There have been "horror stories" in the past few weeks of farm families finding out their farm is up for sale from their neighbours, according to ICMSA President Pat McCormack.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Farming
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Farming
Gleaming smiles, confident body language, “sunlit uplands”-style phrases. Some details still to be ironed out but you can trust us – that's going to be the message. Best possible deal...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Japan's space agency says the Hayabusa2 spacecraft has separated a capsule and sent it towards Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Business
The world's appetite for borrowing is growing with global debt expected to reach the next milestone of $200 trillion as early as this year, according to ratings agency S&P Global....
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Politics
More Cook County voters participated in judicial retention races this year than in any election in the past three decades, according to an Injustice Watch analysis of election data. Participation...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Politics
After numerous fits and starts and months of inaction, optimism is finally building in Washington for a COVID-19 aid bill that would offer relief for businesses, the unemployed, schools, and...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Politics
Striking Chicago-area nursing home workers have reached a tentative contract agreement with Infinity Healthcare Management, the union representing the workers announced Friday. Approximately 800 employees of Infinity Healthcare walked off...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Politics
Yankees pitchers Zack Britton and Gerrit Cole, free agent catcher Jason Castro, Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor and free agent shortstop Marcus Semien were elected Friday to the executive subcommittee of...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Up to 50,000 people are expected to make the trip home to Ireland by air for Christmas – but the traditional airport welcome has become another Covid casualty.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Up to 50,000 people are expected to make the trip home to Ireland by air for Christmas – but the traditional airport welcome has become another Covid casualty.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Spain's left-wing government is considering introducing a four-day working week without any loss of pay.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
An estimated €160,000 a minute will be spent today as Irish retail prepares for the busiest trading period of the year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
A teenage scientist whose inventions include an app capable of tackling cyberbullying has been named Time magazine's first “kid of the year”.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
It's a festive season like no other for the Irish diaspora who have grappled with whether or not they would be making the trip home to see their loved ones...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
A man named Adolf Hitler Uunona has won a local election in Namibia with 85pc of the vote, becoming a councilor in the Ompundja constituency.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Festive revelry will kick off across the country this weekend amid concern Ireland may have lifted lockdown too soon and may have to consider an extended school break in January.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Poland has rejected speculation it is looking for a compromise in its spat over the European Union's €1.8 trillion budget and coronavirus-rescue package. It comes as Hungary, the other outlier,...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
A former Trump fundraiser and a prominent lawyer were among the people scrutinised by the US justice department for their roles in what a judge described as a possible bribery...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Ethiopia said it had captured or killed most commanders of a rebellious northern force, while Tigray's fugitive local leader countered yesterday that civilians were protesting against looting by occupying soldiers.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Prince Andrew's chief accuser was a prostitute who lied about her age and was paid “half a million” by Jeffrey Epstein, new court papers allege.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
The imminent arrival of a Covid-19 vaccine is the best news – but has it come at the worst time? If there was ever a need to redouble efforts to...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
China is conducting “human testing” to create “biologically enhanced soldiers”, the head of US intelligence has claimed as he warned that Beijing now poses the biggest threat to the national...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Joe Biden will ask all Americans to wear a face mask for the first 100 days of his presidency, arguing the country will see a "significant reduction" in coronavirus cases...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Politics
South Korea's capital on Saturday began enforcing stricter distancing rules as the country added nearly 600 new coronavirus cases for the second straight day. The restrictions require large stores, gyms,...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Politics
The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local): 8:05 p.m. More than a half dozen Democratic congresswomen have sent an open letter to President-elect Joe Biden urging him to...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
California has certified its presidential election and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House.
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Politics
Major League Baseball and all 30 of its teams are suing their insurance providers, citing billions of dollars in losses during the 2020 season played almost entirely without fans due...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Politics
A 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has used artificial intelligence and created apps to tackle contaminated drinking water, cyberbullying, opioid addiction and other social problems has...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Politics
A drug ring largely operated by current and former University of Texas students used apps and social media to sell counterfeit Adderall and Xanax often laced with fentanyl, the Department...
Posted by | December 5, 2020 | Politics
Carlos Rosso, long-time president of the condo division of Related Companies, has left the firm. “Carlos Rosso remains a partner in a number of Related projects, but is no longer...
Posted by | December 4, 2020 | Science & Tech
The top Amazon sale items to shop today include our favorite countertop Cuisinart microwave, a top-rated bath mat and more—shop our top picks.
Posted by | December 4, 2020 | Science & Tech
Score incredible savings on All-Clad cookware this holiday season by shopping the Fairgrounds factory seconds sale happening now—click for details.
Posted by | December 4, 2020 | Breaking News
BREXIT trade talks were put on hold on Friday night amid “significant” disagreements between the EU and UK.
Posted by | December 4, 2020 | Politics
Four months after Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber introduced a series of proposals to reform South Beach's entertainment hub, the City Commission held its first vote on the items Friday,...
Posted by | December 4, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Thailand's highest court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country's constitution, allowing him to stay in his job. The Constitutional Court ruled on...
Posted by | December 4, 2020 | Business
A Chinese spacecraft took samples of the moon's surface Wednesday as part of a mission to bring lunar rocks back to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the...
Posted by | December 4, 2020 | Politics
Health care workers and nursing home residents will be first in line to get the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available in Idaho in the next few weeks. The Idaho...
