The decision by Lakeland Dairies and Glanbia to hold their September milk prices reflects the greater positivity that has emerged in global dairy markets over the last month.
Neptune Energy has followed a surging private equity push in the North Sea, by making a 280 million US dollar (£221.3 million) splash to take over oil fields from Italy's Edison E&P.
The United Nations' food agency says around 14% of the food produced globally is lost and is urging action to address the causes of food loss as part of efforts to protect the environment.
The 2019 Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for pioneering new ways to alleviate global poverty.
Five people have been prosecuted in Mayo for the illegal possession of three hares.
A Spanish Supreme Court judge has issued an international arrest warrant for fugitive ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont following the sentencing of 12 of his pro-Catalonia independence colleagues in Spain for their role in a 2017 secession push led by him.
It's not technical problems: 'Fortnite' is down after the video game was sucked into a virtual black hole ahead of its eleventh season.
