Navan hospital coffee dock shut over rodent problemCoffee outlet in Our Lady’s Hospital one of seven food outlets issued with closure orderWed May 06 2015 - 12:26
Call for inquiry into fertiliser industry over rising pricesPrices escalate while costs of gas used in production have fallen, conference toldThu Apr 30 2015 - 19:18
Punchestown punters strike it lucky . . . with the weatherIce-cream and champagne order of the day as racing enthusiasts bask in glorious sunshineThu Apr 30 2015 - 18:43
Taste Bud: 20 food and drink firms win Tesco listingSeven-month programme provides mentoring and workshops to support companiesWed Apr 29 2015 - 23:05
Punchestown: Speechless Gaybo left in shade by savvy KathleenUnder starter’s orders – Hail gets punters racing for tented village and light refreshmentWed Apr 29 2015 - 21:44
Hailstones, Elvis and a proper dinner for AP McCoy feature in the opening dayRecord first-day attendance at the Punchestown festivalWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Hoopoe causing a hoopla in southeast as 50 exotic birds spottedBirdwatchers believe a funnel of air caused them to overshoot France and land in IrelandMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Horse-meat investigation ‘ongoing’, say Irish authoritiesDepartment of Agriculture and gardaí in EU operation of 26 arrests and passport seizuresSun Apr 26 2015 - 20:46
Irish aid agencies appeal for help for NepalOxfam Ireland says search and rescue is the initial priority, then providing water, food, medical care and shelter to survivorsSun Apr 26 2015 - 20:40
Some 100 Irish known to be in region hit by Nepal earthquakeDublin climber Paul Greenan one of several climbers evacuated from Everest base campSun Apr 26 2015 - 18:04
CAP payment farmers’ full addresses not being publishedSome farmers were concerned publication could leave them open to attack by burglarsWed Apr 22 2015 - 20:37
Farmers owe €69m for breaking milk quotas‘Super levy’ relates to 12 months before quota system endedWed Apr 22 2015 - 20:36
Grow It Yourself food-growing fund approves grants for 2015Vegetable patch for asylum seekers among 200 projects to be aided by garden schemeWed Apr 22 2015 - 16:32
Vegetable growers warn of exodus as sector on ‘last gasp’Committee told dominant position of supermarket chains ‘single biggest threat’ to industryTue Apr 21 2015 - 22:13
More than 8,000 Irish students apply for US J1 visasWrecking of rented San Francisco property in 2014 did ‘reputational damage’, consul-general saysTue Apr 21 2015 - 20:02
Increased payments for organic farmers announcedAlmost 2,000 farmers are registered organic, well below EU averageTue Apr 21 2015 - 12:23
A week in my . . . kitchen garden: Head kitchen gardener at Airfield Farm, Kitty ScullyKitty Scully, head kitchen gardener at Airfield Farm in Dundrum, talks about growing food for Overends cafe, educating children and working the polytunnelsTue Apr 21 2015 - 10:00
EU commissioner praises Irish innovation at opening of dairy centreCarlos Moedas says progress is outstanding in food security, agriculture and bio-economySat Apr 18 2015 - 01:00
Drink up, says Minister as National Dairy Week launched€250,000 campaign is organised by the National Dairy CouncilWed Apr 15 2015 - 19:01
Coveney says this will be a watershed year for farm safetyThirty people killed in farm accidents last year and three have already died this yearWed Apr 15 2015 - 01:01
New blackcurrant drink ‘a lifeline’ for fruit growersManufacturer who runs last commercial farm in State attempts to save the industrySun Apr 12 2015 - 20:55
Do you know more than a primary school student?Try some of these questions asked at the quiz finalSun Apr 12 2015 - 20:04
Pupils from Kerry and Galway win All-Ireland schools quizIrish League of Credit Unions president says standard is getting higher every yearSun Apr 12 2015 - 19:51
New Macra na Feirme chief to fight for young farmers ‘to thrive’Seán Finan says organisation has massive scope for growth and developmentTue Apr 07 2015 - 17:38
Macra na Feirme to elect a new presidentFour candidates are in the race to succeed outgoing president Kieran O’DowdTue Apr 07 2015 - 16:10
Is your dinner costing the earth? The food we eat and climate changeLess meat, more vegetables, reduced food waste . . . These are among the ways you can help cut carbon emissions. An event in Dublin this week looks at how we produce food and its impact on climate changeSat Apr 04 2015 - 01:00
