Irish Farmer’s Association President Joe Healy said beef farmers will be disappointed that the talks concluded without an increase in prices.

While nesting birds and their chicks are the main victims of illegal gorse fires that have again plagued the country this year, plants and other animals that are often forgotten about are also being badly hit, writes Donal Hickey. 

AN inquest has heard that a forceps used in a delivery “most probably” caused a skull fracture and bleeding in a newborn boy, who died a week later.

CHEESE production processes are set to take a quantum leap forward, thanks to new sensor technologies jointly developed by research teams at Teagasc, UCD and the University of Kentucky.

ST MUNCHIN’S, with wins over a highly-rated CBC and Ard Scoil Ris, are favourites to advance against Rockwell in today’s Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final at Clanwilliam Park (3pm).