When Health Minister Simon Harris recently signed legislation to allow for the operation of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme on a five-year pilot basis, he opened the door wider for an emerging sector which has significant potential to create jobs and a new revenue stream for the Government’s coffers.

The concerns expressed by Paul Lawton (Letters, Nov 18), on the treatment of outbreaks of amoebic gill disease at fish farms once again highlights the hazards associated with fish farming in a captive and artificially controlled environment.

OIL prices fell by 8% last month in euro terms, according to the newly launched Bord Gáis energy index.

New measures have been announced for the oversight of Irish oil and gas operations following the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico