Children as young as 10 are smoking cigarettes, gorging on junk food, and drinking energy drinks to prepare for exams, research has found.

The scale of Ireland’s food poverty crisis was laid bare last night with figures showing the country’s first food bank has distributed over 80 tonnes of surplus food to the needy across Munster since November.

LATE last week Taoiseach Enda Kenny said Ireland remains opposed to the idea of a common consolidated corporate tax base. 

Margaret E. Ward and Norah Casey debate whether or not an arts degree is a waste of time.

The world’s largest food companies are failing to meet ethical standards, a report has warned.

Snack favourites including KP Nuts, McCoy’s crisps and Hula Hoops were sold to a German firm today in a deal thought to be worth more than £500m (€615.9m).

HEALTH Minister Dr James Reilly appears to have an ally in his quest to cut back on Irish children’s sugar fix.

SWEETS are evil. Sweets are bad. You are putting your children at risk by letting them eat sweets.

INTERNET services giant Google has been named Ireland’s most reputable company for a second consecutive year.

Little effort appears to have been made to reduce sugar in children’s cereals nearly three years after a damning report, a British consumer watchdog said today.

Kellogg’s has beaten Heinz to be named Britain’s biggest-selling grocery brand, figures out today show.

Around 20,000 food and drink products now carry labels showing guideline daily amounts of key nutrients.

MASS marketing is a massive mistake, a former global chief marketing officer at McDonald’s told Irish food and drink companies at Marketplace Ireland yesterday.

Cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s has cut salt levels in some of its products by 25%, the company said.

Patrick Curran, managing partner of property consultants Harrington Bannon, talks to David Clerkin.

Guinness, one of Ireland’s proudest products, has joined a handful of billion dollar earners, a survey released today has shown.