Both African Swine Fever and the coronavirus are causing huge disturbances in the global economy with the effects being especially acute in the food industry.

Workers outside Dublin and the east coast will be hit hardest by moves to combat climate change, according to economists.

Escalating cyber threats could mean a job bonanza for Ireland - if we build enough houses for tech workers to live in.

Fresh warnings to industry to continue with preparations for a hard Brexit have come hot on the heels of the cross-party moves in the British House of Commons to block a no-deal Brexit.

The food industry got a significant wake-up call last week and one that needs to be absorbed by anyone invested in its future.

Louis Walsh, who is currently on the judging panel of Ireland's Got Talent and whose wildcard Bary D'Arcy from Cork is competing in this weekend's semi-final, joined Ray D'Arcy on RTÉ Radio 1.

Ireland has experienced the largest reduction in industrial production when compared to other European Union countries, new data shows.

In a world where heatwaves will be longer, hotter, drier, and more frequent, now is the right time to start a serious conversation about animal agriculture, writes Paul Gilding.

With all the extreme weather events this past year it is hard not to think about global warming and to imagine what Ireland would be like with a wine industry.

The recent passing of Myrtle Allen is an opportunity to stand back and acknowledge what can be achieved in the Irish food industry with some vision, ambition, and hard work.

By Joe Dermody

Tourism is one of the industries that contribute significantly to our economy, so we should be aware of trends in the wider world of tourism, especially those that might represent a threat to the goose that lays the golden egg.

Residents are hoping to revitalise the Georgian centre of the town with the regeneration of Denny St, says Anne Lucey

Significant changes in traffic management are being considered in the country’s biggest whitefish port to ensure expansion of the industry in the coming years is not hampered by gridlock.

Core HR has announced 300 new positions at its offices in Cork, Kilkenny and Dublin today.

The head of Enterprise Ireland has said there is still a lot to play for as far as the Brexit vote is concerned.

Eurozone industrial production rebounded in April on a monthly basis after two consecutive falls, rising more than expected mostly because of a surge in the output of durable consumer goods, such as cars, the EU’s statistics office said yesterday.

Believe it or not, the tobacco industry is on a tear.

Anyone trying to understand the structure and potential of the Irish food industry has a challenge.

Michelin Tyres is closing its factory in Ballymena, Co Antrim.

The economic pick-up is filtering down to the newspaper industry with increased advertising revenue reported for the first time since 2007.

 In this week’s column, Kehlan looks at the industry we should be encouraging our students to get into. People can live without a smartphone, but can’t live without food. 

THERE isn’t a parish in the country, urban or rural, without very visible reminders of how people earned their livelihoods, conducted their lives and transported themselves in the past.

A business and property briefing this week, by DTZ Sherry FitzGerald, Cork, billed the industrial sector as “the weakest link, with speculative development unlikely for the next few years.”

The number of people employed by businesses in the service industry rose again in July amid continued expansion in the sector.

Ireland has secured €148m in funding from the European Commission for the development of the seafood industry over the next six years.