrial Age, marking
a new chapter of human history. It was fuelled by easy energy
from coal, oil and gas, allowing the population to expand ten-
fold, but these critical energy supplies are nite resources,
formed under special conditions in the geological past,
meaning that they are subject to depletion. For every gallon
used, one less remains. We now enter the Second Half of the
Oil Age. Logic suggests that a dwindling energy supply may
mean that economic contraction will replace expansion.
Irelands oil and gas consumption is illustrated in the graph,
with gas shown in terms of caloric oil equivalent. It is relatively
modest, being no more than respectively 1% and 2% of oil and
gas consumption in the European Union.
Ireland's Oil & Gas Consumption
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It is time for countries to begin to face the future and try to
adopt new policies and practices to meet the unfolding
conditions. It is not difcult to identify key policies that an
enlightened Government might adopt, including those listed on
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Since public data are very unreliable,
the Foreign Service could be used to
collect valid information from around
the world to determine what the current
oil and gas depletion rates truly are;
An Oil Depletion Protocol could be
adopted, requiring countries to cut their
consumption of oil and gas to match
current world depletion rates, as
already proposed by the Portuguese
Parliament;
The power of the media could be used
to inform the people that the situation is
imposed by Nature and is not a
conspiracy by oil companies, Arabs,
nanciers or others, leading to a more
positive co-operative response;
Energy costs could be progressively
removed as a charge against corporate
taxable income, which is an oblique
s ubs i dy, t her eby encour agi ng
management, facing the costs head-on,
to give new attention to energy savings
and efciency;
Smart meters could be installed to
inform households of their current
electricity consumption, and graduated
tariffs could be applied so that the more
they use, the more it costs per unit;
A tradable ration of oil at an affordable
price could be introduced to meet
essential needs, recognising differing
circumstances;
The development of energy from tides,
waves, wind, geothermal and solar
sources, hydropower, bio-fuels and
anaerobic digestion (using organic
wast e t o make f uel ) coul d be
encouraged, especially at the local
level, to progressively replace imports;
Car sharing could be encouraged;
Properly managed local currencies
could be introduced to promote local
trade and markets;
Home produce of fruit and vegetables
could be encouraged, with allotments
provided for urban dwellers;
Immigration could be managed to
prevent the present level of population
rising;
Oil and gas exploration and the
development of any nds should
continue to be encouraged, but it
would be a mistake to assume much
new discovery after more than 150
failed attempts. (The recent Barryroe
discovery is in fact the fth well on a
prospect rst drilled in the 1970s. It is
reported to contain about 60 million
barrels, which become viable at high
prices, but meet no more than one
years consumption);
Steps could be taken to secure
privileged supplies from, say, Norway or
Venezuela, to ease the transition.
Th e l a s t poi n t de s e r v e s s ome
amplication. The economic prosperity of
the past few decades has implanted a
doctrinaire faith in the free market, but it
may prove to be not the best mechanism
f or deal i ng wi t h a cont r act i ng
environment imposed by dwindling
energy resources. The maj or oi l
companies, known as the Seven Sisters,
who once controlled world supply, are
now reduced to four by merger as they
began to nd it easier to secure reserves
by acquisition than exploration. They also
started selling off secondary reneries
and marketing chains to concentrate on
their prime positions. They have already
largely withdrawn from Ireland which
relies heavily on the import of rened
product, although the old Whitegate
renery near Cork has managed to
survive, changing hands.
Perhaps the solution is some form of
national co-operative oil company, which
would do its best to secure privileged
supplies, maintain renery capacity and
storage, and deliver the product to its
members at cost.
There is much that can be done. Indeed,
a new more benign age may dawn for the
survivors, and Ireland with a population of
no more that 4.6 million is relatively
blessed.
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Can We The People Save Ireland?
by Richard K. Moore
We need real change and we all know it. Everyone in Ireland, the 99% that is, is being
hurt by the nancial crisis. Everyone knows the government is useless in solving it, and
everyone considers it wrong that were facing an endless austerity future, in order to
refund the gambling losses of wealthy bondholders. Everyone yearns in their heart for
some kind of restart, some way to leave this mess behind us, and get Ireland going in a
sensible direction.

