23+ hour, 45+ min ago   (309+ words) US President Donald Trump has used his speech at the prize giving ceremony for Shane Lowry in Doonbeg, Co Clare to announce he is to remove tariffs from Irish whiskey. In an unexpected move, he told the crowd who had…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (465+ words) Although fishers attribute the low abundance of flounder to the spread of an invasive species, a fisheries scientist says the cause is the Baltic Sea's poor hydrological conditions. According to Taavi Suitsberg, chairman of the NGO Lääne County Coastal Fisheries…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (307+ words) The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has delivered letters to Bord Bia, the Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture in a bid to have any supplies of Brazilian beef in cold stores recalled on public health grounds. It follows…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (346+ words) This season has been a little slower for watermelon growers in Latvia, but the harvest is generally encouraging. On some farms, the watermelons are being bought up straight from the field, without even reaching the market. Growers conclude that the…...

1+ week, 54+ min ago   (450+ words) Food and energy costs are just two of reasons why consumer prices in Ireland are up an average of 3.4% over the past year. Energy prices are estimated to have increased by 11.8% since August last year – with Ireland having the highest…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (253+ words) A new report shows a rapid decline in the number of pubs in Ireland, with 2,205 premises, one in four, closing their doors since 2005. The report, compiled by economist and Associate Professor Emeritus at DCU, Anthony Foley, for the Drinks Industry…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (319+ words) The European Union will suspend imports of Brazilian meat and other animal products from Thursday, pending assurances from Brazil that it is complying with the bloc's animal health rules. The European Commission has said Brazil has failed to provide sufficient…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (172+ words) A County Monaghan farm has a thriving business exporting ducks to countries across Europe. In 1960 Ronnie and Lyla Steele purchased 22 acres in Emyvale, County Monaghan. Spotting a gap in the market, they started Silver Hill duck farm in 1962. In 1967, they…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1691+ words) Tony Connelly in Reykjavík At the Tor fish processing plant in Hafnarfjörður, staff are flat out gutting, slicing and prepping cod, haddock and plaice. In a whirlwind of energy, hundreds of freshly filleted fish are loaded onto a long boxed-in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (115+ words) Video | Study shows caffeine levels in coffees ‘vary wildly’ | RTÉ RTE.ie Study shows caffeine levels in coffees ‘vary wildly’ Students warned of accommodation fraud ahead of return to college Fergal Bowers reports on HSE agreeing to fund Skyclarys Ireland…...