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Sligo students to take sheep wool and concrete project ‘large scale’
Sligo students to take sheep wool and concrete project ‘large scale’

Aoife Fadian and Jessica O’Connor from Ursuline College, Co. Sligo have made plans to take their sustainable sheep wool project...

Farmers ‘misled’ by ‘fake news’ on Mercosur – former EU director
Farmers ‘misled’ by ‘fake news’ on Mercosur – former EU director

Despite many protests over the Mercosur trade deal, former director for international affairs at the EU Commission, John Clarke said...

New govt aims to increase number of dog wardens nationwide
New govt aims to increase number of dog wardens nationwide

The new government has made a commitment to increase the number of dog wardens across the country, according to the...

Kerry Dairy Ireland announces December milk price
Kerry Dairy Ireland announces December milk price

Kerry Dairy Ireland, the dairy division of Kerry Group, has today (Thursday, January 16) announced an increase in its milk...

Dairygold maintains milk price and approves year-end payments
Dairygold maintains milk price and approves year-end payments

The board of Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited has today (Thursday, January 16) announced that its quoted milk price will be...

FBD Hotels and Resorts buys Malahide property for €55m
FBD Hotels and Resorts buys Malahide property for €55m

FBD Hotels and Resorts has reached agreement to acquire the Grand Hotel in Malahide, Co. Dublin for a sum of...

What will farmers get from draft programme for govt?
What will farmers get from draft programme for govt?

A number of new measures are being pledged for the agricultural sector under the new draft programme for government published...

Farm succession scheme in draft programme for govt
Farm succession scheme in draft programme for govt

In its draft programme, the next government has made a commitment to ensure a farm succession scheme that supports generational...

Payments and nitrates commitments made by new government
Payments and nitrates commitments made by new government

The new government has worked to develop its 2025 draft programme that will be published today (Wednesday, January 15), and it...

ICMSA calls on DAFM to prioritise ACRES balancing payments
ICMSA calls on DAFM to prioritise ACRES balancing payments

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has called for 2023 Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) balancing payments to be...

Michael Healy-Rae to take up junior ministerial role
Michael Healy-Rae to take up junior ministerial role

Independent TDs for Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae and Danny Healy-Rae have reached an agreement to support the incoming government, with the draft...

ICMSA calls on co-ops to pay end-of-year bonus
ICMSA calls on co-ops to pay end-of-year bonus

Following the first milk price announcement for the final month of 2024, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has...

Gardaí investigate spate of burglaries in Cavan
Gardaí investigate spate of burglaries in Cavan

Investigations by An Garda Síochána are ongoing for a number of burglaries that occurred in Co. Cavan on Monday, January...

Gardaí make five arrests in north Dublin for ‘alleged trespassing’
Gardaí make five arrests in north Dublin for ‘alleged trespassing’

An Garda Síochána made five arrests in total for two separate incidents of “alleged” trespassing in north Co. Dublin on...

CSO: Milk price increased by over 40% in year to November 2024
CSO: Milk price increased by over 40% in year to November 2024

Agricultural output prices have risen by 21.9% in the 12 months to November 2024, with the most significant increase recorded...

Irish Whiskey Association announces university scholarship
Irish Whiskey Association announces university scholarship

The Irish Whiskey Association has announced a scholarship opportunity with Maynooth University today (Monday, January 13) on its brewing and...

Gardaí stop 15-year-old driving tractor with no tax or insurance
Gardaí stop 15-year-old driving tractor with no tax or insurance

Gardaí from the Roads Policing Unit in Co. Roscommon stopped a 15-year-old tractor driver in Elphin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, January...

Kantar: ‘Record-breaking’ €1.4bn spent on groceries over festive period
Kantar: ‘Record-breaking’ €1.4bn spent on groceries over festive period

Take-home value sales over the four weeks to the end of 2024 increased by 4.4% to reach nearly €1.4 billion...