In crisis there is opportunity. The opportunity is there for the whole Irish population to
unite around this crisis, to come together with a common cause, as an all-inclusive
grassroots movement. There is a peoples version of Naomi Kleins Shock Doctrine: in
a time of crisis we the people can accomplish what we could not accomplish in ordinary
times.

Ireland should not be in the mess its in. It made no sense to guarantee bondholder
losses, even if we could afford the guarantees. But we never could afford the
guarantees, and now were stuck in a spiral of ever-increasing, never-repayable debt.
Rather than a sovereign people, we are now tenants, living in an estate that is in hock to
the bondholders. The IMF loans us, at interest, just enough to subsist on, while the
bondholders are proceeding to liquidate our national assets and take home the
proceeds.

Many nations have found themselves in this same situation, where there was simply no
way to escape from the quagmire of debt. There is only one sensible course of action
any nation can take when stuck deep in the quagmire, and that is to default on the
debts and rebuild the economy with a clean slate. Argentina did it, Russia did it, and
others have done it. They are now back on their feet economically, and thats the only
way they could have achieved that.

There is another reason why defaulting on the debts makes sense for Ireland. Since
these debts were never really ours to begin with, they come under the category of
odious debts. We the people of Ireland are not responsible for debt obligations
incurred by politicians who were not acting in our best interests and who got nothing
in return for the obligations! It was the USA that rst dened the principle of odious
debts, when it took Cuba away from Spain. Washington declared that Cubas debts to
Spain were not legitimate, were odious, and defaulted on them. Precedent, as well as
justice, is on our side. And from a contracts point of view, a contract where one party
gets no benet is generally considered unenforceable.

The political cabal in Dublin, the Fianna-Fil-Gael-Labor power-broker club, is
absolutely-and-forever committed to tying our economic boat to the oundering
Eurozone Titanic. And they are determined to be the good boys of Europe, by being
the quickest to bow down to the dictates of their Brussels and IMF masters at our
expense. They will never, ever consider doing what needs to be done to save Ireland.
Only we the people, united in our determination to preserve our nation for future
generations, can save Ireland.
If we can be clear about what we want for Irelands future, and if we can speak with one
voice as a peoples movement, we can elect our own grassroots slate of candidates to
the Dil, and get on with the business of building that future. We can get rid of the cabal
in Dublin, but only after weve come together as a movement, as a people, and gured
out what kind of future we want.

We came together as a people in order to win our sovereignty from British rule, and we
can come together again to take our sovereignty back from Brussels and the
bondholders. In both cases we have been tenants in our own land, governed from
abroad. Under British occupation, we were forced to employ military means; this time
around a peaceful movement is all we need. We owe this to the heroes who won our
independence. The baton of history has been passed from them to us; let us grasp it
and run, and do them proud.

With a clean debt slate, a sovereign Ireland would be in a very good position
economically. We can easily feed our population, with enough excess production to
support a strong food export sector. That, plus whatever else we can produce for
export, can provide us with the foreign credit we need for essential imports. We can be
largely self-sufcient, with our low population, our mineral resources, and our unusually
favorable conditions for renewable energy production. Our winds and our tides can go a
long ways to providing our energy needs, and some of our land could be used to
produce biofuels, to minimize the need for petrol imports. We do not need to go over the
cliff with the rest of the global economy. We are not a land of lemmings.

From that brief economic sketch, it is clear that the fundamentals are favorable for
Ireland, if it pursues the path of sovereignty. It wont always be easy going, but nothing
could be worse than being debt-slave tenants in a land hocked to foreign bond holders.
My economic sketch was very brief however, a feasibility review. Before we vote the
cabal out of power, we need to have a more detailed understanding of how we want to
recongure our economy, and how well get through the rst few years without too
much pain. We need to chart our course, before we take over the helm. There be shoals
in these here waters.

