Greencore awaits outcome of testsIrish company Greencore is awaiting the results of further tests, following the discovery that traces of equine DNA have been…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Asda withdraws Greencore product with horse meatIrish food group Greencore became the latest company to become embroiled in the horse meat scandal when it confirmed it manufactured…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Laois farmer is first to announce his candidacyThe race to become the next president of the Irish Farmers Association has begun with Laois farmer Jer Bergin the first to announce…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Brussels meeting to discuss tainted meatPoliticians from seven countries affected by the horse meat scandal will attend a meeting in Brussels this evening called by …Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Shatter hears IFA concerns on rural crimeMinister for Justice Alan Shatter met the Irish Farmers’ Association yesterday to hear concerns about the increasing number of…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Processed meat DNA test regime announcedManufacturers of all Irish processed meat products will have to carry out DNA testing under a new regime announced by Minister…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
IFA raises rural crime concernsConcerns about rural crime were raised with Minister for Justice Alan Shatter when the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) met him…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
DNA testing for all meat productsMinister for Agriculture Simon Coveney said this evening he would be asking Irish manufacturers of processed meat products to…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Horse meat in recalled lasagneThe controversy over horse meat in beef products looks set to spread throughout Europe with the confirmation by the British Food…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Fields of dreams as farmers flock to tractor showThere wasn’t a rustle of a promissory note at the opening day of the Farm Machinery Show in Punchestown, Co Kildare, yesterday…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Move to end overfishing in EU watersThe European Parliament has backed reforms to end overfishing and restore EU sea stocks to healthy levels by 2020.Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Polish vet calls for more evidenceA top Polish veterinary inspector says investigations have still not uncovered any evidence backing Irish claims that Poland …Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Monaghan beef plant resumes productionRangeland Foods is resuming production at its plant in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, this morning after getting the go-ahead from…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Inquiry trying to establish if criminal activity involved, Coveney saysIf there was fraudulent activity by food processors, meat traders or individuals that led to the scandal of horse meat in beefburgers…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Horse meat: The story so farOn September 17th last, an environmental health officer inspected Freeza Meats in Newry, Co Down, and found a consignment of …Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Rangeland to resume productionRangeland Foods will resume production at its plant in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan tomorrow morning after getting the go-ahead…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Coveney promises to expose any fraud in horse meat controversyMinister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has vowed to expose any possible fraudulent activity involved in the controversy over …Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Horse DNA found in Polish product at Irish plantA new controversy involving horse meat in beef burgers emerged last night when frozen burger producer Rangeland Foods suspended…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Irish-Polish relations may suffer from scandalLast night’s news that another manufacturer of frozen burgers had been drawn into the horse meat scandal will do nothing to improve…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Key questions remain unanswered weeks into horse meat controversyAny hopes on the part of the agri-food industry that the horse meat in burgers story would quietly go away were dashed this week…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Consumers set to pick up tab for strict food testing rulesMove by second British supermarket giant is a huge blow to Monaghan plantThu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Dogs attack 740 sheep in year, IFASome 740 sheep were killed or injured by dog attacks since last year’s lambing season, new Irish Farmers’ Association figures…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Silvercrest staff fear for jobs as major contracts lostFears are growing for the future of the Silvercrest Foods plant in Monaghan following the news that Tesco, Aldi and British supermarket…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Silvercrest says sorry after loss of contracts with two supermarket chainsSilvercrest Foods apologised yesterday and acknowledged that it had breached the trust of one of its major customers, the Tesco…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Value of acquisitions up 32% across food and drink sectorA surge in deals between US and Irish companies led to a 32 per cent increase in the value of mergers and acquisitions in the…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Burger product supplied for nearly a yearThe Polish product identified as the most likely source of the horse meat in beef burgers was supplied to Silvercrest Foods for…Mon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
All eyes on Coveney as horse meat debacle tests political abilityAnalysis: Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney was clearly a relieved man when he met the media at his office on Saturday …Mon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
Poland to investigate horse DNA sourceAuthorities in Poland are to begin an investigation into how traces of horse DNA found its way into burgers made by Silvercrest…Sun Jan 27 2013 - 00:00
FF criticises lack of data on burger inquiryThere is growing disquiet over the lack of information on the investigation into horse meat in burgers, Fianna Fáil spokesman…Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Source of horse DNA identifiedPolish ingredients were the likely source of horse meat found at 29 per cent in a Tesco burger made by Silvercrest Foods, Minister…Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Test results on burger samples due todayThe Department of Agriculture will release test results today which should shed more light on the horse meat content of burgers…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
No successor identified by half of farmersAlmost half of farmers aged over 50 have not decided who will succeed them, according to research published yesterday.Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Coveney receives burger test resultsMinister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has said 24 preliminary results from beef burger samples were received by his department…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Results due on Silvercrest burgersThe Department of Agriculture expects to receive test results by tomorrow morning which should shed more light on the horse meat…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
ABP to destroy 10 million burgersMore than 10 million burgers withdrawn from supermarkets by the ABP Food Group last week will be destroyed, the company has confirmed…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
More than 10m burgers to be destroyedMore than 10 million burgers withdrawn from supermarkets by the ABP Food Group last week will be destroyed, the company has confirmed…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Firm focuses on imported meat productsImported ingredients are still at the centre of investigations into the presence of horse meat in beef burgers produced by the…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
No horse DNA in latest testsNo traces of horse DNA were found in samples of beef burgers taken from Liffey Meats last week, Minister for Agriculture Simon…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
How to restore belief in beefAfter a week of horse puns, farmers and food-safety experts are infuriated by the damage to the industry and are working to mend…Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Nine more burgers out of 13 test positive for equine DNANine more beef burgers from a total of 13 tested by the Department of Agriculture at the Silvercrest Foods plant in Co Monaghan…Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Essential department quickly identifies source of equine DNA in tests, says IFAThe Irish Farmers Association said last night it was essential that the Department of Agriculture quickly identify the precise…Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
FG MEP calls for EU-wide meat inquiryAN EU-wide investigation into the presence of horse meat in burgers was called for by Fine Gael MEP Mairéad McGuinness yesterday…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
New tests to reveal if horse meat still present in burgersTest results are expected today from new samples taken at the Silvercrest Foods plant at the centre of the controversy over horse…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Bord Bia moves to counter negative publicity overseasBord Bia says it has moved to reassure overseas customers after traces of pig and horse DNA were found in Irish beef.Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Processors and retailers start investigationsReaction: The meat processing firms and supermarkets supplying the affected burgers said they were investigating how the products…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Food watchdog uncovers contaminationThe discovery of horse meat in some burgers was made after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland conducted a study to examine …Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Inquiry into horse meat found in burgersAn investigation into the production of beef burgers containing horse meat is focusing on imported ingredients, Minister for …Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
IFA says gangs targeting rural areasPeople are living in “increasing fear” in rural Ireland because of reduced Garda patrols and closed Garda stations, Irish Farmers…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Cap reforms must not reward 'armchair farmers'The Government must fight for a reformed Common Agricultural Policy (Cap) that rewards active producers over “armchair farmers…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Tributes paid to former 'Irish Farmers' Journal' editorTributes have been paid to Paddy O'Keeffe, former editor of the Irish Farmers' Journal, who died at his home in Ballyhooley, …Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
