Meat industry

Why co-ops failed in the meat business

The challenge of operating as a profitable and successful co-op in the meat sector was cruelly exposed during the cattle crisis of 1974-75.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Why co-ops failed in the meat business

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Editorial: December deadline proposed for ratification of Mercosur deal

Editorial: December deadline proposed for ratification of Mercosur deal

VIEWPOINTS 29 October 2025

World Meat Congress opens in Brazil

World Meat Congress opens in Brazil

NEWS 28 October 2025

Irish meat industry moves to Germany this weekend

Irish meat industry moves to Germany this weekend

Irish meat industry moves to Germany this weekend

NEWS 3 October 2025

Dawn Meats selected as preferred strategic partner for New Zealand processor

Dawn Meats selected as preferred strategic partner for New Zealand processor

Dawn Meats selected as preferred strategic partner for New Zealand processor

NEWS 11 August 2025

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Dawn Meats linked to New Zealand investment

Dawn Meats linked to New Zealand investment

Speculation Irish processor will join capital raise at struggling Alliance Group.

NEWS 2 April 2025

UK is New Zealand’s third-largest fresh chilled market

UK is New Zealand’s third-largest fresh chilled market

Beef exports to the UK are growing, though they remain small in the overall context of New Zealand and UK beef imports.

NEWS 2 April 2025

An appreciation: Paddy Moore

An appreciation: Paddy Moore

From a mixed farming background in Laois, Paddy won a scholarship from Laois County Council to study agricultural economics in UCD.

LETTERS 2 April 2025

Rory Fanning says adieu to beef processing

Rory Fanning says adieu to beef processing

Fanning worked with Slaney Meats, in its various iterations, for over four decades.

DEALER 2 April 2025

Lab-grown pig fat

Lab-grown pig fat

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute showed the cell, known as FaTTy was capable of producing fat tissue.

DEALER 2 April 2025

Dairygold launches River Blackwater catchment programme

Dairygold launches River Blackwater catchment programme

The three-year project, led by the co-op, was launched by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon on Thursday.

NEWS 2 April 2025

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Brief news snippets from Slovakia, USA, Uruguay and Vietnam.

WORLD 2 April 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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