Issues
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A promising future for food exports
Bord Bia Chief Executive Aidan Cotter speaks to Owen McQuade about Ireland’s agri-food export performance and the thinking and science…
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The conundrum of beef production
Richard Halleron considers the industry’s performance. It has been a challenging twelve months for the Irish beef industry. Rocked to…
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The conundrum of beef production
Richard Halleron considers the industry’s performance. It has been a challenging twelve months for the Irish beef industry. Rocked to…
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Food and agribusiness sector reform: origin labelling for meat
Orla Clayton and James Lawless examine the EU’s new plans for mandatory labelling, designed to add confidence in the food…
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Nothing simple: the new CAP arrangements
CAP reform was meant to simplify the system but in reality, it has become more complicated. Richard Halleron reports on…
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Ireland’s agri-food sector: staying ahead of the competition
The Irish food and drink sector is expanding exponentially but it faces serious challenges on the international and domestic fronts.…
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Where now for poultry?
eolas assesses the prospects for the sector as the EU labelling debate continues. Carton Brothers’ Managing Director Vincent Carton has…
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Domestic demand is back: ESRI
An optimistic assessment from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has stated that Ireland’s economy has “turned the corner”…
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Decreases in crime welcomed
Crime in Ireland fell by 7.1 per cent over the course of 2013, statistics released by the Central Statistics Office…
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Tax revenue up but below targets
The State’s tax receipts rose between 2012 and 2013 but were below targets set by the Department of Finance. This…
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