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EXPLAINER: See all 52 Covid-19 sanitiser products removed from approved list for schools

The Department of Education has written to all schools regarding the removal of some brands of hand sanitiser and other hygiene products from its approved list. While this is a worrying development for schools, students and parents, the Department ...

30 Oct 2020 at 16:48

Business

2019 Review of the Agricultural Land Market

Looking back on the Agricultural Land Market in 2019 it is interesting to review our predictions last January as we headed into a New Year. Three key points were noted at that point: ‘Brexit’ – the final countdown. We predicted that while it was ...

20 Dec 2019 at 18:40

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Waterford technology experts create geo-tagged app to aid farmers

A geo-tagged app developed in Waterford is helping farmers across Ireland and beyond to receive more seamless Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) grant payments. Technology experts at Waterford's Walton Institute in South East Technological ...

14 Nov 2022 at 19:53

National News

Disease outbreak puts National Coursing Meeting in jeopardy

The National Coursing Meeting held annually in Clonmel is under threat because of an outbreak of a deadly rabbit and hare disease. A spokesperson for the Irish Coursing Club has admitted that next year’s national meeting, which is held ...

03 Oct 2019 at 13:00

National News

Minister for Agriculture announces huge contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., today announced that the Government has agreed an exchequer contribution of €2.30bn for the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027. This brings total funding for the ...

20 Oct 2021 at 13:54

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Cost of fertiliser and feed prices continue to soar for agriculture industry

The costs being faced in agriculture continue to soar with fertiliser prices up 133.8% compared to last year and energy prices were up by 51.3%, latest figures show. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released Agricultural Price ...

13 Sept 2022 at 19:53

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Ireland’s first Animal Welfare Strategy launched by Agriculture Minister

Ireland’s first overarching Animal Welfare Strategy is to be launched by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD. Welcoming the strategy, which is launched today, Minister McConalogue said: ...

02 Feb 2021 at 17:39

Northern Ireland

‘Urgent action needed’ over supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland

Urgent action is needed from the Government over the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland to protect human and animal health, peers have said. The House of Lords cross-party Windsor Framework Sub-Committee ...

30 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Stormont department took swift action over bird flu, says minister

Stormont’s Agriculture Minister has insisted his department “took swift action” over bird flu in Northern Ireland. Housing measures for birds and poultry to halt the spread of Avian Influenza came into force in the ...

17 Feb 2025 at 16:49

National News

ALERT: Farmers hit with animal death and injury warning over 'incorrect equipment'

Farmers are being warned that the use of incorrect equipment, particularly dosing guns, can lead to animal injury or even death. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued the warning to farmers ...

10 Aug 2025 at 10:35

National News

Deadline extended for scheme aiding 'critically important' Irish horticulture sector

The application deadline for a scheme supporting the "critically important" Irish horticulture sector has been extended. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, today (Thursday June 16) announced the ...

16 Jun 2022 at 17:18

National News

McConalogue confirms agriculture sector must cut emissions by 25% in 8 years

The Irish agriculture sector will be required to cut emissions by 25% in the next eight years. That's according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, who today (Friday July ...

29 Jul 2022 at 12:28

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