Eggs were hurled at the home of a Fianna Fáil TD in a late-night attack, the party claimed today.

MORE than three million babies around the world enjoy the high quality of milk from herds in Cavan and Monaghan.

THE combined losses of close to €13 million racked up by Lakeland Dairies over the past two years is a sharp reminder of the enormous change hitting the industry.

SIPTU said yesterday that workers at Lakeland Dairies were shocked by the announcement that the company intends to close its agri-store network by the end of the year and to cease its operations at its milk plant at Lough Egish by July 2007 with a total loss of 146 jobs.

Almost 150 jobs are to go at the Lakeland Dairy Group in the north-east of the country, it was confirmed today.