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A ‘Pure’ winner in Wicklow
Dee Laffan
One of three winners of this year’s Grow with ALDI, Pure Bea is a Wicklow-based company that adds flavour to mealtimes in a natural and healthy way, writes Dee Laffan.
18 September 2024 Viewpoints
What to do with the Apple billions
Especially if carried forward into next year, the loosening of monetary policy by the ECB is itself a reflationary boost.
17 September 2024 News
Average costs across all agricultural sectors have risen by 73% in last seven years
New report launched by the Irish Farmers’ Association has looked into the impact of global events such as Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine on the cost of doing business for farmers.
Grocery inflation remains at 2.8% for a second month
Latest data from Kantar shows the pace of price increases was unchanged to 1 September.
16 September 2024 News
The 2024 National Ploughing Championships in numbers
Take a look at the numbers that will be required to run the event, maintain the grounds and the food consumed at the National Ploughing Championships next week.
14 September 2024 Ploughing Championships
RHI tariff rise worth £5,000 to claimants
The change will increase the annual cost of RHI from £5m to £15m, although it remains well within the available budget from the UK Treasury of £33m.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Latest exchequer data shows Government is swimming in cash
Minister for Finance Jack Chambers should use his budget windfall to support Ireland’s largest indigenous industry.
8 September 2024 News
Rising demand for adult protein powder in China
There is a change in demand for Irish dairy exports to China, writes dairy editor Aidan Brennan.
6 September 2024 News
Colm McCarthy: no need to risk another boom-bust cycle
In the period leading up to the banking bust of late 2008, the flattering budget numbers proved to be an illusion.
4 September 2024 Viewpoints
NI gone from leaders to laggards in renewables - RenewableNI
The figures for the previous 12-month period show renewable generation accounted for 45.8% of Northern Ireland's electricity use, down 5% from 2022.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
What the economy says about the budget
With a month to go to the budget, it’s time to take a look at how Ireland’s economy is performing.
28 August 2024 News
China's threat to Irish dairy exports
Individual member states cannot do solo trade deals with distant countries but must negotiate as a bloc.
28 August 2024 Viewpoints