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After ten years, garden festival has really reached full Bloom

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After ten years, garden festival has really reached full Bloom

Gary Graham had a dream. The reality is bigger than anyone could have imagined, writes Fiann Ó Núalláin.

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Recruitment under way for decentralisation

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Massive pay hikes across State boards

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Retailer applies produce criteria

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Bord Glas becomes part of Bord Bia

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Put down roots with Dad on Fathers’ Day

New EU states comprise 30% of horticulture workers

BORD GLAS has revealed 30% of the migrant workers in the labour intensive Irish horticulture industry come from the new EU member states.

Wed, 05 May, 2004

Budding gardeners splashing out €110m

GARDENS are the new passion and fashion for young homeowners.

Wed, 31 Mar, 2004

€1bn spent on fruit & veg

Irish consumers are spending more on fruit and vegetables in retail outlets than any other type of food as sales top the €1 billion mark.

Fri, 26 Mar, 2004

Lessons should be learned from small Cork co-ops

THE success of small dairy co-ops such as those in north and west Cork should be examined closely before the dairy industry takes any decision to create larger processing groups, the Dáil was told.

Thu, 25 Mar, 2004

Minister says farmers, processors, export bodies can’t agree on labels

A GROUP set up by the Government could not get agreement between the farming organisations, the processors and the marketing organisations on making a clear recommendation regarding country of origin food labelling.

Thu, 11 Mar, 2004

'Country of origin key to food success'

Saving the food industry; Ned O'Keefe TD wants country labelling and one national agency in fight against imports. Ray Ryan Reports.

Thu, 11 Mar, 2004

Report urges co-operation in horticulture sector

FURTHER co-operation between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to develop the horticulture sector throughout the island is urged in a new report.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2004

Sales in garden centres reach €149m

SALES in independent garden centres have risen to €149 million for the year ending March 2003 — an increase of 9% on the previous year.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2004

Bord Bia and Bord Glas amalgamation moves closer

The amalgamation of Bord Bia and Bord Glas is moving closer.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2003

Growers ‘against boards merger’

THE vast majority of horticultural growers are against the proposed merger of Bord Glas and Bord Bia, Green Party leader Trevor Sargent told the Dáil yesterday.

Sat, 08 Nov, 2003

Fresh veg and fruit sales rise

CONSUMERS spent €833 million on fresh produce in the year ending May 2003. That was a 10% increase on the year before, according to Bord Glas.

Wed, 05 Nov, 2003

Garden market worth €370m

THE market for landscape services in Ireland is now estimated at €370 million, Bord Glas revealed yesterday at the Association of Landscape Contractors annual awards ceremony in Dublin.

Mon, 27 Oct, 2003

Catch them young to keep them healthy

START ’em young on the veg — that’s the message going out as part of a week-long health initiative across the country from Sunday.

Fri, 05 Sep, 2003

Sales of potatoes increase by 5%

FIGURES released by Bord Glas indicate that retail sales of potatoes increased by 5% in the last year, with consumers spending €161 million.

Fri, 08 Aug, 2003

€700,000school puts farriers on firm footing

THE horse industry, which employs 40,000 people and is worth an estimated €1.2 billion to the economy, is to be put on a firm footing.

Thu, 07 Aug, 2003

Macra has key horticulture role

HORTICULTURE employs an astonishing 9,900 in Ireland, and Macra plays an important role in satisfying the needs of this labour intensive business, through the organisation’s involvement in the Seasonal Horticultural Workers Scheme.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2003

Irish flower market is blooming

More people are buying fresh flowers and plants as gifts, according to Bord Glas, which puts the value of the Irish amenity market at €431 million.

Fri, 20 Jun, 2003

East Europe students get farm jobs

AROUND 250 students from Estonia, Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland have been placed with over 50 Irish horticultural enterprises for six months.

Wed, 18 Jun, 2003

Bid to promote healthy eating

BORD Glas and the INTO yesterday launched a teaching aid for primary school children to help promote healthy eating and gardening.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2003

Time is ripe for strawberries

SUMMER came early for Irish people this year — thanks to home-grown strawberries going on the shop shelves three weeks earlier that in 2002.

Tue, 06 May, 2003

IEA welcome plan to merge Bord Glas

THE decision by the Government to merge Bord Glas, the horticultural development authority, with Bord Bia, which markets Irish food and drinks world wide, was welcomed by the Irish Exporters Association.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2003

Bord Glas to merge with Bord Bia

THE Government has decided to go ahead with the merger of Bord Glas, the horticultural development board, with Bord Bia, which markets food and drink products worldwide.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2003

Retail sales of fresh produce rocket

The fresh produce market in Ireland is worth €1.8 billion annually, according to Bord Glas.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2003

Imports dominate potato market

IMPORTS dominate the processing end of the Irish potato market, Food Minister Noel Treacy told a Teagasc-IFA conference in Kill, Co Kildare, yesterday.

Fri, 21 Feb, 2003

Potato production has stabilised, but growers in decline

THE area of domestic potato production has stabilised in 2002, but the number of potato growers continues to decline, according to Bord Glas.

Tue, 24 Dec, 2002

Irish tops tree market

THE growth of the Irish Christmas tree market, now valued at over €10m, is one of the fastest in Europe.

Fri, 20 Dec, 2002

Consumers spend more on fresh produce

IRISH consumers spend more each year on fresh produce than on fresh meat, frozen foods or any other category of groceries, according to Bord Glas.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2002

Eating vegetables saves you from ill-health and scores as energy source

KERRY goalkeeper Declan O’Keeffe will be hoping this is as close as he gets to being on his knees in Croke Park ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland decider with Armagh.

Wed, 18 Sep, 2002

Bord Glas confirms heavy crop losses

AN Bord Glas, the horticulture development authority, has confirmed that the industry has suffered heavy losses because of the unseasonable weather patterns.

Tue, 27 Aug, 2002

Bord Glas initiative showcases hardy nursery stock for international buyers

BRITISH buyers were shown the best in Irish hardy nursery stock at Kildare Growers Show in Goffs of Kill yesterday.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2002