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'It's a great honour' - Ireland to co-host major international conference on livestock sustainability

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in conjunction with the Food and Agriculture Office (FAO) in Rome, will this week host the 12th meeting of the Global Agenda on Sustainability Livestock (GASL). GASL is an independent agency which ...

03 Oct 2022 at 16:18

National News

Public warned of risk of Weil’s Disease following heavy rainfall

Leptospirosis or Weil's Disease is an infection frequently found both in domestic and wild animals, and can spread to humans through contact with rat or dog urine or foetal fluids from cattle. Infected urine or contaminated water can be found in ...

15 Aug 2022 at 13:44

Motoring

'Iconic motors' - A look at the movie-inspired special edition cars

Depending on the film, a car can play a hugely important role on the silver screen, and this product placement can be hugely important to manufacturers if done right. But alongside the ‘film cars’, companies often like to capitalise on this by ...

15 Aug 2022 at 13:12

Local News

'Pokemon professor' obsessed with trading card game prepares for UK World Championships

A superfan dubbed the ‘Pokemon professor’ who makes £100K a year trading cards across the world and boasts a personal collection worth £20K is preparing for the UK’s first ever Pokemon World Championships this week. A childhood fan from the ...

18 Aug 2022 at 13:54

Arts & Entertainment

EXPLAINED: How dogs can sniff out the scent of stress

Better known for their drug and explosive detecting skills, new research now suggests dogs can smell stress from human sweat and breath. According to the scientists, the skill could be useful when training service dogs and therapy dogs. ...

29 Sept 2022 at 12:58

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: How old is the fossil of the earliest known animal predator?

The fossil of the earliest known animal predator has been named after Sir David Attenborough. The 560-million-year-old specimen is the first of its kind, and is thought to be the earliest creature to have a skeleton, researchers say. ...

25 Jul 2022 at 17:30

National News

Researchers catch and tag giant shark off Irish coast

An international team of scientists led by Trinity College Dublin tagged and released a record-breaking 2.8m porbeagle shark, Lamna nasus, off the coast of Donegal last week. The huge female specimen, estimated to weigh 400-500 lb, ...

19 Apr 2022 at 11:23

Home

Key role for well known Longford company as 100 new jobs to be created in midlands

A well known Longford company will play a key role as construction work is poised to commence in the coming weeks on the expansion of the Zoetis production facility on the IDA Ireland Business and Technology Park off the Sragh ...

27 Feb 2022 at 15:00

Business

Minister McConalogue meets with Lakeland Dairies at major food trade event

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD recently led a trade mission to the Gulf Region of the UAE and Saudi Arabia where he met with Irish companies at Gulfood, the world’s largest food trade ...

25 Feb 2022 at 18:17

Home

Longford ladies on a mission: Mother and daughter to deliver aid to Polish border with Ukraine

It takes a little streak of madness to decide to get in your lorry and hand-deliver essential supplies to Ukrainians just across the Polish border, according to Longford woman, Hazel Robinson, who certainly has more than ...

02 Mar 2022 at 11:00

Local News

Cian’s Kennels dog visiting facility in memory of tragic Longford teen opens its doors

A partnership with nearby DSPCA means that dogs will be kennelled safely on the grounds of the hospital, allowing easy transport for patients to and from wards for visits, with a team of volunteer drivers, veterinary ...

30 May 2022 at 10:00

National News

Doctor criticises Happy Pear video for promoting health advice she claims is 'not true'

Plant-based duo the Happy Pear have come under fire for information posted in a recent video promoting an upcoming podcast with a women's health expert. The controversy arose this week when the video by brothers ...

24 Apr 2022 at 18:01

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