Kerry Agribusiness, a division of Kerry Group plc, has joined the Allied Merchants Buying Association, whose 20 members have a collective buying power of €400m.

At heart I’m still an old hippy. I veer between cynicism and idealism.

One of the largest, and best trading pubs on Cork city’s Northside, the 9,000 sq ft Groves in Blackpool, has been put to market by a receiver for €525,000, via agents Behan Irwin Gosling.