Horse racing fraternity mourns Marguerite Weld and Johnny HarringtonMourners remember an ‘amazing woman’ and one of ‘nature’s gentlemen’Tue Apr 15 2014 - 01:00
Still waiting for someone to shout stop to rural Irish declineTaoiseach to launch report today that will make series of recommendations on ways to revive rural areasMon Apr 14 2014 - 11:06
Coveney reopens Airfield urban farm after €11m revampRedevelopment of 38-acre working farm in south Dublin includes gardens, cafe and new farmyardThu Apr 10 2014 - 01:00
Marts take beef factory complaints to BrusselsCompetition directorate hears claims that factories controlling pricesThu Apr 10 2014 - 01:00
Only sheep will be fleeced, promise MinistersGorey event expected to attract 40,000 visitorsWed Apr 09 2014 - 08:17
Geldof says family is ‘beyond pain’ at the death of PeachesCelebrities pay tribute to 25-year old model, journalist and mother of two young boysTue Apr 08 2014 - 10:44
Sopranos and family ensembles will compete in Feis Ceoil competition5,000 musicians taking part in the two-week eventMon Apr 07 2014 - 23:05
Peaches Geldof dies at the age of 25Daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates found dead at her home in KentMon Apr 07 2014 - 18:22
Schools in Mayo and Louth win Credit Union Schools’ QuizMore than 25,000 children took partMon Apr 07 2014 - 12:59
Athletes’ daughters running in their mothers’ footsteps at Great Ireland RunKenyan Japhet Korir overall winner of eventMon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00
500 Eircom customers without phone service for almost two monthsCompany says the last of the damage caused by Storm Darwin should be repaired this weekSun Apr 06 2014 - 22:06
Meet the animal hybrids who like to mix it upNow that we’ve heard about the geep, what other animal hybrids are out there?Sat Apr 05 2014 - 01:01
Coillte encouraging big budget US film productions to use its forests for locationsClaims that wind energy projects are pitting neighbour against neighbourFri Apr 04 2014 - 01:00
A bit of gruff? Ewe cannot be seriousCreature born after sheep mates with goatThu Apr 03 2014 - 16:04
More than half of septic tanks failing inspectionRoscommon had highest fail rate with 78.9% of treatment systems failing first inspectionWed Apr 02 2014 - 06:30
Farmers’ group launches matchmaking serviceOnly 6 per cent of farmers are under 35 while 26 per cent are over 65Wed Apr 02 2014 - 01:00
Parents urged to bring back playMost children not getting the recommended one hour activity a dayTue Apr 01 2014 - 01:00
Farm groups defend record on environment, climate changeFarmers claim they are among the most emission-efficient in the worldMon Mar 31 2014 - 14:16
Ireland’s growing appetite for fast foodWe spend more on fast food than 19 European countries – but is fast food the main cause of obesity?Mon Mar 31 2014 - 01:00
Italian group seeks Irish support for campaign to stop food fraudProposals to be unveiled at Expo 2015 in MilanFri Mar 28 2014 - 01:00
Shear delight for contest as more than 6,600 sheep rounded upOrganisers inundated with offers of help in recent daysThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:01
Most consumers against vegetable price warsSupport for legislation to protect food producers from sharp practice by supermarketsThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:01
Varadkar expresses ‘absolute confidence’ in ShatterMinister for Transport calls for support and respect for gardaíWed Mar 26 2014 - 17:12
The flavour of successThe Food Harvest export target of €12bn by 2020 is beginning to look almost easyWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:00
Charity seeking 5,000 tractors to break Canadian recordOrder of Malta will use funds raised for ambulance serviceTue Mar 25 2014 - 01:01
Irish citizen Ebraheem Halawa awaits hearing in EgyptFamily believes his fate hinges on judge assigned to caseTue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
Appeal for 1,000 Irish sheep to make cut in shearing contestFarmers asked to help make up shortfall ahead of championships in WexfordMon Mar 24 2014 - 07:32
‘Prinking’ and car-bars show how drinking culture is changingIndustry criticised for spending more on marketing than promoting responsible drinkingMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:22
'Three-quarters' of public happy to eat animals fed on insectsThree-year project assessing quality and safety factors of using insects in animal feedFri Mar 21 2014 - 06:31
New Niall Mellon project building classrooms in South Africa320 Irish volunteers to start work on projectFri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00
Vodafone client waits 11 weeks for line repairCompany says bad weather through the winter months had a very significant impactFri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00
4,000 Eircom customers still waiting to have lines repairedCork and Limerick worst affected after Storm DarwinWed Mar 19 2014 - 06:30
Call for 50,000 signatures to reduce Irish food wasteOne in four calories produced from food is wastedWed Mar 19 2014 - 01:00
Hey pesto, Northern Ireland is in the Pesto World ChampionshipPortrush woman will be one of 100 making pesto from traditional Genoese ingredientsWed Mar 19 2014 - 01:00
Teenagers hoping their electronic collar will solve problem of dog attacks on sheepPlans to have Sheep Watch collar on shelves by next yearMon Mar 17 2014 - 01:00
The figures add up for new boss at the helm of GlanbiaThe food giant’s managing director Siobhán Talbot says her background in finance has stood her in good stead in her careerFri Mar 14 2014 - 01:00
Cork entries sweeps the boards at food writers’ awardsLifetime achievement award for Myrtle Allen of Ballymaloe House on her 90th birthdayWed Mar 12 2014 - 13:40
Taste of Dublin event has fire pit, bake-off - and cheaper ticketsAttendance hoped to reach 30,000 during June 12th-15th festival at Iveagh GardensTue Mar 11 2014 - 16:15
Tributes paid to Christine Buckley following her deathMicheál Martin highlights her “unwavering courage”Tue Mar 11 2014 - 12:54
Forest owners counting cost of storm as clean-up continuesForest industry estimates that up to 7.5 million trees were blown downTue Mar 11 2014 - 02:01
Storm Darwin blew down up to 7.5 million trees, task force finds5,000 to 7,000 hectares of forest felled, mostly in MunsterWed Mar 05 2014 - 01:02
Farmers protest over cattle prices outside departmentClaims that farmers could lose up to €175 million this yearTue Mar 04 2014 - 16:33
Host of events to celebrate National Tree WeekLectures and walks scheduled as Coillte donate 15,000 saplings for plantingMon Mar 03 2014 - 11:32
Economic clouds start to lift but people still worry over billsPeople prioritising rather than forgoing life’s pleasuresMon Mar 03 2014 - 01:00
40-year-old agricultural science syllabus to be updatedNews welcomed as ‘major development’ by teachers and Agri AwareMon Mar 03 2014 - 01:00
Hoping to plough grandfather’s furrow with tractor that won world titleCharlie Keegan was Ireland’s first world ploughing champion in 1964Sat Mar 01 2014 - 08:34
Department of Agriculture urged to revoke licence for cattle shipShip had carried cattle from Ireland to Libya in JulyThu Feb 27 2014 - 01:01
One in five food and drink companies has poor credit rating, study findsBeverage companies have the highest credit riskThu Feb 27 2014 - 01:00
Human tooth and chicken’s head found in food in IrelandIncrease in complaints to Food Safety Authority about unfit foodWed Feb 26 2014 - 13:17
