Teagasc’s decision to carry out field tests on GM potatoes has angered the ‘Green Food Ireland’ lobby but the critical issue is that it is not planning to conduct toxicity tests, writes Dr Oliver Moore

Land giveaways are rare in Ireland. Oliver Moore reports on the thinking behind octogenarian David Rowe’s decision to donate his entire five-acre holding in Co Carlow to a land trust.

A NEW body, Forás Orgánach, has been set up to drive forward the development of the organic sector in Ireland.