Cheese output has doubled in 20 years

Irish cheese output has more than doubled since 1995, Teagasc director Gerry Boyle told almost 200 scientists in Cork yesterday.

The cheese scientists from 27 countries were gathered in the Clarion Hotel, Cork, for yesterday’s 9th International Cheese Symposium.

Prof Boyle said: “Cheese production in Ireland has grown from 80,000 tonnes in 1995 to 185,000 tonnes per annum in recent years and there is a potential for further growth up to 2020.