A flawed thought process
It was revealing to read Friends of the Earth’s (FOTE) response to recent reports by the Irish...
Beef confidence or bidding mania?
The rising price of beef offers opportunities.
How many farmers do we need?
Ageing farm populations are a worldwide phenomenon.
Stride on
The rising tide in cattle prices is certainly lifting all boats.
Charging towards a fossil-fuel-free future
The new Government programme is both comprehensive, in a general way, and quite vague in the...
Radical or redundant?
The new Government make-up reflects the voting preferences of the electorate, at least regarding...
Trade is a two-way transaction
Farming, for all the challenges it faces, contributes significantly to Ireland’s continuing...
End of the world is (not) nigh
We enter a new year with plenty of doomsday predictions. The perennial...
The data centre debate
Ireland hosts a seemingly inordinate percentage of Europe’s data centres, based on several...
Election hangover
The general election has concluded, and we await the formation of a new – stable – government.
Seeking a guaranteed return
In general terms, Irish food production cannot compete on scale.
Beware of political commitments
‘Fine words butter no parsnips’.
Love and money
Farmers love farming, as it is traditionally defined: producing food in the main, with forestry...
More change on the way
The Ploughing has delivered a refresher course on the issues and challenges ahead for Irish food...
A case of culinary misappropriation?
An intriguing menu caught my eye during a visit to the Dublin Horse Show last month at the RDS.
A giveaway budget expected
August turned out to be an interesting month.
Another solution to a problem that didn’t exist
The imposition of a tax on cans and plastic bottles, requiring consumers to queue up at...
Farming makes progress on emissions reductions
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed that agricultural emissions...
Can the Irish economy deliver 4.4% growth next year?
The latest economic report from Davy is optimistic.
The greater scheme of things
Was it a sleight of hand or practical politics? Either way, there was little doubt that, as...