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View from China: Sri Lanka - opportunities in the emerald isle of the east
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I would have loved a good piece of Irish steak as a break from some of the spicy local fare.
Editorial: still no power in the aftermath of storm Éowyn
5 February 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: still no power in the aftermath of storm Éowyn
When all is said and done, we need somebody to own and report a review on this debacle.
Home Farm: spurt in beef and cattle prices
5 February 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: spurt in beef and cattle prices
Everyone says beef and cattle are on a new level but unanimity on the future price of cattle usually turns out to be wrong so we will take purchasing expensive stores carefully.
Dempsey at Large: Irish farming caught in a cost / regulatory squeeze
The sobering conclusion - the Teagasc briefing said - in every single major enterprise, output declined last year.
5 February 2025 Viewpoints
Trump set to send world economy into a nosedive
A tariff for the EU will affect Ireland more than other EU members given the high export share, but may not be the end of the damage.
5 February 2025 Opinion
Editorial: Commissioner's soothing words need to be matched with action
He comes across as a very hands on, in touch Commissioner that knows his brief very well, and clearly knows the challenges.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: Practicalities and green dreams
Not allowing a chimney where an ordinary fire or stove could be installed and used defies common sense.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: Storm damage - wires and trees
Within an hour chainsaws and a heavy duty loader were on the scene and the road was cleared.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Colm McCarthy: It is time to reconsider our energy sources
The invasion of Ukraine has also drawn attention to the dangerous reliance on imports of natural gas from Russia.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: cover crop benefits obvious
On the greater scale of things, surely we need a far larger proportion of the tillage area with cover crops.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: storm Éowyn's impact significant
The storm has also reinforced the very basic needs in new homes in rural Ireland of at least leaving the option of a timber stove possible in new builds.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: silent boom of the beef market
We do have to recognise the muscle of the beef superpowers when they put their minds to exporting.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints