ICOS livestock and environment executive Ray Doyle said, “We must strictly enforce methods of operating within the safety parameters laid down by the Government, or marts will need to close.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has extended the closing date for Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) applications, and announced details of online clinics where his Department will help applicants.

A decision by Visa to reduce its fees on business debit card transactions through the Irish banks has been welcomed by Ireland’s national umbrella body for co-ops.

New electronic data displays in livestock marts are to be grant aided, it was revealed yesterday.

Co-op umbrella group ICOS says the meat factories and large retail multiples have usurped free trade in the way they apply beef labelling regulations, a claim rejected by meat factory group Meat Industry Ireland.

A member of a horse-owning syndicate who says he paid €26,000 for a share in a stallion claims an attempt is being made to sell the animal well below what he believes it may be worth, the High Court has heard.

RESEARCH and development supports are the missing link in the chain to promote Irish food exports, claims the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society.

Dublin: The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society has appointed Ray Doyle as interim director general pending the appointment of a successor to John Tyrrell, who has retired from that role.

THE country’s €150 million live export trade could be lost due to new animal transport laws proposed by the European Commission, it was claimed yesterday.