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Tullamore show gets under way
Tullamore show gets under way

All roads lead to Offaly today for the Tullamore Show. After a period of exceptional weather, organisers say the site is...

You don’t take a photograph, you make it at Coolmore
You don’t take a photograph, you make it at Coolmore

Good photography is a professional art. Fresh from Coolmore Stud Clonmel-based Jennifer O’Sullivan is on top of her game with...

Kerry Group and the China challenge
Kerry Group and the China challenge

Kerry Group plans to continue its strong foothold in the Chinese market by progressively introducing all its food technologies. This...

Tesco merges 131 stores with Chinese hypermarket
Tesco merges 131 stores with Chinese hypermarket

Tesco, one of the biggest retailers in the UK and Ireland, is set to merge its 131 stores in China with the...

Krone Big X 1100 silage demonstration day
Krone Big X 1100 silage demonstration day

Machinery sales and distributors Farmhand held an open day Krone silage demonstration at the weekend on the farm of D & L Lally...

Limited opportunity from NZ dairy scare, Kerry Group
Limited opportunity from NZ dairy scare, Kerry Group

Any opportunities in Kerry Group key growth market of China from a contamination scare would only be temporary, the agri-business giant...

Ships denied go-ahead to carry live cattle exports
Ships denied go-ahead to carry live cattle exports

Four cargo ships were recently denied approval to carry live cattle exports following an inspection. The availability of cargo ships...

Strong demand for lamb reported
Strong demand for lamb reported

Lamb trade has hardened this week with tighter supplies and strong demand for the end of Ramadan. This is according...

Kerry Group revenue jumps to €2.9bn
Kerry Group revenue jumps to €2.9bn

Kerry Group  the global ingredients and flavours and consumer foods group, has reported a solid financial performance for the half...

7,424 cattle, 22,000 lambs shipped to Libya
7,424 cattle, 22,000 lambs shipped to Libya

More than 7,424 cattle and almost 22,000 lambs have been shipped to Libya this year. This is according to the Irish...

56% of SFP applications for 2013 all online
56% of SFP applications for 2013 all online

Ireland’s Department of Agriculture is to make maximum use of next-generation technologies in information and communications to better enhance its...

Moscow, China agri diplomatic presence secured
Moscow, China agri diplomatic presence secured

An update on the expansion of diplomatic presence in emerging markets and the establishment of two new agriculture attaché posts...

AgriAware Day a showcase of modern farming
AgriAware Day a showcase of modern farming

Agri Aware Day at the Family Farm in Dublin Zoo last Sunday provided an opportunity for visitors of all ages,...

Marks & Spencer closes four stores
Marks & Spencer closes four stores

Marks & Spencer is to cut 180 redundancies with the closure of four stores across Ireland, it was announced this morning....

Latest IBR disease info from Animal Health Ireland
Latest IBR disease info from Animal Health Ireland

Animal Health Ireland has this week updated the IBR (Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis) section on its website. It now includes a FAQ...

China fines Dairy companies US$110m
China fines Dairy companies US$110m

China has fined several diary companies including New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, Mead Johnson Nutrition Co and Danone and  a total...

China puts Fonterra on notice
China puts Fonterra on notice

China will not tolerate another slip-up from Fonterra, with the dairy giant caught up in its third contamination scare there since...

Check out all options for rural broadband in your area
Check out all options for rural broadband in your area

IrelandOffline has launched a broadband availability portal this morning, entitled ‘Can I get broadband’. The protal shows what broadband options are available...