We are a land of skilled and creative people. We are architects, engineers, scientists,
entrepreneurs, farmers, mechanics, builders, technicians, and much more. No one
knows better than us how to employ our resources and talents to create a resilient,
buzzing economy. We can chart a sound course, if we work together and put our minds
to it.

And such a project, a grassroots-based conversation about how we can build a resilient
national economy, can be exactly the thing that could bring us together as a people. It
could bring us all onto the same page, and enable us to speak and act with one voice
the voice of the people. We could then pick from among us those who best understand
our vision for Ireland, and send them off to the Dil. Dublin would be working with us for
a change, instead of against us, as together we steer the helm of state toward a
promising future.
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Fs Nua Convention
The next Fs Nua Convention will place on Saturday, 21st
of April, 12:00 noon in The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell
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2012.
All members, out of probation, can vote at the convention and all members are invited
to attend and take part in discussions. We look forward to seeing you there!
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least annually, and will therefore take place at this convention. The positions up for
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the FPCC (currently four positions). Would all members please propose themselves or
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submitting your nomination) by midday Saturday March 17th to info@snua.com. Also
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issue, due to the looming threat of climate change.Thanks to the de-regulated energy
markets, we have found that signicant savings can be made by looking at how you
buy and use your electricity and gas. The question is - where do you start? At the Energy
Cost Reduction Conference, our experts will give you a holistic view of energy cost
reduction, covering energy procurement strategies, energy efciency and even generating
energy on your own site using low carbon technologies.
Register your place today and start putting energy cost reduction into practice
What are the benets of attending?
Understand what risk managed energy procurement is and learn how to apply it to
your organisation

Find out about the current energy market outlook - what's happening with prices,
where are they going, and what does that mean for your organisation?

Learn about the history of the Irish energy markets, how did we get here and what
will the future bring?

