EPA report shows river locations with pure water down from 500 sites in 1980s to 21 today

IFA tech fair showcases latest innovations in phones, watches, ovens, vacuums and TVs

Protests outside Dunnes Stores and Aldi in Portlaoise

European Commission received more than 322,000 submissions from stakeholders

Water pipeline needs 50m strip, the width of O’Connell Street, through 500 people’s land

UK company that has supplied IFA Telecom is competing with Eir for State contract

State is also the most expensive country in EU for alcohol, according to Eurostat study

Financial windfall of European Championship also set to be big benefit to Iceland

Joe Healy’s election seen as reaction to recent controversy

Henry Burns, Flor McCarthy and Joe Healy seek to succeed Eddie Downey

John Donnelly said he was only paid enough to employ one replacement on his farm

‘He has no intention of lowering himself and getting into a brawl with an organisation’

Organisation accuses Pat Smith of spin and says it will fight his claim to €2m package

The most successful lobbying organisation in the State has much soul-searching to do

Association brings back former chief economist Con Lucey to carry out review

Pat Smith resigned yesterday in the wake of the controversy over his remuneration

Credit of €5,000 per year for five years ‘significant and would help farm families’

Rural organisations encouraging people to use their votes in referendums

Competition format changed to encourage entries from all farming sectors

Committee told dominant position of supermarket chains ‘single biggest threat’ to industry

Several calls for farm safety education to be compulsory in schools

Fears that policy in EU climate-change report could cut beef herd by 59% and dairy by 14%

End of milk quotas has led to unprecedented investment surge, but problems remain

Michael Doran was well-known in the beef sector and even served as IFA livestock chair

Dog owners advised to check home insurance cover in case they are sued for damages

Planned cuts to Expressway routes described as ‘a further attack on rural Ireland’

IFA accused of targeting independent butchers with testing programme, but MEP Maireád McGuinness says it would be a tragedy if customers were exploited

Farmers at agm told they must think about safety in everything they do

New farm organisation set to be launched within weeks

Family ‘devastated’ after Kilkenny’s Johnny Ryan (60) pinned against wall by tractor

IFA claims longer period would improve road safety and reduce incidence of dumping

Phil Hogan recalls how Garret FitzGerald, ‘who didn’t know a cow from a bullock’, drove a hard bargain on milk quotas under pressure from the IFA

Mayor speaks at the opening of live animal crib at the Mansion House

IFA meeting with factories

Stepping up of action follows 24-hour protest last week

Irish Farmers Association’s 24-hour action will disrupt factories’ kill on Tuesday

Teagasc advises dairy farmers to ensure they have a proper plan and budget in place

British retailers looking for younger beef

Broadband, roads and garda stations all likely to be raised