The trade balance is firmly in Ireland’s favour for the first time in decades, writes John Whelan    

Some frothy coffee confections can have as many calories as a meal, but health experts say little can beat a fragrant, fresh cup of Joe, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

Housing crisis looks set to worsen before improving, writes Jim Power

Having lit the fire for a taste revolution in Ireland, Cork start-up Rebel Chilli is now exporting fresh hot chilli sauces to both Dubai and the UK.

Brexit challenges facing food and drink exporters will be top of the agenda for Tara McCarthy when she takes up her new post as Bord Bia chief executive in January.

Tara McCarthy is to be appointed as the new chief executive of Bord Bia, it was announced today.

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ONE of the first things that the late developer John Murphy did on any new construction site in London was to set up a canteen that served the best breakfast his workers could have.

Farmers need industry guidance on the best time to produce spring lamb, according to ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks.

Recent data produced by the World Resources Institute shows that Ireland is having a sustainable recovery, successfully growing economic output while reducing environmental impact.

Consumer demand for quality beef in the Chinese market is growing, says Bord Bia.

Pouring money into unreformed public services delivering poor value and little accountability is futile, writes Gerard Howlin

AS SOMEONE who believes in the concept of a national water authority, and who signed up to pay water charges, it gives me no pleasure to admit my mistake, writes Fergus Finlay.

The Department of Agriculture fears that the suspected BSE case in a Louth dairy farm could see Ireland lose its negligible risk status for the disease.

A top Italian butcher has given Irish beef a high profile boost by selecting Bord Bia-approved product to share his skills.

The head of Irish Water’s parent company, Ervia (formerly Bord Gáis), has confirmed he is to "divest" himself of more than 400,000 shares in a company which makes money from installing water meters — but insisted everything he had done is "above board".

A Corkman was overcharged by Bord Gáis for his gas usage by more than €13,000 over the last two years, although the man’s small house was virtually empty for the entire period.

A soaring consumer focus on health and wellbeing has heightened global retailer interest in Origin Green, the single brand which Bord Bia is using to market the Irish food industry overseas.

A significant part of the Port of Cork’s €100m redevelopment plan for Ringaskiddy could go ahead without a major upgrading of either the Dunkettle interchange or the N28 national primary road.

Some 805 households had their electricity cut off while 731 lost their gas supply for non-payment of bills, figures for April show.

Sugar & Spice is a wonderful cooking competition& open to all ages and all levels of experience in aid of the very excellent Cork-based Hope Foundation charity, which works with deprived street children in Kolkata, India.

IF the economy is to break out of its current impasse, it will almost certainly require a sustained uplift in exports by Irish-owned firms, and for this to occur, our exporters must begin to cash in on the growth occurring in emerging market countries.

Major efforts were made by the State to avert the closure of the Irish Steel plant at Haulbowline, Co Cork, during 1983.

Bord Gáis was prosecuted yesterday by the Data Protection Commission for sending an email promoting a charitable fundraiser which ended up netting €150,000 for St Vincent de Paul.

Data showing drink and food exports rose 9% in the first six months of 2013 should be carefully analysed.

I was asked to come over for the Gathering with a euro gift of €1,000.

To ensure that Irish food remains ahead of consumer trends globally Bord Bia has carried out thorough market research initiative.

When farmer James Lynch shared an Irish coffee earlier this year with China’s new leader, Xi Jinping, he thought that he was a “pure gentleman”.