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Irish Independent
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Gardens centred around recycling and circular economy take top prizes at Bord Bia Bloom as festival opens to public
The overall large garden category award at Bord Bia Bloom in Phoenix Park went to the Repak Most Sorted Garden, designed by James Purdy. While the overall medium garden category award was presented to The European Commission's 'Renewed Blooms' Garden, designed by David Negus. All 21 show gardens showcased at this year's festival were designed with sustainability in mind and incorporate environmental measures. Judges highlighted that these two gardens particularly emphasise strong sustainability messages for visitors to take home. A total of 19 medals including eight gold medals, were awarded to show gardens in advance of the show opening to the public this morning. The overall small garden winner was The Pot Gallery Garden, designed by Alan Rudden, which demonstrates how freestanding and vertical pots can create green spaces on terraces, roofs or balconies. The overall concept garden winner was The Rainbow Brick Balcony Garden designed by Limerick artist, Gary Kirwan, as a tribute to LEGO. It is constructed from over 800,000 pieces over eight weeks and will be reused at family-oriented events run by Brick Shows Ireland around the country. Chief Garden Judge, Andrew Wilson said each year adjudicators come to Bloom the quality of the show gardens 'steps up an extra notch'. 'The judging panel has been delighted by the range of ideas, the creativity, and the quality of the gardens this year,' he said. ADVERTISEMENT "It's especially great to see sustainable ideas at the fore. We are seeing this with recycling, the choice of planting, and the reuse and repurposing of materials throughout the gardens. Visitors to Bloom will have a ball visiting the show gardens and are guaranteed to get some great ideas to take home.' Meanwhile, in the Nursery Village, a total of 16 medals were awarded to new and returning plant nurseries. This year's Postcard Gardens, which are small but perfectly formed gardens created by community groups received 11 medals. Bord Bia Bloom opens to the public today and will continue for five days up until this Bank Holiday Monday. Jim O'Toole, Bord Bia Chief Executive said: 'After months of hard work and planning, we are delighted to welcome our first visitors here this morning.' "I would like to congratulate all the medal winners whose creativity and expertise has been justly rewarded. Now the public can appreciate their inspiring horticulture displays over the next five days,' he said. Mr O'Toole noted that over 300 performances and demonstrations will take place across across seven stages over the next few days. The festival will be officially opened by Bord Bia Bloom patron, President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, who will be accompanied by his wife Ms Sabina Higgins. Other big names expected on opening day are leading Government officials including An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin; Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon and broadcasters Marty Morrissey, Áine Lawlor and Marty Whelan. Also expected to attend are gardening experts Diarmuid Gavin, Adam Frost (BBC Gardener's World), chefs Trisha Lewis, Neven Maguire, Rory O'Connell and Edward Hayden; as well as food writers and content creators Lilly Higgins and James Kavanagh. To discover the full event programme, visit or follow @bordbiabloom on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kadestone Capital Corp. Reports Q4 and Full Year 2024 Financial Results
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 22, 2025) - Kadestone Capital Corp. (TSXV: KDSX) (OTCQB: KDCCF) ("Kadestone" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated property company today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024. Highlights for the year: Amendment and restatement of existing $10,000,000 term loan by way of a new $10,973,540 term loan Settlement of the convertible note in the aggregate amount of $5,739,301, representing full repayment of both principal and accrued interest on the outstanding convertible debt. Financial Results For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company reported a net loss of $4,646,507, or $0.10 per share, compared to a net loss of $1,794,148, or $0.04 per share, for the same period in the prior year. The increased loss was primarily due to higher operating expenses, including salaries and wages of $1,625,107, consulting fees of $1,555,996, interest expense of $1,356,997, and professional fees of $559,830. These expenses were partially offset by income from associates totaling $834,678 and income from an investment in a mortgage fund amounting to $332,428. Net cash used in operating activities also increased, rising to $5,010,386 for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $2,375,293 in the prior year, reflecting the higher level of operational spending during the period. The above audited financial information, including comparative information, is expressed in Canadian dollars and has been prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards, using the accounting policies and methods of application as described in notes 2 and 3 of the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023. About Kadestone Kadestone was established to pursue the investment in, acquisition, development and management of residential and commercial income producing properties, and procurement and sale of building materials within major urban centres and high-growth, emerging markets in Canada. The Company operates five complimentary business lines spanning building materials procurement and supply, property development and construction, construction finance, asset ownership and property management. These synergistic business lines have solidified Kadestone's vision to become a market leading vertically integrated property company. Additional information can be found at For further information please contact David Negus, CFO, Kadestone Capital Corp., dnegus@ 604 671-8142 ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD (signed) "Brent Billey" President, CEO and Director Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward- Looking Statements Certain information in this press release, including, but not limited to, the Company's ability to identify opportunities and secure additional investments in 2025 and the Company's vision to become a leading vertically integrated property company, may constitute forward looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), which can be identified by the use of terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate," "intend," "continue" or "believe" (or the negatives) or other similar variations. Because of various risks and uncertainties, including those referenced below, actual events or results may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such forward-looking statements. As a result, you should not rely on such forward-looking statements. Additional information identifying assumptions, risks and uncertainties relating to Kadestone is contained in Kadestone's filings with the Canadian securities regulators available at These risks include those described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's final prospectus dated September 2, 2020, and in the Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The forward-looking statements in this press release are applicable only as of the date of this release or as of the date specified in the relevant forward-looking statement. The Company has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES To view the source version of this press release, please visit
