● Irish cattle exporters are increasingly turning to North Africa as demand across key European markets slows. Roscommon exporter Derek Maxwell said that while Spain, Italy and Greece have traditionally been core outlets for Irish live...
Tesco Ireland has officially unveiled the ‘Bright Meat Company’, a first-to-market range of lower-carbon Irish beef that marks a significant shift in the country’s retail landscape. Launched this week by Agriculture Minister Martin...
The Department of Agriculture was worried about “panic buying” of fertiliser by Irish farmers with the country badly exposed to the fallout from the Middle East conflict. A series of briefings said Morocco, Ireland’s main supplier of...
Limerick County Council has to date paid out €36.03m to landowners as part of the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) of lands on the route of a new road scheme that includes the €150m Adare bypass project. The council confirmed that the bypass...
North Africa is emerging as a vital outlet for Irish live cattle exports amid a “weakening” in demand across several key European markets, a live cattle exporter has said. Roscommon-based Derek Maxwell, who exports weanlings and stores, said...
When Jack Lynch stood at Shelton Abbey near Arklow in July 1966 to open the £6,000,000 Nitrigin Eireann Teoranta (NET) plant, he wasn’t just opening a factory — he was launching a dream of Irish agricultural independence. The Arklow...