Hear about how our experts are helping organisations to implement innovative energy
efciency strategies
Discover how your organisation could benet from developing on-site renewable
generation
If you would like to attend, please contact David Radford by telephoning +44 1253
785 069 or by e-mailing david.radford@inenco.com
You can nd out more and read the agenda on the Inenco website.
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Mariposa Holistic Lodge
Enniskeane, Co. Cork. Elizabeth Hitchcock
Therapy: Monday Thursday
8|o-Lnergy 1herapy & other nea||ng Lnerg|es, ke|k|, Sp|r|tua| Counse|||ng - amazlng
resulLs, wlLh sLress relaLed problems, anxleLy, depresslon, asLhma, palns eLc. eLc.
!"#$%&'()*# ),)(*)-*" )# .& ./" 0&#($," &1.2&%"# &3 .4").%"'.#.
D|stance or Absent nea||ng sent to c||ents |n any |ocanon who may noL be able Lo auend
- currenLly worklng on people ln Lhe Un|ted States and Lng|and - wonderful resulLs
shown.
Call Elizabeth on 087 8301053 for appolnLmenL.
Workshop: Saturday, 21
st
April Mariposa Holistic Lodge, Enniskeane.
Learn Ll1 and Lhe Sacred Peallng Codes. 1hese are meLhods of releaslng emouons LhaL we
know or don'L know of LhaL hold us back on heallng, success or abundance! l have found
Lhese meLhods, when applied properly, llLerally Lurn your llfe around - for Lhe good. So
come along. ?ou wlll really en[oy Lhe day and Lhe ouLcome! I look forward to meeting
you or meeting you again.
Start nme: 10 a.m. CosL t80 wlLh noLes, Coee 8reaks and lunch provlded.
Meditation, Motivation & Healing Evenings.
Yes you can learn to Meditate! !oln us each 1hursday evenlng, 7.30 p.m. for gulded
Med|tanon, L|fe Lmpowerment & nea||ng. 1hls ls a calmlng, relaxlng and de-sLresslng
evenlng - empowerlng your llfe and self esLeem. 1ea/coee sharlng aL end of evenlng.
CosL t10
Room to rent for your event!
- 8rlghL, Alry and Lnerglzlng 8oom avallable Lo renL for your Workshop, oga or
Meenng. Avallable hourly, half day, full day or week-end.
- koom a|so ava||ab|e for 1herap|sts - half day or full day.
- Loads of car parklng, very prlvaLe, meals avallable lf requlred Accommodanon and spa
fac|||nes a|so ava||ab|e for workshop guests.
www.mar|posaho||snc|odge.com
e||zabeth.h|tchcockQgma||.com - L||zabeth n|tchcock 087 83010S3.
The Slipway
B&B And Self Catering
Baltimore, West Cork
Open from April till end of September. Website www.theslipway.com
Charming cottage with lots of potential (and full planning permission for
renovation) Walking distance from Bantry. Opposite the West Lodge Hotel.
Details from 086 - 360 5433
PROPERTY FOR SALE
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Visit Clonakilty Market for an amazing
range of l ocal l y-grown and organi c
produce, foods, baking, plants and crafts.
You can nd us in and around Recorders
Alley - which is a small laneway connecting
Pearse Street to the Kent Street Car Park,
beside ODonovans Hotel, in the centre of
Clonakilty, County Cork.
Were here every Friday morning from 9am
to 2pm - come rain or shine - so call by this
week and treat yourself to some great
bargains!
A pleasant feature of Town life
Clonakilty Market has been trading on
Fridays since April 2009 - and has quickly
become a pleasant feature of Town life. For
such a relatively young market - it has
enjoyed great success and public support -
and is set to expand as more traders join in
the future.
Home-grown, home-produced
All of the traders at the Market have been
carefully selected because they supply
high-quality food and products that have
been grown, produced or sourced by small
producers across Cork county.
All food producers are registered with the
appropriate health agencies, and the
market currently provides employment for
about 30 people.
You can have direct contact with the
producers / craftspeople, which not only
makes your shopping more interesting, but
ensures that you get the products you want
at unbeatable prices.
BordBia Approved!
Clonakilty Market is delighted to be one of
the rst markets in the country to be
approved under the new BordBia Good
Practice Standard.
The Standard requi res that a hi gh
proportion of the produce sold at the
Market is locally sourced or produced, and
that the Market is properly organised and
run for the benet of its customers.
Current Traders
As you would expect - our range of stalls is
continually expanding - but heres a quick
summary
Clonakilty Market
Bread
Cheese
Fruit & vegetables
Mediterranean fare
Gluten-free
Meats
Eggs
Seafood
Fresh Flowers
Honeys
Soups and relishes
Coffee & teas
Chutneys and pickles
Smoked sh
Sushi
Thai grill
Local artisan produce
and a ne selection of local crafts
This list is growing by the week as new
traders join the Market!
Traders - join us!
If you would like to become part of
Clonakilty Market - please contact
Gerald Kelleher on 087 6775600.
All food traders must be registered with
their governing bodies.
Space at the Market is limited, but we
do operate a waiting list - so please
make contact if you are interested.
Were on www.westcorkmarkets.com -
your personal guide to the farmers
markets of West Cork, Ireland. Use this
website to plan your visit to our markets
- where youll nd the best local food,
crafts, and craic.
Every Friday morning - 9am - 2pm, beside
O'Donovans Hotel, Clonakilty, Co Cork,
Ireland
Driftwood House
Skibbereen, West Cork
B&B & Self Catering
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North Tipperary Local Campus
Compiled by Lily De Sylva - www.silverwoodireland.com
ABOUT THE AREA
The region is part of the central plain of Ireland, with fertile
land ideal for agriculture. The richest land, in the Suir basin
area, is known as The Golden Vale The area also contains
several mountain ranges including the Arra Hills, the
Silvermines and the Devil's Bit. The county is landlocked. The
River Shannon runs through the area, widening into Lough
Derg which forms the border between us and Co. Clare.
Towns include Nenagh Templemore, Thurles and Roscrea and
there are plenty of Heritage sites to visit including Roscrea
Castle and the Nenagh Heritage Museum. The area is also
home to Irelands rst ecovillage project, in Cloughjordan.
TO VIEW MORE: CLICK HERE
www.ddlefair.com

