Agri-Business
The spike in fuel prices due to the war in the Middle East is driving "unsustainable cost increases" for independent butchers.
Beef
Brothers Martin and Declan Flood who run a family-owned butcher shop in Oldcastle, Co. Meath, featured on a 'Beef Brief' podcast in June.
Rural Life
After 31 years behind his butcher's counter David McGrane knows what people want on their table for Christmas Day dinner.
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After 31 years behind his own butcher's counter David McGrane knows a thing or two about what...
A husband and wife duo from Co. Carlow have taken home the title of 'best chicken product in the world' at the World Butchers' Challenge 2025.
A producer of South-East Asian style convenience meals, Karri Kitchen is set to benefit from a new deal with Kerrigan’s craft butchers.
Animal welfare, lower food miles and support for your local economy are all reasons to back...
The number of independent butcher shops fell by 65% over nearly 20 years, according to the coordinators of an apprenticeship programme.
The grandsons of Dominic Doyle who owned and ran the renowned D.B. Doyle's butchers and meat processing plant in Newbridge, are part of the new wave of...
The UK government has noted that Britain has a lack of ballet dancers - but "ignores food shortages caused by a chronic lack of butchers".
Butchers have plenty of time to sharpen their skills ahead of the industry's answer to the Olympics, the World Butchers’ Challenge,
Agri Politics
A Cork-based TD has warned that there remains a "lack of certainty" over the future of council funding for inspections of small abattoirs.
A dispute over the funding of food safety controls, which had threatened to shut 120 butchers and abattoirs, has been resolved.
120 businesses will have to close if a funding dispute is not resolved, the Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland has warned.
The most eye-catching Team Ireland pieces included a beef and potato gateau topped with strawberries and a basket-weaved chicken galantine.
A Butchery Academy has been set up by a Tipperary based butchers, dedicated to training 10 candidates in the art of butchery, according to James Whelan Butchers.
Pig/Poultry
The animal rights group ARAN held a demonstration outside a butcher’s shop in Dublin
Nolan’s butchers of Kilcullen, Co. Kildare has won the prestigious title of 'Champion of Champions' which was awarded in the House of Lords
