When he passed away in 2013, Paddy O’Keeffe had been a iconic and legendary figure in Irish farming for many decades. Editor of the Farmer’s Journal for 37 years, O’Keeffe was a crucial figure in the modernisation of Irish farming, characterized by his love of new ideas and great passion for maximising farming practise through […]
Month: July 2015
To celebrate the launch of the 5Cube, Dublin’s energy agency Codema hosted the Dublin City Energy Fair in Dublin City Council’s Civic Offices on Friday, 19th June during EU Sustainable Energy Week. The Dublin City Energy Fair featured a whole host of interactive displays, including an energy bicycle challenge, upcycling, renewable energy lego demonstrations and […]
Operated from Hilltop Farm, West Mayo Brewery was Mayo’s first microbrewery, and the first new brewery in the county for nearly 200 years. When Iain and Caroline Price first considered starting the business, they had no idea that craft beers were going to explode nationally – brewing was just a hobby which they thought might […]
With global demand for dairy products set to rise and rise, and the competitive constraints posed by EU milk quotas a thing of the past since April the 1st, it looks like the massive expansion of the diary sector may prove to be one of the great success stories in Ireland’s gradual economic recovery. Recent […]
Ireland’s craft beer industry has gone from modest beginnings in the late 90s to a remarkable surge that made it one of the great success stories of the downturn. Now, as sales continue to rise and new breweries and “brewpubs” proliferate, the sector looks set to continue redefining Ireland’s once static public landscape. It is […]