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Updated: 16:01, Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Roll over Miss Ireland, it is time for Moos Ireland - a beauty contest for cows is taking place in Co Cavan today.
Up to 30 Friesian beauties will compete for the crown of the Baileys Champion Cow Competition in Virginia.
Organisers say the contest is ultimately about looks - with marks going for shapely legs, a good-shaped back and nice udders.
But they say a good personality and temperament is a must.
With violence on the pitch and secret payments off it, Katie Hannon looks at the problems facing the GAA
Pat Kenny and guests examine the potential risks and benefits of getting oil and gas from drilling and fracking
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The Finance Act has been revised so that the definition of bread includes the traditional Waterford Blaa, exempting it from VAT
A group of Dublin students are carrying out a novel experiment to investigate if singing to plants makes them grow faster
Morning Ireland speaks to a builder who has gone from mixing cement to mixing turf into beauty products
The number of families that have had their special allowances for disabled and autistic children withdrawn has tripled in the past year
The average credit card debt in Ireland stands at €1,330, down only marginally from 2008 when credit card debt peaked
Anglo Irish Bank's art collection is of little value, but the signage is to go on display at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
Unemployment figures are moving in the right direction in the US, with more jobs than expected created in January
An Australian cabaret band called 'The Continentals' was hugely popular at weddings in the 50s. 36 years on, the band has re-formed
A picnic in the woods, a walk on the beach - and a dream wedding
The story of a generation told through letters stretching over 50 years between two cousins in Dublin and America
Major General Hugh Tudor was commander of the infamous Black and Tans. But what became of him? A tale of fact and fiction
