Connemara lamb wins writers awardProducers of buffalo mozzarella, Connemara Hill Lamb and crackers were among the winners at the annual Irish Food Writers’ Guild…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Never a better time to eat a burgerAs the horse-meat saga continues to develop – 40 days later – here are 10 questions you never thought you’d need to ask about…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Operations at meat plant suspended over beef labellingThe investigation into the presence of horse meat in beef products took a fresh turn yesterday when operations were suspended…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Iceland anti-FSAI posters still on displayFrozen food retailer Iceland was still displaying large posters in its British shop windows yesterday describing a DNA test by…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Testing of products for horse and bute to begin across EUThe European Commission yesterday adopted the control-and-testing plan agreed by EU member states in Brussels last week to address…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Iceland apologises for chief's 'Panorama' remark dismissing Irish over test findingsFrozen food retailer Iceland said it was “deeply sorry” yesterday after its chief executive Malcolm Walker made a dismissive …Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
'Absolutely no horse meat' in stock cubes or gravies, insist manufacturersManufacturers of beef stock cubes and gravies have moved to reassure customers about the authenticity of their products in the…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Live cattle exports resume to Libya after 17 yearsAlmost 3,000 cattle departed for Libya last night in the first live shipment of cattle to the country since it banned imports…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
UK retailer Iceland pulls back from criticism of Irish food bodyBritish food retailer Iceland seemed to pull back from statements made by its chief executive Malcolm Walker criticising tests…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Demand doubles for Teagasc agriculture coursesEducation: Demand for agriculture courses run by Teagasc has doubled in the past six years and the organisation has had to redeploy…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Libya cattle shipments resumeSome 500 cattle are being loaded on to the Al Mahmoud Express ship in Waterford port today, joining 2,400 others bound for Libya…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Recession sees restaurants replacing shopsFootfall in Dublin city centre is rising and restaurants and food outlets are increasingly moving into spaces vacated by shops…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Call to focus on abuse of older people in home and societyThe abuse of older people is being ignored by society but horrific stories of elder abuse are regularly coming to light, according…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Warning last year on food safety vacanciesAppointments: Minister for Health James Reilly was warned last November that his failure to appoint people to the board of the…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Plant is 'not source of horse meat'ABP Food Group denial The ABP Food Group has continued to insist that its plant in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, was not the source …Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Tipperary food firm drawn into horse meat scandalAnother Irish-owned food company has been drawn into the horse meat scandal with the news that Oak Farm Foods produced the cottage…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Beef trimmings test positive for horse DNANAAS: The Department of Agriculture investigation into the presence of horse meat in beef products focused on a cold store in…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Bogus beef. Fake fish. Dodgy vodka.The horse meat scandal has exposed widespread food fraudSat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Smart use of renewable resources 'can revitalise' deprived rural areasDeprived rural areas could be invigorated and jobs created if the bio-economy was properly exploited, EU commissioner for research…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Greencore awaits outcome of testsIrish company Greencore is awaiting the results of further tests, following the discovery that traces of equine DNA have been…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Asda withdraws Greencore product with horse meatIrish food group Greencore became the latest company to become embroiled in the horse meat scandal when it confirmed it manufactured…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Laois farmer is first to announce his candidacyThe race to become the next president of the Irish Farmers Association has begun with Laois farmer Jer Bergin the first to announce…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Brussels meeting to discuss tainted meatPoliticians from seven countries affected by the horse meat scandal will attend a meeting in Brussels this evening called by …Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Shatter hears IFA concerns on rural crimeMinister for Justice Alan Shatter met the Irish Farmers’ Association yesterday to hear concerns about the increasing number of…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Processed meat DNA test regime announcedManufacturers of all Irish processed meat products will have to carry out DNA testing under a new regime announced by Minister…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
IFA raises rural crime concernsConcerns about rural crime were raised with Minister for Justice Alan Shatter when the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) met him…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
DNA testing for all meat productsMinister for Agriculture Simon Coveney said this evening he would be asking Irish manufacturers of processed meat products to…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Horse meat in recalled lasagneThe controversy over horse meat in beef products looks set to spread throughout Europe with the confirmation by the British Food…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Fields of dreams as farmers flock to tractor showThere wasn’t a rustle of a promissory note at the opening day of the Farm Machinery Show in Punchestown, Co Kildare, yesterday…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Move to end overfishing in EU watersThe European Parliament has backed reforms to end overfishing and restore EU sea stocks to healthy levels by 2020.Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Polish vet calls for more evidenceA top Polish veterinary inspector says investigations have still not uncovered any evidence backing Irish claims that Poland …Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Monaghan beef plant resumes productionRangeland Foods is resuming production at its plant in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, this morning after getting the go-ahead from…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Inquiry trying to establish if criminal activity involved, Coveney saysIf there was fraudulent activity by food processors, meat traders or individuals that led to the scandal of horse meat in beefburgers…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Horse meat: The story so farOn September 17th last, an environmental health officer inspected Freeza Meats in Newry, Co Down, and found a consignment of …Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Rangeland to resume productionRangeland Foods will resume production at its plant in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan tomorrow morning after getting the go-ahead…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Coveney promises to expose any fraud in horse meat controversyMinister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has vowed to expose any possible fraudulent activity involved in the controversy over …Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Horse DNA found in Polish product at Irish plantA new controversy involving horse meat in beef burgers emerged last night when frozen burger producer Rangeland Foods suspended…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Irish-Polish relations may suffer from scandalLast night’s news that another manufacturer of frozen burgers had been drawn into the horse meat scandal will do nothing to improve…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Key questions remain unanswered weeks into horse meat controversyAny hopes on the part of the agri-food industry that the horse meat in burgers story would quietly go away were dashed this week…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Consumers set to pick up tab for strict food testing rulesMove by second British supermarket giant is a huge blow to Monaghan plantThu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Dogs attack 740 sheep in year, IFASome 740 sheep were killed or injured by dog attacks since last year’s lambing season, new Irish Farmers’ Association figures…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Silvercrest staff fear for jobs as major contracts lostFears are growing for the future of the Silvercrest Foods plant in Monaghan following the news that Tesco, Aldi and British supermarket…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Silvercrest says sorry after loss of contracts with two supermarket chainsSilvercrest Foods apologised yesterday and acknowledged that it had breached the trust of one of its major customers, the Tesco…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Value of acquisitions up 32% across food and drink sectorA surge in deals between US and Irish companies led to a 32 per cent increase in the value of mergers and acquisitions in the…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Burger product supplied for nearly a yearThe Polish product identified as the most likely source of the horse meat in beef burgers was supplied to Silvercrest Foods for…Mon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
All eyes on Coveney as horse meat debacle tests political abilityAnalysis: Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney was clearly a relieved man when he met the media at his office on Saturday …Mon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
Poland to investigate horse DNA sourceAuthorities in Poland are to begin an investigation into how traces of horse DNA found its way into burgers made by Silvercrest…Sun Jan 27 2013 - 00:00
FF criticises lack of data on burger inquiryThere is growing disquiet over the lack of information on the investigation into horse meat in burgers, Fianna Fáil spokesman…Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Source of horse DNA identifiedPolish ingredients were the likely source of horse meat found at 29 per cent in a Tesco burger made by Silvercrest Foods, Minister…Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Test results on burger samples due todayThe Department of Agriculture will release test results today which should shed more light on the horse meat content of burgers…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
