Farm group ICSA elects Wexford man as new presidentCattle and sheep farmer Patrick Kent concerned about low farm incomesFri Dec 13 2013 - 14:30
New quality dairy scheme will be the first of its type in the world, Bord Bia saysFarmers will have to meet ISO standardsWed Dec 11 2013 - 14:34
Farm incomes expected to rise by 13 per cent next yearFarmers saw one per cent fall in income this yearWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00
Trevor Deely’s family mark 13th anniversary of his disappearanceFather says he is determined to keep case in the public mindMon Dec 09 2013 - 15:06
Seed Savers threatened with closure due to funding cutsAssociation needs to raise €250,000 to remain openMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Seed Savers threatened with closure due to funding cutsAssociation needs to raise €250,000 to remain openMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Summers getting drier but winters getting wetter, forecaster saysChilly Christmas on the cardsFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00
More people are pining for a real Irish Christmas tree, say growersTheft still a problem but gardaí are on patrolThu Dec 05 2013 - 09:59
Japan won’t be a big market for beef but it’s a prestigious oneRe-opening of Japanese market to Irish beef comes after years of negotiationsTue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
Children need to be persuaded to play ‘The Great Outdoor’Pulling the plug may be the way to get children outdoors and away from screensSat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
Food and forestry researchers get €26.3m for 51 projectsProjects review novel health benefits of food ingredients such as peptidesThu Nov 28 2013 - 15:54
Video: Red is the colour as poinsettia growers prepare for ChristmasSome 280,000 Irish-grown plants will be sold this year thanks to warm weatherThu Nov 28 2013 - 14:00
Children’s art and stories feature in book on farm safetyCoveney says children’s contributions show how great - and dangerous - farm life can beThu Nov 28 2013 - 13:40
Plan to protect 400,000km of Irish hedgerows launchedDatabase will allow people to record local hedgesTue Nov 26 2013 - 13:40
More food scares expected as testing methods improve, conference hearsIreland not good at learning lesssons, food safety expert saysTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Marts pessimistic they will get paid in receivership of livestock exporterMinister says he cannot interveneTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach praises plans for food education centre in WaterfordGrow HQ will be on three-acre site in ArdkeenSun Nov 24 2013 - 22:28
Government won’t be gung-ho on bailout exit, Taoiseach saysStrategy will boost confidence in Ireland abroadSun Nov 24 2013 - 20:38
Protesters highlight Waterford Crystal worker pensionsTaoiseach speaks to union activists on pension issue during trip southSat Nov 23 2013 - 19:08
Kenny ‘glad’ ESB and unions to talk on pension deficit rowThreat of power cuts exists from December 16th after unions decided to serve strike actionSat Nov 23 2013 - 19:02
Grow it Yourself food education centre planned for WaterfordGIY founder believes centre can create positive legacy by teaching children where food comes fromSat Nov 23 2013 - 16:56
A ghost story for modern IrelandCoill na Giúise is like so many of our 1,300 ghost estates: a once-pleasant landscape, cleared for houses that remain unfinished, and that many people want demolished. But is it that simple?Sat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00
Pylons show rural Ireland being abandoned, conference hearsGrowing anger among farm families about Eirgrid plan, ICMSA president saysFri Nov 22 2013 - 16:19
Local authorities spent €5 million dealing with the problem of abandoned horsesTotal costs probably higher as no figures were provided for four council areasWed Nov 20 2013 - 01:00
Scheme for the disposal of unwanted horses ready to go but Minister not sure it’s neededCoveney says he is determined to stamp out dog-fightingTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Simon Coveney: ‘A McDonald’s burger isn’t as unhealthy as some people suggest’Look who’s coming to lunch: the Minister for Food, Simon Coveney, talks obesity, horsemeat and conflicts of interestMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Individual marts owed up to €400,000 each by livestock exporter TLTUp to 25 farmers owed moneyFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:00
Nine food and drink companies honoured at Bord Bia awardsMeat, fruit and salt companies among the winners out of 140 entriesThu Nov 14 2013 - 22:03
Government urged to protect live cattle export trade in wake of TLT liabilitiesMinister of State says receivership won’t have a major impact on tradeWed Nov 13 2013 - 21:48
Brian O’Driscoll and Sean Kelly honoured at DCU‘Obviously he’s going to make everyone call him doctor now,’ quips BOD’s wifeWed Nov 13 2013 - 14:13
President honours young people at Gaisce awardsAwards given for outstanding work in the community and personal achievementsTue Nov 12 2013 - 18:21
People reluctant to make long-term commitments to charitiesNational Giving Week starts todayMon Nov 11 2013 - 11:03
Goat’s cheese starter in jeopardy as cheesemakers struggle to meet demandTeagasc calls for more support for goat sectorMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:01
Former editor concerned about breakdown in trust in politics, church, banksCharities urged to be honest beyond necessityFri Nov 08 2013 - 01:01
Farewell the eating hour: lunch now lasts ‘just 22 minutes’Half of us are working as we eat, research findsThu Nov 07 2013 - 06:56
Spending on eating outside the home shows increaseMeal deals boosting custom for restaurantsThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:00
Chapter One turns over a new leaf with its first bookMichelin-starred restaurant celebrates 21 years in businessTue Nov 05 2013 - 01:00
Report links lower birth weight and poorer child developementMinister says lots of lessons to be learned from findingsMon Nov 04 2013 - 19:19
Fitzgerald defends location of new children’s hospitalAn Taisce calls on Government to move site from St James’s to land beside the CoombeMon Nov 04 2013 - 14:37
Report calls for more help for parents of babiesMinister says economic cost to country of not intervening ‘enormous’Mon Nov 04 2013 - 14:08
Ireland on a plateIs there such a thing as a national Irish cuisine, and if so, what is it?Sat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Goodbye, Mr Chips: children cut down on crisps in lunchboxesStudy finds we are taking lunch to work more oftenTue Oct 29 2013 - 11:22
Recovering Irish tour operators eye €74bn Chinese tourist marketLuxury shopping, castles and golf to to the fore as Tourism Ireland sends largest ever trade mission to ChinaTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:00
We don’t like cooking – but are doing it more oftenPrice a major factor in grocery shoppingTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:00
Help sought in two missing men casesMore than 200 people joined search in Kilcock for Andrejs MaisaksMon Oct 28 2013 - 18:08
Coveney to build bloodstock links with QatarBord Bia aiming to double food and drink exports to Middle East by 2020Mon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
Farm payments keeping older farmers on the land, conference toldPride and fear and ‘wall of money’ cited as factorsSun Oct 27 2013 - 21:42
Macra na Feirme calls for aid for young farmersInstallation aid scheme would help young farmers to get established, conference toldSat Oct 26 2013 - 16:54
Mother of cancer victim Donal Walsh says harsh reality of suicide must be highlightedSuicide support helpline on the way for farm familiesSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:01
