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Irish PM Defends EU-Mercosur Trade Deal From Beef Backlash

Ireland must be careful not to bow to beef farmers' wishes to thwart an EU-Mercosur free trade deal only to prejudice access to more important markets, the...

Lidl To Invest €1m To Install Solar Panels In Irish Distribution Centre

Lidl Ireland is to invest €1 million to install more than 4,000 solar panels at its distribution centre in Newbridge in Kildare. The project, which...

Ireland Faces Backlash From Farmers, Opposition Over Mercosur Deal

A draft trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur bloc of South American countries has put Ireland's government under intense pressure from f...

EU To Compensate Irish Beef Farmers For Brexit Price Hit

The European Union will provide Irish beef farmers with €50 million of exceptional aid to compensate for the fall in beef prices suffered as a result...

Food Drink Ireland Welcomes Future Growth Loan Scheme

Food Drink Ireland, a group that represents the Irish food and drink sector, has welcomed the announcement of a €300 million future growth loan scheme...

UK No-Deal Tariffs A 'Potential Disaster' For Irish Farmers

Plans by Britain to levy import tariffs on beef, lamb and dairy products if it crashes out of the EU without a deal would be potentially disastrous for Iri...

Kuwait Opens Its Doors For Exports Of Irish Meat, Meat Products

The Irish government has announced that a deal has been struck that will see Kuwait open its doors to exports of Irish meat and meat products. Ireland's...

Irish Food And Drink Firms Wary Of Customs Compliance With UK Post Brexit

More than four fifths (89%) of Irish food and drink firms are wary of the impact that customs compliance with the UK and Northern Ireland will have on thei...