Environment
A review into the first year of the Tyre Disposal Scheme showed that 97% of tyres were recycled last year.
Terra Soil - a significant collaborative research project - has been launched today by Geographical Survey Ireland (GSI) and Teagasc.
Rural Life
The closure of rural post offices will be a key point of discussion at the meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications.
Agri-Business
RTE's radio show Morning Ireland this morning had a report in Co. Tipperary where three cows were found to have been killed by lead poisoning.
The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughton has said that a recycling charge will not apply to agricultural tyres.
New regulations for the tyre sector will be introduced by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment in early 2017.
