Britain's Prince Harry poses with Meghan Markle. \ REUTERS/Eddie MulhollandThere will be shock in the Daily Mail that, despite Irish claims of closeness to the UK, the entire country will not stop for Saturday’s big event – the royal wedding, not the FA cup final.
Among the events that will clash directly with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s midday nuptials are the Limousin Society’s Roscommon show and sale. There is also a pedigree Angus, Shorthorn and Hereford show and sale in Carrick-on-Shannon, and a pedigree Hereford bull sale in Nenagh.
The main difference, of course, is that the ladies being paraded in the rings over here can legitimately have their pedigree discussed by the bystanders. While there will be no Markle sparkle, there will be marvelling at the marbling. And I haven’t even mentioned Pippa Middleton.
Long run for a load of grass
I hear two neighbours went at the grass this week near Cranfield, at the foot of the Mournes in Co Down. Two silage teams, full steam ahead. One of the farmers was helping draw, but had to go off for milking. No time to stop. Young fella brought in. Simple directions – go out of here, turn left, take third left, second right and it’s the third concrete lane – you can’t miss it.
Needless to say, he got a bit lost, but luckily for him, soon fell in with a tractor and empty trailer. Sure, who else would be at grass this early, he thought, so decided to follow.
He followed it along winding roads and through the beautiful Co Down countryside all the way to Mayobridge, about 16 miles away. Of course, it was the neighbour lifting grass on an outfarm. The trailer got filled, and then the banter ensued, but the grass finished up in the correct pit in the end.
Local link a welcome initiative
Martin Heydon, the Kildare TD who championed the Rural Transport Initiative.The rural transport local link initiative may well outgrow the issue it grew out of – the lower drink driving limits that Shane Ross wants to introduce.
Kildare TD Martin Heydon seized the opportunity to push the transport minister into funding a pilot scheme that encompasses 19 counties. Heydon’s point is that this is not just about heading to the pub. Spiralling insurance costs practically prohibit many young people in rural areas from driving, and that’s before considering the proposed rule that provisional drivers must be accompanied by a full licence holder.
Two of the counties not included in the scheme are Galway and Mayo. However, I understand that this is because no applications were lodged for inclusion from those counties.
Retailers top the world rich list
When reading The Sunday Times UK over the weekend, the list of the 50 richest in the world caught the eye. At the top is the Walton family in the US, worth £128.9bn, owners of retail chains Asda and Walmart.
Karl & Theo Albrecht Jr and Beate Heister from Germany, owners of Aldi, came in 12th place, worth £41bn.
Owner of French supermarket Auchan, Gerard Mulliez, is in 26th place. The Chearavanont family in Thailand, who have an animal feed and livestock business, are listed in 38th place. The Sawiris family in Egypt, who have a fertilisers and construction business, also made the list, worth £18bn.
Creed steps up to plate in Shanghai
On the trade mission to China this week, ABP signed a three-year deal worth €50m with Asian restaurant chain Wowprime, which has 151 outlets. Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed gives the deal his signature of approval, watched by Mark Goodman, managing director of ABP’s International Division.When European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan missed the EU trade mission’s flagship dinner in Shanghai on Tuesday, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, who had just landed in the city, was all too happy to step up to the plate and deliver a welcome speech on Big Phil’s behalf. While it was all about Europe, Creed could not resist a few mentions of Ireland’s food exports, and offered to share his experience of getting beef access to China ahead of everyone else in the room. Having an Irish minister and commissioner from the same party has its perks, including a bit of free promotion before the largest agri-food delegation ever sent to China by the EU and some of their Chinese partners.
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Britain's Prince Harry poses with Meghan Markle. \ REUTERS/Eddie MulhollandThere will be shock in the Daily Mail that, despite Irish claims of closeness to the UK, the entire country will not stop for Saturday’s big event – the royal wedding, not the FA cup final.
Among the events that will clash directly with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s midday nuptials are the Limousin Society’s Roscommon show and sale. There is also a pedigree Angus, Shorthorn and Hereford show and sale in Carrick-on-Shannon, and a pedigree Hereford bull sale in Nenagh.
The main difference, of course, is that the ladies being paraded in the rings over here can legitimately have their pedigree discussed by the bystanders. While there will be no Markle sparkle, there will be marvelling at the marbling. And I haven’t even mentioned Pippa Middleton.
Long run for a load of grass
I hear two neighbours went at the grass this week near Cranfield, at the foot of the Mournes in Co Down. Two silage teams, full steam ahead. One of the farmers was helping draw, but had to go off for milking. No time to stop. Young fella brought in. Simple directions – go out of here, turn left, take third left, second right and it’s the third concrete lane – you can’t miss it.
Needless to say, he got a bit lost, but luckily for him, soon fell in with a tractor and empty trailer. Sure, who else would be at grass this early, he thought, so decided to follow.
He followed it along winding roads and through the beautiful Co Down countryside all the way to Mayobridge, about 16 miles away. Of course, it was the neighbour lifting grass on an outfarm. The trailer got filled, and then the banter ensued, but the grass finished up in the correct pit in the end.
Local link a welcome initiative
Martin Heydon, the Kildare TD who championed the Rural Transport Initiative.The rural transport local link initiative may well outgrow the issue it grew out of – the lower drink driving limits that Shane Ross wants to introduce.
Kildare TD Martin Heydon seized the opportunity to push the transport minister into funding a pilot scheme that encompasses 19 counties. Heydon’s point is that this is not just about heading to the pub. Spiralling insurance costs practically prohibit many young people in rural areas from driving, and that’s before considering the proposed rule that provisional drivers must be accompanied by a full licence holder.
Two of the counties not included in the scheme are Galway and Mayo. However, I understand that this is because no applications were lodged for inclusion from those counties.
Retailers top the world rich list
When reading The Sunday Times UK over the weekend, the list of the 50 richest in the world caught the eye. At the top is the Walton family in the US, worth £128.9bn, owners of retail chains Asda and Walmart.
Karl & Theo Albrecht Jr and Beate Heister from Germany, owners of Aldi, came in 12th place, worth £41bn.
Owner of French supermarket Auchan, Gerard Mulliez, is in 26th place. The Chearavanont family in Thailand, who have an animal feed and livestock business, are listed in 38th place. The Sawiris family in Egypt, who have a fertilisers and construction business, also made the list, worth £18bn.
Creed steps up to plate in Shanghai
On the trade mission to China this week, ABP signed a three-year deal worth €50m with Asian restaurant chain Wowprime, which has 151 outlets. Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed gives the deal his signature of approval, watched by Mark Goodman, managing director of ABP’s International Division.When European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan missed the EU trade mission’s flagship dinner in Shanghai on Tuesday, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, who had just landed in the city, was all too happy to step up to the plate and deliver a welcome speech on Big Phil’s behalf. While it was all about Europe, Creed could not resist a few mentions of Ireland’s food exports, and offered to share his experience of getting beef access to China ahead of everyone else in the room. Having an Irish minister and commissioner from the same party has its perks, including a bit of free promotion before the largest agri-food delegation ever sent to China by the EU and some of their Chinese partners.
Read more
China needs to deliver for beef farmers
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