Farm leaders have accused the Government of "double standards" in seeking massive reductions in carbon emissions from agriculture while they claimed technology companies were getting "a free pass".
Let's be under no illusions - the rise of veganism is a serious challenge to the interest of the Irish agri sector. The numbers involved are currently marginal, but the adherents to this lifestyle choice are both noisy and influential.
Bundles of £2,000 (€2,300) in cash found by residents of a former pit village were secretly left there by two "Good Samaritans" who had received "unexpected windfalls", police have said.
US President Donald Trump has called on the Senate to simply dismiss the impeachment case against him.
A new Danish-backed solar energy project has been announced which, when completed, will cover some 2,000 acres of land.
The man at the counter with the chequebook paying for the bullocks summed up the situation: "They're starting to get dear."
The Green Party, buoyed by strong showings in European and local elections, as well as the recent by-elections, are tipped to make big gains as the general election looms.
