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Iraq Business
4 days ago
- Business
- Iraq Business
Iraq Launches QR Code Platform to Combat Counterfeit Goods
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani reaffirmed his government's continued support for the industrial sector, the modernisation of the banking system, and tighter oversight at border crossings to block the entry of substandard goods. Speaking on Thursday at a ceremony held by the Iraqi Federation of Industries (IFI) to mark National Industry Day , the Prime Minister officially launched a national QR code platform for Iraqi industrial products. This digital initiative is intended to: Safeguard the authenticity of Iraqi goods Prevent the circulation of counterfeit products Strengthen the identity of local brands Prepare Iraqi goods for export through compliance with global supply chain standards Improve international market access Boost confidence in Iraqi manufacturing abroad Support economic growth and digitisation Accelerate digital transformation in production and retail According to a press release, the initiative reflects the government's broader strategy to revitalise local industry, improve trade standards, and align with international best practices in product verification and logistics. (Source: PMO)
RTÉ News
5 days ago
- Science
- RTÉ News
Anglers urged to report sightings of Pacific pink salmon in Irish rivers
Anglers have been urged to report any sightings of Pacific pink salmon in Irish rivers this summer, with experts saying they pose a threat to the survival of the native Atlantic salmon and sea trout. The migratory salmon species have appeared in unprecedented numbers in the country's river systems in recent years, especially in the south west, west and north west. They are described as being blue/green to steel blue on the back, with silver sides and a white underbelly. They also have number of distinguishing features, including large black oval spots on the tail. "The potential presence of large numbers of this non-native species pose a competitive and disruptive threat to the survival of native Atlantic salmon and sea trout," said Dr Michael Millane of the Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). "They pose a threat to estuarine and coastal marine fish species and the ecosystems they depend on. "We are appealing to anglers and other water users to quickly contact us regarding any encounters they have with pink salmon. "As these fish die after spawning, some dead specimens could also be seen along our rivers". The salmon are a migratory species native to river systems in the northern Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. There are established populations in northern Norway and in northwest Russia, originating from stocking programmes undertaken in this part of Russia between the 1950s and 2001.
Irish Independent
26-05-2025
- Climate
- Irish Independent
Mayo fisheries reopen following closure due to high temperatures
Along with the Galway Fishery in Galway, the two Mayo fisheries were closed to fishing after water temperatures exceeded 20 degrees Celsius during a recent spell of hot weather. IFI closed the fisheries so that cold water fish species did not suffer potentially lethal angling-related stress, in addition to stress caused by water temperatures above 20 degrees. Multiple temperature readings below 18 degrees have since been recorded at the Moy, at the Erriff River, and at the Galway Fishery on the River Corrib. The Galway Fishery closed last Tuesday while the Erriff and Moy fisheries were closed to fishing for over a week. Barry Fox, IFI's Head of Operations said that the IFI will continue to monitor all fisheries it manages for the State.
Irish Times
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Secluded residence – Frank McNally on the challenge of understanding (or even finding) Eileen Gray's famous French villa
Ordinarily these days, you'd just use Google Maps. But I went to the trouble of attending a Dublin cinema on Tuesday night to see a film called E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea, motivated in part by hopes of finding out where the house in question was, exactly. Not that I planned to reach the south of France via the IFI in Temple Bar – I didn't need the man in the old story to tell me he wouldn't start from there if he were me. It's just that on a trip to the Cote d'Azur last summer, I must have been within 200m of Gray's famous seafront villa and, despite repeated attempts, couldn't find it. From the traffic-crazed corniche on the steep hill above, my iPhone suggested, there was a walkway leading down to the house. Visible reality argued otherwise. Road signage was elliptical and confusing, meanwhile. READ MORE Although there were indications of a side road to or near E.1027, finding that proved elusive too. After several U-turns on a route infested by fast-moving cars and motorbikes (as well as some slow-moving, confused tourists), I decided my French driver friend's patience had been taxed enough. We abandoned the attempt to find Gray's alleged* masterpiece until another day. Oh well. That had only been an afterthought, anyway, when I realised the house was on our general route. The main goal of the afternoon had been to find the place, also at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, where