Category: Business

  • Farmers Should Prepare for Storm Eunice

    Farmers Should Prepare for Storm Eunice

    Cork and Kerry have been designated Status Red, with the rest of the country either Orange or Yellow. He said farms are very busy at the moment, with calving and lambing underway. “When working in darkness, check torches for batteries and keep phones charged. Make sure there’s enough fuel in machines and remember that flying…

  • Beef Price Strong, But Surge in Input Costs Eating into Margins

    Beef Price Strong, But Surge in Input Costs Eating into Margins

    IFA Livestock Chairman Brendan Golden said demand for beef in our key export markets is extremely strong. “Cattle supplies in the UK since the start of the year are running 10% below last year’s levels, providing a real opportunity for factories to increase prices to farmers,” he said. The Prime Export Benchmark Price has surged…

  • Tayto Park No More

    Tayto Park No More

    The county Meath theme park is set to get a new name some time next year. In a statement, Founder Ray Coyle gave a statement saying that Tayto’s existing title sponsorship would cease at the end of the year and it would be renamed next year. “Our partnership with Tayto Snacks has helped to create…

  • Dunnes Stores Agree to Meet IFA on Cost Pressures Across Farm Sectors

    Dunnes Stores Agree to Meet IFA on Cost Pressures Across Farm Sectors

      IFA President Tim Cullinan said he would meet Dunnes Stores on the basis that they would engage in meaningful discussions. Now that Dunnes have agreed to meet, farmers will move away from the protest locations in Bishopstown in Cork and Monaghan to allow the talks to take place. “Following a call from Dunnes Stores…

  • Flutter Betting Open Checkout-free Food-store

    Flutter Betting Open Checkout-free Food-store

    Ireland’s first ever completely frictionless store, Market x Flutter, officially opens today, Tuesday 15 February, 2022, at Flutter Entertainment’s newly renovated global headquarters in Clonskeagh in Dublin 4. The store, developed for Flutter by Compass Group Ireland, uses AI-powered computer vision technology from AiFi, allowing shoppers to purchase items in-store without having to wait in…

  • Lowy Welcomes €31.2m Roads Funding Allocation for Tipperary

    Lowy Welcomes €31.2m Roads Funding Allocation for Tipperary

    Details of an overall  €597m package of investment for Regional and Local roads were unveiled by Minister Eamon Ryan,  with overall funding increased by more than €26m for this year. The funding package will allow approximately 3,100kms of roads to be maintained and 2,550kms to be strengthened. The main priority in 2022 continues to be…

  • Irish mortgage rates highest in euro zone once again

    Irish mortgage rates highest in euro zone once again

    In December, the average interest rate of a new Irish mortgage 2.69%, with the average across the euro zone is 1.29%. Following Ireland, Greece is the next most expensive with an interest rate of 2.55% and Lativa with 2.26%. The lowest interest rate in the euro zone is found in Finland, where there interest rate…

  • 88 Trading Online Vouchers awarded as Tipperary firms continue their digital journey

    88 Trading Online Vouchers awarded as Tipperary firms continue their digital journey

    88 Trading Online Vouchers were awarded to businesses across Tipperary in 2021 to the value of €158,893 to assist them in developing their online presence, Senator Garret Ahearn has confirmed. The vouchers were awarded by Tipperary Local Enterprise Office as the digital transformation journey continues for firms looking to increase sales, reach new markets, and…

  • Court Case on Dog Attacks Shows Deficiencies in Dog Control Enforcement

    Court Case on Dog Attacks Shows Deficiencies in Dog Control Enforcement

    He said the substantive message is the deficiency in the current legislative system for the enforcement of responsible dog ownership and dog control. Today marks the first anniversary of the IFA ‘No Dogs Allowed’ campaign, which will continue until we see meaningful action from Ministers McConalogue and Humphreys in this area. “The level of sanctions…

  • New ‘Town Centre First’ Policy will revitalise towns in Tipperary

    New ‘Town Centre First’ Policy will revitalise towns in Tipperary

    Targeted funding for the regeneration of towns and to support above- shop and town centre living A new ‘Town Centre First’ policy, will revitalise towns across County and benefit local communities, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Garret Ahearn said: “Fine Gael is working to create stronger safer communities and this new ‘Town Centre…