Passions run high for Laois village’s Easter playThree-hour production of story being staged for sixth time in BallylinanThu Apr 02 2015 - 14:54
Teagasc to aid farmers who want to expand in wake of milk quotaDairy farmers need to ramp up production to drive income, says farm organisationWed Apr 01 2015 - 19:47
Dairy-filled breakfast marks end of milk quota regimeBiggest policy change for rural Ireland in a lifetime, Minister for Agriculture saysWed Apr 01 2015 - 11:01
Dairy farmers celebrate as milk quotas abolished after 31 yearsTalk of ‘milk bubble’ dismissed amid evidence Irish dairy farmers will proceed cautiouslyWed Apr 01 2015 - 01:00
Badgers like to steer clear of cattle, satellite tracking showsTCD zoologists place collars carrying devices on 50 nocturnal foragers in WicklowTue Mar 31 2015 - 15:41
State pledges €12m to help people affected by Syrian crisisSeán Sherlock says Ireland have donated more than €41 million since start of conflictTue Mar 31 2015 - 01:00
Irish Water confirms fluoride spill at water treatment plantUtility indicates that spill occurred in Bennettsbridge but was quickly containedMon Mar 30 2015 - 22:52
Food scares and pricing among challenges for dairy regimeOf those surveyed, 90% say reputation of the Irish dairy sector is robustMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00
Eurosceptic MEP meets voters at pre-match gatheringControversial candidate for Polish presidency Janusz Korwin-Mikke says drugs should be legalisedSun Mar 29 2015 - 20:39
Community garden surfing on a wave of enthusiasm in LahinchThe volunteer group grows fruit and vegetable and holds regular workshopsSat Mar 28 2015 - 01:00
Ebola ignored for 40 years because it happened in ‘forgotten world’Cost of dealing with outbreak could have built health services in three affected countriesThu Mar 26 2015 - 01:00
IFA warns ‘angel dust’ beef may reach Irish marketFarmers’ group says EU talks with US could result in chemical-enhanced meat in domestic shopsWed Mar 25 2015 - 01:00
Groups invited to express interest in EU’s Leader scheme to tackle rural isolationMinister Alan Kelly says funding must be used to ‘sustain employment’Tue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
GAA players should be used to promote farm safety, Seanad hearing is toldSeveral calls for farm safety education to be compulsory in schoolsTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
Over 400 food buyers arrive for Bord Bia eventFood and drink buyer event is biggest ever staged in IrelandMon Mar 23 2015 - 09:14
Teagasc urges farmers to plan ahead financiallyTeagasc says vast majority of farmers not carrying out financial planning even though many are expanding as milk quotas are being abolished next weekMon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00
Jesus, Judas and even the donkey are rehearsing for Ballylinan’s passion playAlmost 200 people involved in staging mammoth three-hour production of the Easter story in the Co Laois village, which runs from Friday 27th until Good FridayMon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00
Tasty grub? Survey asks should we have insects in animal feedInterest growing in use of insects in human and animal dietsSun Mar 22 2015 - 18:25
Campaign to reduce fatal accidents on dairy farmsDairy farms account for 58 per cent of farm fatalitiesFri Mar 20 2015 - 14:13
Farm groups concerned about greenhouse gas reduction plansFears that policy in EU climate-change report could cut beef herd by 59% and dairy by 14%Fri Mar 20 2015 - 01:00
Vet fined €40,000 for selling medicines for animals not under his careWicklow vet Gary Adams supplied antibiotics to farmers in distant counties, court hearsThu Mar 19 2015 - 01:00
Sensor to detect harmful bacteria in milk hailed as a world firstScientists say device will detect spore-forming bacteria in minutes instead of daysWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:01
What agriculture can learn from Charles DarwinNatural selection has served the world well thus far, says prof R Ford Denison, and should be encouragedMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:45
Farmers planning party to mark end of milk quotasUp to 200 expected at event for dairy farmers in TipperaryMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:01
