THE export possibilities of Irish sea salt are now being explored by a small West Cork company which has set up a processing plant close to the coast on the Beara Peninsula.

A recent survey indicated Ireland has a high proportion of people willing to take the entrepreneurial plunge by launching their own business, writes John Daly

IRELAND’S first abalone shellfish farm, which was officially opened in Beara, Co Cork, yesterday hopes to export most of its output to Japan when fully operational in the next three to five years.