Person: Cathal O’Donoghue

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

business

1916 centenary: Significance of the past makes us ponder on the future

Commemorations might be about the past, but many of the people attending the 1916 Rising parade were thinking of the future and of their children’s futures.

comment-analysis

Marine industry: Making most of our blue economy

news

Special Report (Rural Ireland): ‘Don’t pigeonhole rural communities as a burden’

farming

End of quotas, the start of dairy share farming

racing

Hanley hoping for change of fortune

sport

Bumper entry for Millstreet charity show

Report calls for integrated approach to rural economic development

Rural and urban groups have welcomed the CEDRA report’s calls for strategic responses to rural unemployment and closures of core public services.

Wed, 23 Apr, 2014

Report reveals towns worst hit by recession and shows poverty rates double that in cities

Ireland’s towns are bearing the brunt of the economic downturn, with poverty rates double that in the cities.

Fri, 11 Apr, 2014

HSI want to benefit from the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund

The strategic plan envisaged by the troika of Horse Sport Ireland, Teagasc and the RDS is fundamentally all about ensuring the horse sector can deliver on its potential.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2014

Rural towns see highest jumps in unemployment and emigration rates

Rural towns with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have seen the highest jumps in unemployment and emigration since the downturn, according to a Teagasc expert.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2014

Doyle wants aid for sport horse industry

Andrew Doyle, chairman of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, believes moves to bring online betting into the tax net should result in greater financial support for the sport horse industry.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2014

Unemployment rates in Kerry rise 160% in 5 years

The number of unemployed people in Kerry jumped by a massive 160% in five years, mainly due to collapses in the construction and retail sectors.

Wed, 20 Feb, 2013

Macra praises retention of tax reliefs for young farmers

Young farmers are breathing a sigh of relief as Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has allayed their fears over stamp duty.

Fri, 07 Dec, 2012

Commission to focus on rural Ireland

A Rural Commission will gather information over the next eight months on the economic potential of rural Ireland and how best to channel funding and resources between 2013 and 2025.

Thu, 04 Oct, 2012

Rural areas commission could be boon for farms, says Teagasc chief

Farm households will be among the main groups to gain jobs under the new commission for the economic development of rural areas, according to one Teagasc executive.

Tue, 02 Oct, 2012

Abi’s hug for pet dog after husky attack

Three-year old Abi O’Donoghue had a big kiss and hug for her own pet dog Blackie on arriving home from hospital.

Thu, 26 Apr, 2012

Students could afford €10k fees, says UL study

Most students could repay a €10,000 college fees loan within 15 years of graduation if the Government decided to introduce such a scheme, according to University of Limerick research.

Thu, 16 Feb, 2012

Coveney welcomes 33% increase in farm production output

AGRICULTURE Minister Simon Coveney has welcomed the Central Statistics Office figures indicating that farm prod-uction output has jumped by a third during 2011.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2011

Soaring demand for food boosts outlook for most commodity prices

SOARING global demand for food coupled with supply difficulties in southern hemisphere countries is boosting the outlook for most commodity prices, according to analysis delivered at the Teagasc Agricultural Economics Conference in Portlaoise.

Sat, 22 Jan, 2011

Rural suicide study

TEAGASC is to fund a three-year study into suicide in rural Ireland, it was confirmed yesterday.

Wed, 29 Aug, 2007

. . . but producers in Leitrim wouldn’t agree

FARMING in Leitrim will disappear in the next generation.

Thu, 05 Apr, 2007