Organisation: Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Kavanagh again calls for off-track betting levy to be doubled

THE very survival of the horse racing industry in this country depends on offshore betting firms being subjected to the same betting levy as those bookmakers operating on Irish soil, according to Horse Racing Ireland chief executive Brian Kavanagh.

Thu, 27 Jan, 2011

Smith rejects calls for slaughter scheme for unwanted horses

AGRICULTURE Minister Brendan Smith has shot down calls for a Government subsidised slaughter scheme for unwanted horses.

Thu, 25 Feb, 2010

Pigmeat oil problem unknown before Irish scare

CONTAMINATED oil as a generator of heat for drying was never a problem in the EU feed business before Ireland’s December pork dioxin scare.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2009

Drop in demand for sawn timber prompts Coillte cutbacks

A 40% drop in demand for sawn timber in Ireland has hit the forest industry, according to Coillte.

Thu, 07 Aug, 2008