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Agriculture must share in Ireland’s bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% relative to the 2005 level.

Ireland’s milk represents about 0.8% of global production, and irrespective of our scale or how much we expand, in general we are price takers, said Teagasc advisers at the recent Greenfield Dairy Farm Open Day in Co Kilkenny.

Irish researchers have shown that replacing the straight nitrogen fertiliser most widely used by Irish farmers with a newer product can cut the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with fertiliser application by 73% on average in grassland.

Christian Benteke’s brilliant strike saw Liverpool beat Bordeaux 2-1 to qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa League with a match to spare.

US composer David Lang presents a festival of new music this weekend. Don’t get bogged down in genres, he advises Alan O’Riordan

Liverpool have made their second signing of the summer after agreeing a deal for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Emre Can.

Soprano Deirdre Moynihan, centre, with Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig students Evan McCába, Ciara O’Hanlon, Aoife McPolin and Luke Gallagher.

In the wet weather this year a lot of nitrogen was lost, especially on water-logged soil.

Unfortunately, fertiliser costs have risen dramatically in recent years — which makes it a priority to use fertiliser as efficiently as possible.

NORTHERN Nigerian Christians said yesterday they feared that a spate of Christmas Day bombings by Islamist militants that killed over two dozen people could lead to a religious war in Africa’s most populous country.

AS the Christmas countdown enters its final week, let’s combine properly festive jollity with sensible shopping: you don’t have to spend crazy money.

SURPRISINGLY high nitrogen fertiliser replacement values (NFRV) have been found by Teagasc researchers for soiled water.

CAN the Government please extend the scrappage scheme for old cars when buying a new one and make it a permanent and ongoing facility to the public.

CAN anyone explain to me why we are paying an average of €430,000 per annum to a group of people who borrow money at 3.53% per annum and invest it at 2.6% per annum.

Togo have been banned from taking part in the next two editions of the African Nations Cup and hit with a fine following their withdrawal from this year’s tournament in the wake of a terrorist attack on the team bus.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy.

COMMUNITY Action Network (CAN) regrets there was no opportunity within the recent review of the Combat Poverty Agency for stakeholders to put on record the importance of the role it plays in tackling poverty in Ireland.

Sergio Garcia, Luke Donald and Colin Montgomerie have all qualified for the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth in three weeks’ time.

Sergio Garcia has qualified for the HSBC world match play championship at Wentworth in three weeks – but Luke Donald and Colin Montgomerie need there to be more withdrawals if they are to play.

Irish athletes Gary Ryan and Paul Hession took the top two spots in the men's 200 metres at the Mardyke today.

Ireland's Robert Daly came third in the men's 400 metres at the Bupa Ireland Cork City Sports today.

Liverpool’s Senegal forward El Hadji Diouf has been banned for three international matches following incidents in the African Nations Cup quarter-final with Tunisia.

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Today’s order of play at Wimbledon

The draw has been made for Wimbledon - and men's top seed Lleyton Hewitt will face Jonas Bjorkman in the first round of Wimbledon.

Colin Montgomerie was in severe danger of missing the halfway cut in the Dubai Desert Classic today.

Christian activists are hoping to shame Disney executive by showing shareholders videos of homosexual activities filmed on company premises.