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40 farmers pay revenue €1.95m in defaults
40 farmers pay revenue €1.95m in defaults

More than 40 farmers and agriculture businesspeople across Ireland were listed on the Revenue Commisioners’ latest tax defaulters list, with fines...

Claims costal erosion is putting Galway hotel at risk
Claims costal erosion is putting Galway hotel at risk

There are fears for 65 jobs in the renowned Renvyle House Hotel in Galway if costal erosion enables contamination of the...

FTMTA to celebrate its centennial this July in Naas
FTMTA to celebrate its centennial this July in Naas

The Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) is set to celebrate its centennial this year and its AGM will take...

Global greenhouse think-in comes to UCD
Global greenhouse think-in comes to UCD

An international greenhouse gas and animal agriculture conference is coming to Dublin next week and its main aim is to...

BVD costs Irish farmers €102m a year
BVD costs Irish farmers €102m a year

Animal health and welfare is fundamental to farm profitability and BVD alone is costing Irish farmers more than €102m a...

Ruby anniversary for key Teagasc survey
Ruby anniversary for key Teagasc survey

The Teagasc National Farm Survey is celebrating 40 years of publication and 2013 is also the 40th anniversary of Ireland’s...

European food aid set to be cut by €1bn
European food aid set to be cut by €1bn

EU leaders are letting Europe’s most vulnerable citizens down with proposed €1bn in cuts to its food aid programme. This is...

Pure Friesian
Pure Friesian

The Irish Pure Friesian Open Day 2013 will be held on the Ballykennedy herd of  brothers John and Michael O’...

What it takes to be a thriving entrepreneur
What it takes to be a thriving entrepreneur

Under the auspices of Ireland’s Presidency of the EU Council, the EURO-SME 2013 Conference was officially opened in Dublin Castle...

Saba cooks to perfection
Saba cooks to perfection

Multi award-winning Thai and Vietnamese restaurant Saba continued its winning streak with a hat-trick at last night’s Irish Restaurant Awards....

Weather warning from Met Eireann
Weather warning from Met Eireann

Road-users have been advised to exercise caution following a forecast by Met Eireann for rain, possibly heavy, throughout the country this...

To Russia with love
To Russia with love

Irish companies have excelled in exports to Russia, showing export increases of 19 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011...

Lamb price cuts stabilising
Lamb price cuts stabilising

Lamb prices are stabilising due to tight supplies and strong market returns. This is according to Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...

More flexible nitrates rules needed, Ó Cuív
More flexible nitrates rules needed, Ó Cuív

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture, Éamon Ó Cuív TD, has called on the Government to adopt a more flexible approach...

Bord Bia chefs cook up a storm
Bord Bia chefs cook up a storm

Bord Bia is currently hosting a Gourmet Gathering for 70 international chefs visiting Ireland on a three-day tailored itinerary. The overseas delegation are members...

IFA – sponsorship ban will harm agri-food sector
IFA – sponsorship ban will harm agri-food sector

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has warned that damage to the Irish drink industry will have a negative impact on...

Birds eye on Irish beef
Birds eye on Irish beef

Frozen food giant Birds Eye is set to buy all its beef from UK and Irish farms as it sees its...

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Many people think that blacksmiths and metal workers no longer exist in Ireland and that they have to accept poor...