THE organic food retail market is expanding in Ireland, but it is still some way off the Government’s growth target.

THE Labour Court has told the Health Service Executive it is not entitled to claim back overpayments made to more than 100 nurses through the controversial Personal Payroll and Related Systems (PPARS).

THE improved financial supports now in place for the organic sector should act as a further encouragement to attracting new entrants, Food Minister Trevor Sargent has predicted.

Ireland’s first degree course in tackling natural disasters will help the fight against flood, famine and global warming, it was claimed today.

THE land area under organic production increased by 15% last year, Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan has disclosed.