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property

Location fuels interest in perfect starter home

A €240k home in Rochestown is just five minutes from schools and amenities, writes Trish Dromey.     

farming

Backweston lab upgrade will boost diagnostic reputation

news

Holder of €1m ticket loses out

news

Woman awarded €20k for banging knee on table leg in restaurant

business

€10m investment at Cork distillery

business

€64m wind farm due to be operational by 2018

No green light for Cork solar farm

A €6.5m solar farm, part of an independent power company’s plans for 11 such projects in Co Cork, has been refused planning permission.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2016

Attractive Skibbereen school property

A €10 million west Cork schools amalgamation later this summer brings Skibbereen’s Mercy Heights school, behind the old convent, up for sale for new uses and development.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2016

€15m windfall from Ornua for Irish milk processors

A €15m windfall for Ireland’s dairy processors follows Ornua’s recent successful disposal of DPI Specialty Foods.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

€3.2m blueprint prepared to create better future for butter building

A €3.2m blueprint has been prepared to breathe new life in to one of Cork’s most historic buildings.

Wed, 04 Nov, 2015

€1m drive to breathe new life into Dublin brand

A €1m marketing drive has been launched to rebrand Dublin as a “must visit” city rather than just a party city.

Sat, 17 Oct, 2015

Nestle to merge ice cream arm in €3bn deal

Nestle is in talks to merge its international ice cream business with R&R Ice Cream in a €3bn deal, according to a source familiar with the matter, as the world’s biggest packaged food firm focuses more closely on its higher-performing brands.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2015

First phase of Shannon Group upgrade

A €6 million extension to a Shannon facility is part of a planned €21m first phase of new builds and upgrades of Shannon Commercial Properties’ portfolio, under the recently-created Shannon Group entity.

Thu, 01 Oct, 2015

€50m grant scheme to modernise dairy farms

A €50m grant scheme has been launched to help dairy farmers expand and modernise their operations — a move which could help position Ireland as the fastest growing dairy producer on the planet over the next decade.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015

Fishing hopes to cast a wider net

A €241m development programme for the seafood sector up to 2020 was recently announced by Agriculture, Food, and Marine Minister Simon Coveney.

Mon, 13 Apr, 2015

Limerick facility plans to convert waste into electricity

A €240m unique waste disposal project in this country will see household waste turned into electricity at a new facility in Co Limerick.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2015

Tax settlement hits KFC franchisee’s profits

A €2.48m tax settlement with the revenue authorities in the UK last year hit profits at Michael Herbert’s KFC franchise business there.

Tue, 06 Jan, 2015

A €54m Christmas spree for shoplifters as retail outlets targeted

Shoplifters are set for a €54m robbing spree this Christmas, targeting two-thirds of all retail outlets nationwide.

Tue, 16 Dec, 2014

€600,000 donation to help build children’s cancer unit

A €600,000 donation by the Children’s Leukaemia Association will help finance a state-of-the-art unit for children with leukaemia and cancer at Cork University Hospital.

Tue, 25 Nov, 2014

€14.7m grant to aid dementia sufferers

A €14.7m grant from the foundation set up by Irish-American philanthropist Chuck Feeney will help the increasing numbers of people suffering from dementia in Ireland.

Fri, 15 Aug, 2014

Smith unveils €1m grant to help improve cattle and sheep breeding

A €1 MILLION grant to support improvements in the breeding of cattle and sheep in 2010 was announced yesterday by Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Brendan Smith.

Wed, 07 Jul, 2010

Timely boost to support incomes in sheep sector over next three years

A €54 MILLION grassland sheep scheme which Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith launched yesterday was welcomed as a significant support for producers.

Thu, 08 Apr, 2010

€168m boost to slaughter sector

A €168 MILLION investment in beef and sheep slaughtering facilities is expected to boost Irish exports by €400 million and support 800 extra jobs by 2012.

Mon, 25 May, 2009