The Irish Times

Whatever happened to the teenage summer job?

Picking strawberries or waiting tables used to be a rite of passage. But the summer job as we know it may be disappearing

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 00:00

Wexford farm forced to abandon 8 acres of fruit after heat accelerates plant growth

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 05:00

Scheme aims to address labour shortages in horticulture, meat processing and dairying

Mon May 14 2018 - 21:00

Ireland’s 100 strawberry growers produce a crop worth €38m at the farm gate

Sat Jul 26 2014 - 01:00

Fruit ripening much quicker than usual

Tue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00