Ireland’s three main domestic “agri” banks have confirmed that their doors are wide open to farmers struggling to cope with the ongoing fodder crisis.

Ireland’s dairy expansion goals would be hugely boosted if more co-ops adopted the active farmer-owned shareholding model used by Carbery, according to an agri-business consultant.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett again defended Goldman Sachs, saying faulty government regulations were to blame for most of the economic turmoil of the past few years, not investment banks.

FARMERS can avail of a new €50 million fund geared towards the protection of areas of high environmental value.

A ROW broke out yesterday between the Agricultural Contractors Association (ACA) and Teagasc over the public advisory service.

Manchester City are considering linking up with French minnows AC Arles-Avignon, according to the Ligue 2 club’s president.

THE arrival of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) is one of the most stressful events a family is likely to experience in its lifetime.

FARMERS have been left without farm or pension by last week’s suspension of the early retirement scheme, according to the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA).

ENERGY MINISTER Eamon Ryan has made an order adopting the first list of energy efficient products approved for tax relief under the Government’s Accelerated Capital Allowances (ACA) for the Energy Efficient Equipment initiative.

Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) today opened the process for suppliers and manufacturers of energy efficient equipment to have their products included in a new tax incentive scheme.

The Atlantic Connectivity Alliance has today expressed disappointment over the ending of the Shannon-Heathrow services but pledged to give its full support to making the City Jet Paris service a success.

The mayors of the Mid-West today called for thousands of people to join a weekend rally in the continuing battle to save the vital Shannon-Heathrow air link.

DEFENCE Minister Willie O’Dea said yesterday he would not attend tomorrow’s big rally in Limerick organised to protest at the termination of the Shannon Heathrow service.

Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey faced calls for his resignation tonight over the scrapping of the Shannon-Heathrow link.

The Atlantic Connectivity Alliance (ACA) has today expressed disappointment over the revelation that Department of Transport officials were aware of the Aer Lingus decision to abandon the Shannon Heathrow route six weeks prior to it being made public.

LABOUR leader Eamon Gilmore has called on Defence Minister Willie O’Dea and Government TDs from the west to take a stand with the people they represent in a Dáil vote on the Shannon-Aer Lingus controversy.

Mid-West business and tourism leaders tonight formally called on the Minister for Transport to ask the Government to call an EGM of the Aer Lingus board to discuss the axing of Heathrow slots at Shannon Airport.

Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion today insisted the controversial Shannon pull-out would go ahead as he prepared to meet politicians and business leaders opposed to the plan.

COUNCILLORS in North Dublin have registered their protest against the planned super prison by voting to designate the land as an area of architectural conservation.