Person: Jim Beecher

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Irish-breds top of the eventing class

Irish-bred horses continue to dominate the world of eventing, topping the latest yearly rankings by the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH), which were issued on Monday.

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Beecher: Stallion and mare scheme in need of overhaul

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Authorities alerted to 2,600 reports of antisocial behaviour last year

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Reports of antisocial behaviour decline

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Gardaí contacted over co-op enrolment

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National Stud stays in public ownership but board to be overhauled

‘Amnesty horses’ likely to be put down

SEVEN horses surrendered yesterday under Cork city’s first “horse amnesty” will probably be put down.

Fri, 11 Mar, 2011

National Stud defends €85,000 board expenses

THE Irish National Stud has defended the expenses bills for its seven-member board of directors which totalled €85,397 between 2001 and 2009.

Mon, 31 May, 2010

Stud says it ‘got good value in staff deals’

THE Irish National Stud has tried to explain away the origins of €719,000 worth of un-tendered business deals between it and its key personnel.

Sat, 22 May, 2010

Beef sector reliant on higher value European market

THE country’s beef industry, which recorded exports worth €1.6 billion last year, is now totally reliant on the higher value European market, the first meeting of the new Beef Forum was told in Dublin yesterday.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2008

Beef Forum membership announced

THE membership of the new Beef Forum was announced yesterday by Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan.

Thu, 07 Feb, 2008

Forum will prepare plans for future of beef industry

A FORUM is being set up to examine the €1.5 billion Irish beef sector and prepare a framework for its future development.

Fri, 14 Dec, 2007

Tenant to get garda escort for move back home

A TENANT facing protests from neighbours will get a garda escort this morning for a bitterly opposed move back into a council home.

Thu, 30 Nov, 2006

Quota transfer system 2007: review 2008

THE Department of Agriculture and Food expects milk producers to act responsibly when buying milk quotas, and bear in mind that the EU’s quota system is due for review in 2008, and to be scrapped by 2014 or 2015.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2006

Options if milk leases expire

MILK producers who make no deliveries in the 2006-07 year will be allowed to sell their quotas into the new open-market milk quota transfer system coming in April, 2007.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2006

First moves in quota poker

THEY were playing poker with milk quota prices at last week’s ICOS Dairy Conference for co-op directors and managers, in Portlaoise.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2006

Horseracing: Six Irish horses to run at Aintree

At least six Irish-trained horses look set to contest Saturday's Martell Grand National after recieving the go-ahead from the Government to run at Aintree.

Tue, 03 Apr, 2001