Sustainable, low-carbon food production is vital for Ireland’s clean image and also cuts business costs, according to 120 food and drink industry chief executives gathered in the UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business yesterday to launch a Bord Bia-led programme.

THE responsibility of securing an adequate income in retirement is increasingly moving to Irish workers as employers shift away from defined benefit pension schemes.

The first batch of the new garda reserves will officially join the Force today.

UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business has launched a series of new scholarships for the 2007/8 academic year.