One of the country's biggest meat buyers has warned of a long-term threat to the sector if farmers don't believe they are "incentivised to produce beef".
"NOW we're sucking diesel," said a local farmer over the weekend when I told him that I expected factory lamb to be €5/kg come Monday.
A Lebanese millionaire living in Switzerland bought Adolf Hitler's top hat and other Nazi memorabilia to prevent them falling into the hands of far-right activists, it has emerged.
Up to 1,000 farmers are expected to descend on Dublin today in their tractors to protest about the demise of agriculture.
One of the largest farms to come on the market this year is the famous Wells House and Gardens at Ballyedmond, south of Gorey in Wexford.
Taylor Swift reflected on a year of highs and lows as she dominated the American Music Awards.
Spanish police have, for what is believed to be the first time, intercepted a submarine being used to smuggle drugs into Europe - and seized a reported three tonnes of Colombian cocaine.
