An Irish college has devised a groundbreaking course to help the multibillion-euro Irish dairy industry use complex stock market instruments to manage price risk in the highly volatile global market.

Book case and serving table are the star draws at Hegarty’s sale, reports Des O’Sullivan.

A $3m pilot project trialling manure-to-energy technology in the US has been agreed by a Irish agri-tech firm.

Does John Delaney seriously think that anyone would believe the FAI would take legal action over the Henry’s hand ball incident which robbed Ireland’s World Cup place.

Does John Delaney seriously think that anyone would believe that the F.A.I. would take legal action over Thierry Henri ’s hand ball incident which robbed Ireland’s World Cup place?

Ireland is open for business. We have exited the bailout. I’d imagine people on work schemes that pay €20 to €50 don’t know what to do with their new-found wealth.

The quota system was of its time, but in a more globalised market has generally run contrary to our best interests. All that is about to change, writes Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney

I know our thoughts and prayers are with the French and the families of those murdered by the extremists.

Academics will deliver a report next Monday showing that Cork is ideally poised to become “a leading dairy industry hub of global significance” with potential to increase dairy exports by €450m and create 4,000 jobs by 2020.

Isn’t the world in a bad state? The Middle East is in meltdown. The Russians have annexed Crimea, and are rapidly advancing on Ukraine. Whose to stop them? The best the West can do is sanctions. What else can we do, nothing. We are powerless.

I agree 100% with Declan O’Connor’s views (Letters, Jan 13) on the judiciary and the need for a wake-up call.

It’s about time the judiciary had a wake-up call. A man who downloaded images of children being raped and sexually abused will be free to resume his depraved hobby in a couple of years.

Like Declan O’Connor, I am all in favour of not giving too many plaudits to powerful politicians (Letters, Dec 23). But I have reservations about the mob that boos politicians at public gatherings.

It’s abhorrent, incredulous, it beggars belief that our own Kathleen Lynch was booed and heckled at Neptune Stadium recently.

We had a referendum to abolish the Seanad. Why not one to abolish our Government?

Ireland’s dairy sector may have to look at new models for milk pricing and for managing global market volatility, say milk industry experts.

A cultural shift towards commercial hedging mechanisms to manage volatility in milk price and animal feed costs would make Irish dairy farming more attractive to US agri-food investors.

Recently, while walking my dog, I was attacked by a huge Alsatian.

I was amazed to read Stephen Ireland wants to wear the green jersey again.

DO we live in a democracy?

SINCE Martin McGuinness announced his intention to run for the Áras he has been hounded night and day by the media.

A PARISH has been plunged into deep mourning following the death of a six-year-old boy who sustained serious head injuries in a fall at his home.

A house went for as little as €30,000 in a fire sale auction widely touted to set a new floor for Ireland’s plummeting property market.

WHATEVER our present financial difficulties, I cannot join with Declan O’Connor (Letters, October 4) in his admiration for the Greeks’ response to their economic crisis.

I WISH to express my anger at how this great country has been run into the ground.

DERRY’S Eoin Bradley faces a 48-week ban following an investigation into his alleged assault on referee in a club match last weekend.

DERRY chairman John Keenan has vowed a ‘zero tolerance’ investigation after star forward Eoin Bradley allegedly struck a referee after a club championship game at the weekend.

THE last Corkman to lift the Sam Maguire Cup believes the Rebel county “have a massive chance” of bringing it back to the banks of the Lee after what it likely to be an epic encounter with Kerry tomorrow.

THE Bishop of Kerry Dr Bill Murphy has announced plans for neighbouring parishes to pool their resources, forming pastoral clusters to be co-ordinated by a priest with the title, vicar forane.

MIKE REIDY provided the inspiration as Dromcollogher/Broadford won their fourth Limerick County SFC title in eight years in emphatic style at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

AN estimated 12,000 people flocked to The Beaches in Bantry for the annual agricultural show last Sunday.

THE promising young hooker shouldered his way through the post-match throng and placed the pints down on the table.

AN 18-year-old student who had to repeat the Leaving Cert after his 16-year-old brother died in a drowning tragedy at Parteen, near Limerick city, was “over the moon” when he opened up his results yesterday.

There were violent scenes at Cork Circuit Criminal Court this evening when a traveller was jailed for five years for carrying a sawn-off shotgun.