www.driftwoodhouseireland.com
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Bee Keeping Course
With Tim Rowe
This full day course runs from 10am-4pm.
The day is designed to introduce the
beginner to bees, hives and honey, and to
give them the condence and skills to start
beekeeping on their own.
The course combines theory and hands-on
experience, and you will be:
Making hives and frames
Extracting honey
Finding queens
Marking drones
Di scussi ng hi ve and di sease
management skills
With slide shows and classroom work to,
you will learn everything youll need to
keep bees successfully. And of course, you
will get to taste some honey!
DATES:
May 19th
June 2nd
June 16th
July 7th
July 21st
August 4th
August 25th
There are a maximum of 8 places available
on each course.
Children are welcome from about 10 years
old, but only if accompanied by an adult.
For more info CLICK HERE.
Please do not attend this course if you
are, or think you may be, allergic to bee
stings.
Two weeks from now, foreign mining giants Anglo American and Rio Tinto -- two of the
major backers of the disastrous Pebble Mine -- will hold their annual shareholder meetings
in London.
Theres no better time for you and me to shine a harsh spotlight on their plans and
turn up the heat on their executives and investors.
Thats why I joined with NRDC to make a new, hard-hitting video about this outrageous
assault on an American natural treasure. But were counting on you to do the rest. Please
watch this one-minute video, then sign our Petition of Protest. It will be delivered directly to
the shareholder meetings in London by representatives of NRDC.
Heres the ugly truth: the Pebble Mine would dump some 10 billion tons of toxin-laced
mining waste into one of our nations last and greatest wild places -- endangering a
wildlife paradise, the worlds greatest sockeye salmon runs and the people who depend on
that extraordinary shery for survival. Is it any wonder that the Native communities and
shermen of Bristol Bay have united against this apocalyptic threat?
Rio Tinto and Anglo American love to talk about their respect for local communities. Talk is
cheap. Despite overwhelming local opposition, these global corporations continue
bulldozing ahead with plans that could destroy the very headwaters of Bristol Bay. You
have to wonder what part of No these companies dont understand.
Two weeks from now, were going to hold them accountable in their own backyard. Please
join me in telling Anglo American and Rio Tinto that they are in for the ght of their
lives. Watch the video and sign our new Petition right away. We will deliver it, along
with your signature, directly to the shareholder meetings on April 19.
People around the world have already sent 750,000 messages voicing their
opposition to the Pebble Mine. Help us make it to one million strong!
And thank you for ghting alongside me and NRDC to stop the Pebble Mine.
Sincerely,
Robert Redford
Trustee
Natural Resources Defense Council
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Springtime... the clocks have changed and the days are getting longer, time to think
about the garden and all things green and outdoors.
At Enibas we have been busy traveling and foraging for new and exciting designs and
products to add to our website. Here are a few things we have found:

Get on your bike and head off to the allotment ...

... on this free-wheeling vintage bicycle necklace
by Alex Monroe; it has spinning wheels, and ruby
and diamond lights. Perfect for a spring cycle ride
in the country or a trip to the allotment to tend to
your vegetables.
Gilded silver vintage bicycle necklace ! 205
Yes, garden in style but don't forget your
wellies ...
... we now have in stock a fantasic new range of
quirky tights by Les Queues de Sardines, fresh
and bright as green grass or pink as tulips of
spring. This new range of tights are screen
printed by hand in limited numbers, and are
guaranteed never to go unnoticed.

Nayati pink and green tights ! 45
Plant your peas and wait for a rich crop...

... of peapods like the fabulously delicate pieces of
jewellery by Michael Michaud, cast from life and
made in green- tinted bronze with peas of cultured
pearls.
Almost good enough to eat!

Bronze and pearl peapod necklace ! 113

End the day spring pruning your cherry trees...

... succulent ripe cherries, just like Michael
Michaud's morello cherry necklace. The beads of
hand-made glass imitate life in the way they hang
from green patinated bronze leaves - so tempting!

