Latest: Fine Gael councillor Padraig Brady, who is subject to an injunction by C&D Foods, has acknowledged that a complaint was lodged with the Garda Pulse system about threats to the management of the company.

Years ago , the role of IFA president was seen, in my eyes at least, as a glorified position.

Tensions between beef farmers and meat processors continued today, when talks were abandoned amid angry scenes at the Department of Agriculture.

A scuffle has broken out between beef farmers and the boss of Meat Industry Ireland outside the Department of Agriculture in Dublin.

Three candidates have been nominated to run for the position of president of the Irish Farmers' Association.

The race to succeed Joe Healy as the next president of the IFA has opened up after Munster regional chairman John Coughlan announced his intention to run for the office in this year’s election.

Stephen Larkham has been labelled a “signature signing” for Munster and one that can help the province’s talented backline to click and the team to reconnect with a style that delivered a pair of Heineken Cups.

Jokes about the smell of bull were flying as farmers brought a prize Angus bull to their protest outside the Cabinet meeting in Cork.

Ministers making their way into Cork's City Hall this morning have been confronted by a show of strength from protesting farmers who grilled a number of them about the impact of Brexit on the beef industry.

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Courtyard Liffey Celtics are the outright leaders of the Women’s Super League following a 54-50 win over Ambassador UCC Glanmire on Saturday.

UCC Demons will be at their home away from home this weekend as they host Templeogue in the Men’s Super League.

Holders Templeogue are out of the Pat Duffy Men’s National Cup after losing 92-103 to Garvey’s Tralee Warriors, in Inchicore.

There will be no love lost in the Women’s Super League Cork derby on Sunday when UCC Glanmire host newly promoted Fr Mathews at the Mardyke Arena (1.15pm).

Templeogue are the only unbeaten side in the Men’s Super League following their impressive 85-70 over joint leaders Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin.

UCC Demons hope to produce a big performance against Garvey’s Tralee Warriors in tonight’s Men’s SuperLeague clash at the Mardyke Arena.

UCC Demons got their Men’s SuperLeague off to winning start with a comfortable 100-88 away win over great rivals C & S Neptune.

Ireland finished the group stage in the FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries with a comfortable 73-54 win over Cyprus at the Mardyke Arena last night.

A man has been charged with the murder of detective Garda Adrian Donohoe five years ago.

A 27-year-old man appeared in court in Dundalk last night charged with the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in Co Louth just over five years ago.

A young man who got into a drunken disturbance blamed his behaviour on the fact that he was not used to the kind of night out where there was a free bar.

A man has appeared in court today charged with an armed robbery in Dublin.

A 49 year-old man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with possessing a semi-automatic pistol with a silencer and bullets at his west Dublin home.

The search is on for information or descendants of Irishmen killed 150 years ago in the worst mining disaster in English history.

New president Joe Healy has pledged greater transparency in the IFA, after a low election turnout pointed to the challenges ahead for IFA’s 15th president.

A Galway dairy farmer has won 50% of the votes in the Irish Farmers Association elections to become its new president.

Joe Healy has been elected as President of the IFA on the first count.

The number of fully paid-up members eligible to vote in the upcoming IFA elections stands at 75,501, said IFA National Chairman Jer Bergin last week.

John Coughlan previews the weekend’s basketball action.

The DPP has been given four weeks to consider the prosecution of a 27-year-old Brazilian man accused of stalking and attacking his former partner in Dublin.

A man prompted by unrequited love to spy on a woman’s home was yesterday given an eight-month suspended jail sentence.

Raiders armed with knives threatened to chop off a woman’s fingers in front of her son and told her they would do the same to the boy during a traumatic burglary, a court has heard.

Gardaí in Cork City became suspicious of a car being driven without lights after midnight and when they approached, they discovered the motorist was just 14 years old.

The brutal killing of a Limerick breadman during his delivery run was recalled yesterday when the mother of the gunman sought a court order for the return of her car which was used by her son after the murder.

A neighbour has been charged with the murder and attempted murder of a 66-year-old woman and her daughter following a gun attack at a family home in Tallaght in Dublin.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 66-year-old woman in Tallaght in Dublin over the weekend.

THE recent Web Summit in the RDS in Dublin brought to Ireland by brilliant young entrepreneur Paddy Cosgrave blew people out of the water.

An electrician has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering a bread delivery man in a Limerick petrol station three years ago.

A man has been convicted of the murder of a bread delivery man who was shot four times at close range in a Topaz petrol station in Limerick.

The jury is due to begin deliberating in the trial of an electrician accused of the fatal shooting of a bread deliveryman in Limerick three years ago.