Person: John Brooks

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

farming

Soaring demand for spring lamb

Ray Ryan reports on increasing demand for Irish spring lamb, with the latest Bord Bia analysis showing overseas interest is growing steadily.

business

Expansion for the livestock sector is a high risk strategy

It’s a constant battle to get a fair share of the end price and the reality has always been that the greatest share of it goes to the processors and the retailers, writes ICSA president Patrick Kent.

news

HSE makes €105k settlement offer after baby died within hours of birth

The HSE has made a settlement offer of €105,000 to a young woman whose baby boy died in hospital hours after he was born.

news

Woman on dangerous driving charge

news

Woman charged with dangerous driving causing death of mother and daughter days before Christmas

farming

Farmers seek advice on spring lamb prices

News Q&A: Farmers appeal to owners to get dogs microchipped

With hundreds of thousands of dogs not microchipped and registered by last Friday’s national deadline, the farmer organisations appealed to owners of the country’s dog population of about 1m to comply with the new mandatory requirement.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Calls made to improve aid for sheds

Greater flexibility in grant-aiding the upgrading of old sheds is being sought by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA).

Tue, 03 Nov, 2015

Call for sheep farmers to be treated fairly

A farm leader has suggested that “the obsession with dairy expansion” was perhaps unwise and that the sheep sector should not be treated unfairly.

Tue, 11 Aug, 2015

ICSA urges emphasis on sheep for trade missions

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) has supported a call for a greater emphasis on sheep exports during official trade missions to countries such as China and the US.

Wed, 05 Aug, 2015

ICSA clashes with Coveney on exports

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association has clashed with Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney over the sheep sector.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2015

Programme to microchip all dogs

All dogs will be microchipped under new government proposals.

Sat, 21 Feb, 2015

ICSA: Reduce sucklers or export dairy bull calves

Ireland needs to export its dairy bull calves or reduce suckler cow numbers to avoid creating a glut in the beef market, ICSA president Patrick Kent has warned.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2015

Hard not to feel sorry for Ronaldo

This was supposed to have been Cristiano Ronaldo’s tournament. His heroics against Sweden had taken Portugal to the finals.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2014

‘Thank fans’ official taken off duty

The assistant referee who told Manchester City players to thank fans who had paid £62 (€75) for tickets against Arsenal has been taken off duty for tonight’s FA Cup third-round replay between West Brom and QPR.

Wed, 16 Jan, 2013

Lost out on Facebook IPO? Blame yourself

Who is to blame for Facebook’s initial public offering?

Sat, 08 Sep, 2012

Woman found not guilty of dangerous driving causing deaths

A Cork woman whose 21st birthday is next week was found not guilty today of dangerous driving causing the death of two young men in North Cork in August of last year but she said afterwards that she would live with what had happened for the rest of her life.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2008

Dairygold confirms ‘back office’ move

DAIRYGOLD has confirmed earlier reports it is to centralise ‘back office’ functions to a new building in the Cork Airport Business Park.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2004

Lenihan tops on Mangerton mountain

John Lenihan dominated the Irish team selection trial during the race on Mangerton mountain near Killarney at the weekend.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2004

Villagers seek reassurance after murder

Villagers left shocked by the shooting in the UK of a retired Army officer met police tonight so detectives could ease their fears about the murder.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2004