McDonald’s closure here and in Britain could be devestate farmers

The Irish Farmers Association says the

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Irish beef farmers supply a fifth of all McDonald's burgers sold in Europe.

McDonald’s has “ambitious” plans to grow further in Ireland, although it has no confirmed intention to open new restaurants this year.

A woman has told a jury of the moment she faced a gunman in her garden, who fired two shots as she fled her home.

A man responsible for cash at a McDonald’s outlet pocketed more than €7,000 on trips to the safe has been jailed.

McDonald’s missed Wall Street estimates for profit for the first time in two years as more investment to spruce up US restaurants and speed up delivery weighed on the world’s biggest fast-food chain, sending its shares down sharply.

A man who attacked a number of motorists who were stuck in a traffic jam had just been released from prison hours earlier.

A man was arrested in Co Donegal last night after he attacked a number of motorists who were sitting in a traffic jam.

The boss of Supermac's has described their latest successful challenge to McDonald's trademarks as a "win for small businesses".

The chief executive of Marks & Spencer is to assume direct leadership of the British retailer’s troubled clothing business after sacking the division’s boss just two days after publicly criticising chronic product availability.

The head of clothing and home at Marks & Spencer has quit after less than two years with the company.

A 1960s former office block in one of Cork’s most desirable residential areas is to undergo a €10m conversion into a local authority downsizing housing project.

The ‘Irish Examiner’ last year published claims about covert surveillance in prisons. A report was made — but will it be published and followed up on, asks Michael Clifford.

So that’s Friday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

With First Communion season in full swing, the money experts at the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) believe parents should use this opportunity to start educating their children about money and how to handle it.

Tiger, eh? I have to confess I didn’t echo the calls for his canonisation last weekend. I’m not a golf man, for one thing, and I find Tiger Woods a fair turn-off, to put it mildly.

Shawn Mendes is on fire recently, having just embarked on a global tour, recently stopping off in Dublin for two shows at the 3Arena.

McDonald’s is acquiring a decision-logic technology company to better personalise menus as part of its digital push.

The move further delays Supermacs' application to have its own Supermacs trademark registered Europe-wide to enable the business expand.

A young man was ordered to do 150 hours of community service yesterday after gardaí were previously called to a McDonald’s outlet because of his threatening behaviour of carrying a hurley.

Supermac's has won its long running case against McDonald's to have the use of the "Big Mac" trademark cancelled throughout Europe.

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

Here's your morning bulletin.

McDonald’s is a social, fiscal, healthcare burden in Ireland and presumably everywhere else it sells its delicious, convenient, cheap food that is high in sugar, salt and fat.

Gardaí have arrested a 49-year old Co Mayo man concerning the alleged daytime rape of a 75-year-old woman in Ennis last Thursday.

Cuisine de France bakery owner Aryzta has agreed on an underwriting deal with five banks, setting the stage for raising €800m in new capital to strengthen its balance sheet.

Sponsorship of RTÉ’s Big Big Movie by McDonald’s does not breach the rules on children’s programming, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Helen O’Callaghan looks at Eco Rangers, a Bord na Móna programme that aims to reconnect kids with the great outdoors.

Speaking on The Late Late Show, Brolly recalled how he put him up last winter, rent-free, and helped him get a job.

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Gardaí are trying to piece together the circumstances behind the savage murder of a 20-year-old man in Sligo town.

A homeless man who was hailed a hero in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing in the UK has admitted stealing a purse and mobile phone from stricken victims of the attack.

A recent university graduate who is charged in four killings that terrorised a Florida city over the past 51 days used the same gun in all of the shootings, a police chief has said.

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It’s hard to work out whether London band HMLTD are a joke – or a pithy commentary on the moribund condition of modern rock.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of fast food giant, McDonald’s last year increased by 13% to €15.8m.

Online retail giant Amazon will reportedly be slapped with a tax bill worth several hundred million euros on Wednesday following a lengthy EU investigation into a sweetheart tax deal with Luxembourg.

McDonald’s Japan has hit a growth stride after recovering from a series of food scandals and plans to boost profit further by expanding food delivery and adding new burgers to its menu.

A 20-year-old motorist has been banned from driving after being caught on CCTV pulling a man along a road in a wheelchair behind his car, police have said.

International fast food giant McDonald’s has posted its biggest jump in global sales at established restaurants in five years, helped by stronger traffic worldwide and US initiatives including drink specials and custom sandwiches.

A brother of bankrupt developer Sean Dunne has been awarded €10,000 by the High Court over intimidation of him and his family by the "debt collection agency" run by the criminal Martin "the Viper" Foley.