Environment
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Food and fraud: the meat scandal
Misleading labelling has led to major investigation into the quality and safety of the supply chain. Food processors in Newry,…
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Vion: adding margin
Seamus Carr, Managing Director of Vion Pork Business, talks to Owen McQuade about the challenges in the local pork processing…
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Dairy struggles with high costs
Rising costs are hitting dairy farmers’ incomes despite high milk prices, according to the UFU. Farmers want all processors to…
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Integrity and teamwork: essential values in business
Mike Mullan, Moy Park’s HR Director, shares a large employer’s perspective on skills needs. Good relationships, he tells Peter Cheney,…
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Ireland’s European opportunity
The Irish EU presidency is now under way, giving Ireland a high profile opportunity to restore its image and make…
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Fuel laundering waste crime in Northern Ireland
What is Fuel Laundering Waste? Fuel laundering waste has become an increasing problem in Northern Ireland. Markerdyes are removed from…
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EU Energy Efficiency Directive plans
With the EU’s 2020 energy efficiency target in difficulty, a new Directive focuses on introducing obligation schemes for the public…
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Bryson Energy’s help for households
Rising energy costs combined with low incomes are leaving many households struggling to heat their homes this winter. Nigel Brady,…
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Tim Gould: IEA’s golden rules for gas
Tim Gould of the International Energy Agency outlined the prospects for unconventional gas during an Energy Ireland seminar in October…
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Peter Styles: responsible fracking
Within the right safeguards, hydraulic fracturing can improve energy’s security of supply and reduce methane emissions, geophysicist Peter Styles tells…
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