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Grant for electric cars to be cut from July

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By John Healy of Healy Insurances

The maximum private vehicle electric car grant is set to be reduced to €3,500 on July 1 next. The current maximum grant is €5,000.

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Administered by the Sustainable Authority of Ireland, the EV grant has been in operation since 2011 and has supported the purchase of over 40,000 electric vehicles since then.

Almost €200m in funding has been granted for the purchase of privately owned EVs over the past 12 years.

Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), an office within the Department of Transport, said that many other elements of the EV grant system remain unchanged.

Vehicle incentives for business stay the same and SEAI will continue to administer the commercially bought EVs and large panel vans grants at current levels.

The small public service vehicles grant for taxi and hackney drivers administered by the NTA was renewed in February, while the Alternatively Fuelled Heavy Duty Vehicle Purchase Grant Scheme, managed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, has also remained unchanged.

Earlier this month, the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee was told that there were 77,000 electric or plug-in hybrids on the road at the end of last year. Declan Meally, director of transport at SEAI, said the trajectory is there to reach a target of 175,000 by the end of 2025. From an insurance perspective, EVs are quoted by all the major insurance markets.

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Gneeveguilla apprentice wins national stonemasonry title

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Gneeveguilla apprentice wins national stonemasonry title


Darragh O’Sullivan from Gneeveguilla won the overall prize in the Architectural Stonemasonry category at the WorldSkills Ireland competition held recently at the RDS in Dublin.


An apprentice stonecutter and stonemason with the Office of Public Works (OPW) based in Mallow, O’Sullivan secured gold for his technical accuracy and craftsmanship during the three-day event.
The state agency relies on traditional trade skills to manage, conserve, and restore national monuments, public buildings, and heritage sites across the country.
O’Sullivan’s success reflects the training provided by his OPW mentors and team, highlighting the importance of apprentice development in preserving traditional heritage crafts for future generations.
Picture Caption: CRAFT CHAMPION: Tom Little (Kerry ETB), Terri Sweeney Meade (OPW), category winner Darragh O’Sullivan (OPW), and Donal Keys (WorldSkills Ireland) at the RDS in Dublin.

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Jessica Cronin donates hair for children’s charity

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Jessica Cronin donates hair for children’s charity

Ten-year-old Killarney resident Jessica Cronin is set to cut and donate 12 inches of her hair to support young cancer patients, alongside a fundraising campaign for LauraLynn Children’s Hospice.

The hair donation will go directly to the Little Princess Trust, a charity providing real hair wigs free of charge to children and young people who have lost their own hair through medical treatment.
Alongside her hair donation, Jessica is collecting financial contributions for LauraLynn through the Locks of Love campaign.
“I want to help somebody that doesn’t have something that I have, hair,” Jessica said.
Her family expressed their pride in her decision to support both organisations.
“We are all so proud of her,” her mother, Grace O’Shea-Cronin, said. “Any donation, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated.”
Donations to support Jessica’s fundraiser can be made online at

locksoflove.lauralynn.ie/fundraiser/jessicacronin1

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