Visitor numbers up by 7.4 per centVaradkar says the Gathering is having an impactMon Apr 29 2013 - 14:46
Fearlessly on the farmers’ side as he takes helm at ‘Farmers Journal’New editor Justin McCarthy hopes to continue to cater for news-hungry farmersMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Fodder crisis eases as shipments of hay and maize arrive from UKDairy co-ops ‘have done excellent job’ but cannot reach all farmers short of feedMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Weighing up a life in the priesthoodVocations co-ordinator says there has been an increase in inquiriesMon Apr 29 2013 - 05:51
Animals ‘screaming for feed’, says CoveneyScale of crisis not seen in living memoryFri Apr 26 2013 - 05:00
Postmortems show dolphins got entangled in fishery gear off MayoMinisters to examine ways of minimising risksThu Apr 25 2013 - 19:00
Heritage is not a luxury – Lloyd GrossmanUse of ‘starchitects’ criticised at Fáilte Ireland tourism conferenceThu Apr 25 2013 - 15:00
Call made to rein in power of supermarketsClaim of many examples of unfair trading practicesTue Apr 23 2013 - 21:59
New €1 million scheme to help farmers import hay and silageNumber of suicides linked with fodder crisis in recent weeksTue Apr 23 2013 - 20:34
Gas charactersDo you covet a Ferguson 35 copper belly? Dream of driving a Porsche Allgaier? Welcome to the world of vintage tractorsSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Irish tests find no trace of horse meat in beef productsHighest number of cases detected in France and GreeceWed Apr 17 2013 - 06:34
Irish runners speak of marathon explosionParticipants just metres away when first explosion took placeWed Apr 17 2013 - 05:53
Tests show France worst in EU for horsemeat contaminationSource says 50 tests conducted in Ireland found no traces of horse DNATue Apr 16 2013 - 08:58
‘It was the worst three hours of my life’Irish participant in marathon on looking for his wife after the explosionsTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:46
Search resumes for Columba McVeighIndependent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains says search not based on any new evidenceTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Food retailer Iceland withdraws product after horse meat found in diced beef steakEuropean Commission to publish results of EU-wide tests todayTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Irish witness tells of panic in aftermath of explosionDublin runner Gerry Carr crossed the finishing line just before the first explosionMon Apr 15 2013 - 23:16
Getting hands on land is the biggest challenge for young farmersMacra president-elect Kieran O’Dowd says young farmers are the ones fuelling economic growthMon Apr 15 2013 - 01:00
Horse meat scandal ‘an opportunity in adversity’ for artisan food firmsLocal producers expected to benefit as consumers opting for speciality productsTue Apr 09 2013 - 18:31
New link between red meat and heart diseaseFood safety experts advise eating no more than two to three portions of meat per weekMon Apr 08 2013 - 20:31
Thousands of horses awaiting slaughterWelfare concerns mount as numbers increaseSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Department of Agriculture refuses to release documents on horse meat scandal‘No public interest in releasing records’, ‘Irish Times’ is toldSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Dáil committee raises horse meat issue with TescoRetailer, Musgrave Group for meeting on relationship between supermarkets and suppliersTue Mar 26 2013 - 14:52
Croke Park ballot papers sent to Impact membersUnion says its decision to approve deal was not taken lightlyMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
Thousands of horses not microchipped in DublinLarge numbers disappearing after DSPCA gets involvedMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
New virus causing deformities at birth of lambs and calvesSchmallenberg outbreak has killed up to 35% of lambs on some Irish farmsMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
Easter bonnets exchanged for woolly hats as cold snap continuesConcerns that farm animals will go hungryMon Mar 25 2013 - 01:00
And to Cap it all they’ve worked out a dealToo early to identify winners and losersSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Supermarkets seeking major “hello money” payments to stock products on shelvesGovernment code of practice to be published “shortly”Fri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
Bord Bia study shows Irish people are wasting lessFeeling the Pinch shows 73% of consumers have become better at managing their finances since the recessionThu Mar 21 2013 - 06:00
Irish presidency on target to secure new deal on Common Agricultural PolicyNew round of negotiations starting next monthThu Mar 21 2013 - 06:00
Main points of new CAP dealNew system is based on a flat rate regardless of how much a farmer producesWed Mar 20 2013 - 12:00
Sugar quota regime to be scrapped in 2017Beet Ireland hopes to announce plans for processing within a monthWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Video: Hopes high for an agreement on European farm policy todayIrish officials worked on draft texts throughout the nightTue Mar 19 2013 - 12:52
Department’s report reveals brazen attitude in meat industryThe question now is whether anyone will be prosecuted for their role in horse meat debacleFri Mar 15 2013 - 00:06
European Parliament rejects cut to EU’s long-term budget€960bn multi-annual financial framework budget was agreed by EU leaders last monthThu Mar 14 2013 - 00:06
Objections from Irish members of parliamentObjections from Irish members of parliamentWed Mar 13 2013 - 23:29
Dramatic scenes in European Parliament as vice president collapses during CAP sessionQuestions about the way votes are conductedWed Mar 13 2013 - 12:01
Tesco withdraws meatloaf in StateHealth commissioner says horse meat scandal is not a food safety issueWed Mar 13 2013 - 06:00
Farmers to protest over CAP reformsCommissioner for agriculture attending meetings in Dublin tomorrowSun Mar 10 2013 - 16:35
Video: FF criticises Coalition’s 'fake anger'Martin says Moran used as a scapegoatSat Mar 09 2013 - 11:35
Reform plan devastating for farmers - IFAThe current plan to reform EU farm payments would have a devastating effect on the most productive farmers, general secretary…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Small grocers want code of conductIndependent grocers are paying the price for sharp practices by large supermarket chains, the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Website aims to rustle up some good deals for visiting foodiesA website aiming to attract gourmet tourists to this island was launched by Good Food Ireland yesterday.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Warning over CAP proposalsThe agri-business sector has warned of "savage cuts" to the incomes of productive farmers if current proposals on the reform …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
QK Meats to hold horse meat inquiryQK Meats, the Naas-based company blamed for supplying product containing horse meat to Bird’s Eye, has said it never knowingly…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
QK Meats 'to investigate supply'QK Meats, the Irish company named as the supplier of horse meat found in two Birds Eye products, has begun a full investigation…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Salmon farm plan caught on hook of controversyIt’s a project that’s promising up to 500 jobs in a remote part of the country, but a steady campaign of opposition has been …Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
