Bord na Móna - Source Issue 7 - (Page 24)

Nationwide A nationwide spotlight on special occasions, events and achievements across Bord na Móna p First Aid certificates were recently received by a number of employees at Blackwater, (L – R) John Mc Niff, Resource Manager; Kevin Harte, Training Manager; Oliver Daly; Eddie Egan; Padraic Curley; Hubert Ryan; and Brendan Coughlan, Training Officer. p Gabriel D'Arcy and Pat Downes recently met with a number of Fine Gael TDs. (L - R) Pat Downes, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD, Charlie Flanagan TD, Nicky McFadden TD and Gabriel D'Arcy. u Attending the International Symposium on peat and growing media, held recently in Quebec (L - R) Magnus Brandel (Sweden), Kari Mutka (Finland), Gerald Schmilewski (Germany) and Pat Fitzgerald (Ireland) from EPAGMA. p Former Tipperary hurler Declan Fanning visited Littleton briquette factory earlier this year with the McCarthy Cup. (L to R) Ray Yates, Declan Fanning, Donnacha Doyle and Daniel Fitzpatrick. u Blackwater Works recently qualified for the finals of the National Apprentice Skills Competition, which was run over three days in the Cork Institute of Technology. (L to R) Con Kelly; Pat Twomey, CIT; John Cobban, National Apprentice Skills Construction Plant Fitting Apprentice; and Kevin Harte. p Construction Plant Fitter Thomas J. Mather, Derrygreenagh Works receives the Best Student Award at the C.I.T Engineering and Science Awards Ceremony 2011. Thomas achieved the overall highest examination results over the last four Phase 6 block release courses in C.I.T. (L to R) Ger Kenny; Thomas J. Mather; Eamon Mulhall. p Pictured during Minister Fergus O'Dowd TD's recent visit to Bord na Móna are: Front (L to R) Fergus McArdle, Chairman; Minister Fergus O'Dowd TD; Gabriel D'Arcy, Managing Director. Back (L to R) Ken O'Byrne, Pat Downes, Garrett Leech, Derek Dunne and Gerry Ryan. 24 | Source Summer 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Bord na Móna - Source Issue 7

Bord na Móna - Source Issue 7
Contents
A Round-Up of News from Around the Company
Willow Harvest for Farmers
New Approach, New Business
Strategic Growth and Development
Challege and Change
Anua Beginning
Raging Inferno
Mapping a Sustainable Future
Project Update
Heritage Corner
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Bord na Móna - Source Issue 7