Opinion
Easter has always been synonymous with all that is good about Irish sheep production. And long may this continue to be the case.
Rural Life
Mount Congreve Gardens in Waterford is celebrating Easter with a programme of nature-led experiences set across its 70ac. of gardens.
Environment
As Easter approaches, Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity Christopher O’Sullivan has called for vigilance in protecting nature.
Agri-Business
The Irish Butchers Guild has announced the winner of the 2026 Easter Lamb Display Challenge, with the title going to Co. Carlow.
Joe’s Farm - a family enterprise in Killeagh, East Cork - is set to welcome visitors back to the farm for an Easter trail.
Gardaí detected a driver travelling at 179km/h in a 60km/h zone on a regional road in Co. Longford over the weekend.
The egg is synomous with Easter festivities, with it's roots dating back to the pre-christian symbol of fertility and restoration
As Easter celebrations bring chocolate into many homes, Veterinary Ireland has issued a reminder for pet owners to keep treats 'to yourself'
Sheep
Supermarket group ALDI has said that it will spend "a further almost €700,000 on Irish Bord Bia Assured Easter lamb lines" this year.
The Irish Butchers’ Guild has announced the winners of the 2025 Easter Lamb Display Challenge,
Prize winning lambs at the Easter lamb show and sale at Raphoe Mart in Co. Donegal fetched a price...
As Easter approaches, Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan is calling...
N.Ireland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has predicted that lamb sales during Easter in the UK will be "epic" this year.
Clean Coasts has joined Uisce Éireann in urging the public to refrain from pouring fats, oils and greases down the sink this Easter.
There have been almost double the number of road deaths to date this year than there was in the same period in 2021, with 50 so far this year
If you're sitting down to tackle your Easter egg this Sunday you might like to know where your chocolate was produced.
SuperValu remains Ireland's largest grocer, with the biggest share of the grocery market, according to Kantar Worldpanel Ireland.
Lime Tree Farm, Ferns, Co. Wexford, is the setting for Bean and Goose chocolate, which has three seasonal treats this Easter.
Ulster Famers' Union deputy president Victor Chestnutt is calling on customers to go for local lamb this Easter for dinner
Easter is just days away and there has been no major improvement in lamb prices just yet.
Lamb sales in the UK were down 12% on the year in the four week period leading up to Easter Sunday 2016 March 27, figures from Kantar Worldpanel show.
"If the spring lamb sector is to be viable, we need processors to recognise the extra labour and costs that go in to this unique product."
It will be a cold and wet weekend, with wintry showers, while current indications from Met Eireann suggest next week will continue unsettled.
