Brian Cody showed his conciliatory side yesterday as he accepted an honorary doctorate of philosophy from Dublin City University.

Millstreet in Co Cork will resound to the hoof-beats of more than 1,200 equines this week, as the Cork town stages its annual international horse show.

The rich just got richer, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List, which indicates that the total wealth of the country’s richest 250 people increased by just under €3bn last year.

Single errors for both Denis Lynch and tyro Bertram Allen kept the Irish duo out of the shake-up in the grand prix in Lyon, France, yesterday.

Beef farmers can boost their profitability by predicting rather than reacting to demand, says Dr Pearse Lyons, president and founder of animal health and nutrition company Alltech.

Global animal health and nutrition company Alltech has appointed Dr Tugrul Durali as Asia-Pacific technical manager for its mycotoxin management team.

Animal husbandry can be just as profitable with the use of algae and other alternative feeds and the exclusion of antibiotic growth promoters in feed, say leading scientists.

The global feed industry is rising to the challenge presented by a surge in population growth, states Alltech’s Global Feed Tonnage Survey 2013.

Entrepreneurs do not do MBAs; entrepreneurship is not about getting it right, but getting it going, keynote speaker Pearse Lyons told the Cork Chamber annual dinner last night.

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, a hand-crafted Irish-American beer, is making its debut at today’s Irish Craft Beer festival in the RDS, in Ballsbridge, Dublin.

Kentucky-based animal health and nutrition group Alltech is moving part of its whiskey business to Ireland, birthplace of the company’s president and founder, Dr Pearse Lyons.

Ardscoil Rís go in search of a rare Avonmore Supermilk Munster Schools Junior Cup title when they take on specialists Christian Brothers College, Cork, in an eagerly-awaited decider at Musgrave Park today (3pm).

Animal health and nutrition company Alltech has made a number of executive level changes in response to a surge in European agri-food production.

Global feed production has reached an estimated 873 million tonnes, according to a global survey commissioned by animal nutrition and health group, Alltech.

DAIRY leaders must adopt new technologies to remain competitive, according to Dr Pearse Lyons, the Irish-born president of US animal health corporation Alltech.

ANTI-POVERTY campaigner Bob Geldof has warned that the Government is not spending enough on developing new technologies.

THE company that facilitated Muhammad Ali’s visit to Ennis pulled the plug on a number of television stations at the last minute and failed to fulfil a commitment to provide them with footage from the civic reception which was closed to all but a handful of reporters.

THE great Muhammad Ali clinched his latest title when he was declared the first honorary freeman of Ennis.

IT came as no surprise last Friday when Horse Sport Ireland said it would not be bidding for the 2014 World Equestrian Games.

HORSE Sport Ireland yesterday confirmed it will not be putting in a bid to stage the 2014 World Equestrian Games.

THE board of Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) this week agreed to put a draft proposal of its strategic plan forward for public consultation.

DENIS LYNCH will saddle up his Qatar Global Champions Tour winner (GCT) Lantinus for the Samsung Nations Cup Super League opener in La Baule, France on May 8-11.

HORSE SPORT IRELAND is seriously considering making a bid to stage the 2014 World Equestrian Games (WEG), according to its chairman Joe Walsh.