WB Yeats spent his last days, and then the hilltop cemetery where his remains resided for a decade (and may still reside, despite their official repatriation to Sligo in 1948). That last quest was not completely successful either. When we asked a man in the cemetery office where the former Yeats grave was, he seemed never to have heard of the poet. But then we found a gravestone of sorts, except it was mounted on a cemetery wall rather than a grave, indicating proximity to the original burial place, or the communal ossuary to which the remains were consigned in 1946. Oh well, again. We got nearer to that than to E.1027 at least. There was also the bonus of a dramatic view from Yeatsian eternity out to sea, and down the coast to Monte Carlo. Getting back to the supposed greatness of the Gray house, I'd be more than happy to be persuaded. And not having seen the thing in person, I thought a reverential 90-minute movie on the subject might clinch the argument. Alas, no doubt because I'm an architectural philistine, it didn't. Or maybe, perish the thought, the film was at fault. In support of this suspicion, I see that, when reviewing a previous Eileen Gray biopic in 2015, our critic Donald Clarke found it 'dramatically inert' . That must be catching because the latest film is devoid of drama altogether. It's like a still life with architects. We are told again and again how revolutionary E.1027 was, how it rejected Le Corbusier's notion that a house was a 'machine' in favour of Gray's idea that it was a living 'body'. But we're not shown why this is so. Or if we are, some of us were too thick to see it. As presented in the film, the interiors looked to me as cold and clinical as the house's name (a formula based on the initials of Gray and her collaborator). I suppose, as they say, you had to be there. And I haven't been there yet, only very close. A subtheme of the film is whether in adding his multicolour frescoes to Gray's white walls without permission, Le Corbusier improved or vandalised the house. Gray thought it was the latter, and I tend to agree. But if not always so maliciously, it is often the fate of architects to have their ideals compromised by others, and Le Corbusier hasn't escaped either. On a visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg some years ago, even then a martyr to French architectural side trips, I made the pilgrimage to Ronchamp to see his famous concrete church. First this required a two-hour train journey south to Belfort, then a shorter train trip west. Then I had to catch a third, local train back part of the way I'd come. From there I still need to walk a mile or two up into the forested hills, berating myself for not bringing an umbrella because the skies were ominous. But it was worth the trek to see the extraordinary creation by which Le Corbusier made a concrete edifice look like a giant mushroom that had sprouted from the hillside. Nobody has since sought to improve his white walls with frescoes (although he had added a few colourful doodles himself). And in the decade he lived afterwards, fearing another Lourdes, he jealously guarded the site from further development. Then on its 50th anniversary, plans were announced for the inevitable visitor centre, and a less inevitable convent, on the approaches to the church. The architect Renzo Piano (of Pompidou Centre fame) came up with something minimally intrusive in the end. Even so, outraged critics accused him of 'murder before the cathedral'.
BreakingNews.ie
20-05-2025
- Climate
- BreakingNews.ie
Galway Fishery closed due to high water temperatures
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is notifying anglers of the closure of the Galway Fishery due to high water temperatures. The fishery on the Corrib River in Galway closed to all angling on Tuesday, May 20th, and until further notice. Advertisement Two other fisheries managed by IFI, the Erriff Fishery and the Moy Fishery, are also closed because of elevated water temperatures. IFI recorded water temperatures of above 20 degrees Celsius at the Galway Fishery twice in the past 24 hours and it has closed the fishery to protect fish "from potentially lethal stress". IFI is guided by scientific advice that indicates a dramatic increase in angling-related mortalities at temperatures above 20 degrees. The fishery will reopen once temperatures return to levels where fish will not be thermally stressed, and is conditional on at least two successive water temperature readings of less than 18 degrees Celsius. Advertisement Anglers with bookings affected by the closure will be contacted by IFI. Anglers with season permits for the high bank and OPW beats on the Corrib River in Galway will also be affected by the closure, and fishing must cease until the fishery reopens IFI said anglers should contact the Galway Fishery for the latest advice before travelling on 091 562388 or galwayfishery@ Other fisheries managed by IFI have also recorded high temperatures, and anglers are encouraged to contact IFI via the details below for the latest update. Cloongee Fishery: 096 21332, moyfishery@ Ballyvary Fishery: 096 21332, moyfishery@ IFI urges the public to report any instances of distressed fish, fish kills, illegal fishing, or water pollution to IFI's confidential 24/7 number on 0818 34 74 24.
