A fundamental step in developing the apple sector in Ireland

Dermot Callaghan, Head of Horticulture Department, Teagasc; Alberto Ramos Luz, Fruit Research Officer, Teagasc and Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity on her recent visit to the new apple research orchard at Teagasc Crops Research Centre in Oak Park, Carlow.
THE snap is being restored to the Irish apple sector ahead of Halloween which has been associated with the fruit for generations.
One of the most popular traditional fun games for children during the trick-or-treat festival involved apples.