Tomás O Mainnín

Professor Paul Thomas said the cultivation of truffles in Ireland is very significant

Black truffles cultivated in Ireland for first time

Black truffles have been cultivated in Ireland in recent weeks, in what is believed to be the first time they have been successfully grown and cultivated here.

Ireland • 13 Jan 22

Strufail ag fás in Éirinn ... níl cead a rá cá háit!

Tá strufail dhubha fásta agus bainte sa tír seo - don gcéad uair riamh, meastar.

Nuacht • 12 Jan 22

Close to 1.6 million tonnes of fertiliser are sold in Ireland every year

Concerns rising fertiliser cost could hit food supplies

Fears have been expressed in the agriculture and fertiliser supply sectors that a global upheaval in prices could lead to food inflation and food shortages.

Ireland • 05 Dec 21

Rajat Puri, President of Legato Health Technologies, Minister of State with responsibility for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins and John Shaw, Country Head, Legato Health Technologies Ireland at today's jobs announcement

Legato Health Technologies to create 60 Limerick jobs

Health service provider Legato Health Technologies intends doubling its Irish workforce in Limerick to 120 by the middle of next year.

Business • 11 Nov 21

Fionn Doherty, Ciarán Bonfil along with Feargal Keane (not pictured) are all from farming backgrounds

That's a wrap: Hemp instead of plastic to cover bales?

A community on the Loop Head Peninsula in Co Clare have rallied to support three Leaving Cert students to progress a project they had entered in the 2021 BT Young Scientist Competition.

Regional • 11 Nov 21

Doolin Coast Guard unit, which cost nearly €2m, was officially opened in 2015

Doolin Coast Guard Station stood down from operations

One of the busiest Coast Guard Stations in the country has been stood down from operations by the Irish Coast Guard.

Munster • 02 Nov 21

Drón á chur ag obair ag oifigigh iascaigh intíre

Leath na ceirde an uirnis: leas á bhaint as dróin ag maoir uisce

Deir Iascach Intíre Éireann go raibh meadú ar iascaireacht mhídhleathach sa tír seo le linn srianta Covid-19.

Nuacht • 17 Sep 21

Up to 36,000 photos will be digitised from the archive (Credit: Glucksman Library)

Part of Shannon Development archive to be digitised

Part of a photographic archive capturing more than 50 years of development in Shannon, Co Clare is to be digitised by the University of Limerick.

Munster • 03 Sep 21

Fear as Luimneach le seoladh timpeall an domhain ina luamh

Tá fear as Luimneach, 52, le tús a chur lena aistear aonair timpeall an domhain ina luamh an deireadh seachtaine seo chugainn. Má éiríonn le Peter Lawless, beidh sé ar an gcéad Éireannach riamh lena leithéid a dhéanamh.

Nuacht • 13 Aug 21

Boat and watercraft users are being asked to clean all equipment and vessels before moving between waterways

Invasive species flexing its 'mussels' on the Shannon

An invasive species of mussel has been discovered in the two great lakes on the Shannon, Lough Ree and Lough Derg.

Regional • 27 Jul 21