It is clear that Michael knows his botany, making
casts from life with exquisite skill.

Bronze and glass cherry necklace ! 188



April opening hours

Schull 11am - 5.30pm
open: Monday - Saturday

closed: Sunday (open Easter Sunday)
Kinsale 10am - 6pm
open: Monday - Sunday (2-6pm)

(closed Good Friday)
Enibas Schull
Main Street, Schull, West Cork, Ireland
T: +353 28 28868 - F: +353 28 28868
E: info@enibas.com
Enibas Kinsale
42 Main Street, Kinsale, West Cork, Ireland
T: +353 21 4777022 - F: +353 21 4777022
E: info@enibas.com

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Formanes House,
Eyeries,
Beara,
Co. Cork.
Tel: +353 #0$2774360
Mobile: +353 #0$877970630
Web: www.formaneshouse.com
B&B | Self%Catering

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Rainbow Restaurant Glengarri"
Family Run Establishment.
Personal Touch always available.
Special Offers available for Groups.
We also have accommodation.
Live Music in Bar at weekends.
For more info call: +353 (0)27 63440
or email rainbowrestaurant@eircom.net
www.glengarriff-rainbow.com
ASPO 2012
10th International Conference of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas
30 May 1 June 2012, Vienna

Vienna will be host to the 10th annual ASPO Conference, a gathering of international
top experts on the depletion of fossil fuels and energy availability. The conference will
provide attendees the latest updates on a wide range of energy issues including fossil
fuel availability, short and long term economic consequences of increasing energy
prices, and energy supply and demand scenarios. Our wide ranging audience of
decision makers, scientists, the business sector, public authorities and NGOs will
ensure discussions and networking opportunities on an international in-depth level.

This years International ASPO Conference will take place at the medieval Palais
Niedersterreich in Viennas beautiful city center during May 30 June 1, 2012.

Information and Programme: www.aspo2012.at
You can register here : http://www.aspo2012.at/registration/
and save !100 - for early registration (before April 16th)

The topics planned for the ASPO 2012 conference include:
10 years of ASPO: Lessons Learned
The Future of Oil & Gas Supply and Demand
Europes Shale-Gas Perspective
The Future Price of Fossil Energy
The geopolitical Perspective of Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Consequences of Peak Oil
Strategy Options: Resilience & Transformation
Peak Oil & Urban Design
Political Conclusions

Conrmed Speakers are:
Jeremy Leggett, UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil & Energy Security
Olivier Rech, Co-founder and Director of Energy Funds Advisor
Karen Smith-Stegen, Bremer Energy Institute & Jacobs University
Werner Zittel, Ludwig Blkow Systemtechnik GmbH, Germany
Claudia Kemfert, Department of Energy, Transportation and Environment at
the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin
Arthur Berman, Director Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc
Peter Droege, Institute of Architecture and Planning at the University of
Liechtenstein and President of Eurosolar

Find the updated program and list of conrmed speakers at http://www.aspo2012.at/
program/
Irish Organic Vegetable Seeds
The 2012 Catalogue is now out. If you would like a copy and are not on the list please
let us know. The Brown Envelope Seed Calendar is available directly from
soniacaldwell@eircom.net
All the seeds in this catalogue are grown on our farm in West Cork. We have been
selecting over the years for varieties and individual plants that work here. They are
open-pollinated, or open source seeds, which means that you can save your own seed
from them.
The farm is certied by The Organic Trust so that the seeds may be used by certied
organic growers. There are no chemical treatments carried out on the seeds or the
plants they are harvested from. (IRL-O1B3-EU Symbol No. 159).

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The Rectory, is a Chic Boutique Seaside Country House in West Cork. Catering to
outdoor Garden Seaside Ceremonies, Weddings & Dinner Parties with multiple packages
to choose from including weddings under !5900 for 80 guests in 2012.
Full Day Sit Down Dinner & Wedding 45120/140 guests
Midweek Informal BBQ/Buffet 45-150 guests
Evening Cocktail 75-200 guests
Onsite Midweek Ceremony 25-200 guests
www.rectory.ie