Zappone’s special envoy role added ‘status’ to Ireland’s UN bid
Former minister was one of 12 diplomats working on campaign for Security Council seat
Former minister was one of 12 diplomats working on campaign for Security Council seat
We have reached a point of inflection in our society’s relationship to agriculture, and the urgency which most citizens now feel about the climate and biodiversity emergencies
Food Vision 2030 report sets out roadmap for sustainable expansion of sector
State strategy does not set target to reduce sector’s main source of carbon emissions - livestock
It makes good economic sense to act now, says leading scientist Prof John Sweeney
Draft strategy ‘woefully inadequate’ to meet challenges, Environmental Pillar says
Irish agricultural economist appointed by European Commission to assess options for a more sustainable food economy
‘This turning point ... is the equivalent of that paper Whitaker wrote 60 years ago’
Outcome of budget negotiations is most substantial legacy of Kilkenny man’s first term as agriculture commissioner
Commissioner Phil Hogan says rural development is leading the way in EU-Africa political co-operation
Issue is ‘not what Europe can do for Africa but ‘what Europe and Africa can do together’
Ireland could lead the way to joint approach to agriculture, climate, nutrition and health policies, says Tom Arnold
Omarosa Manigault Newman writes in new memoir that she witnessed ‘truly appalling things’
Irishman Tom Arnold is chairing EU task force to help rural Africa solve own problems
Former Supreme Court judge stood for a pluralist and tolerant Ireland, son tells mass
Concern co-founder brought ‘humanity to the most inhuman situations’
Former children’s minister takes up position with Institute of International and European Affairs
Institute of International and European Affairs hears Franco-German axis tightening
Climate change means being smart about agriculture. But a key report, A Climate-Smart Pathway for Irish Agricultural Development, struggles to find a common vision
Turnover rises 0.4 per cent in ‘challenging but improved’ trading environment
Analysis: Motive behind climate study admirable but may prove to be wishful thinking
Technologies and farming practices to reduce input use, improve farm income and reduce emissions must be built upon
In the negotiations that will soon begin on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the Irish Government will attempt to strike a delicate balance
Government Buildings appears wedded to the idea of forming committees
The stakes are high: if UK voters vote to withdraw they will be the first to leave union
Taoiseach’s comments on impact of EU exit on North condemned as ‘scaremongering’
Bord Bia report reveals wide variation in emissions across beef and dairy sectors
Survey shows that vast majority of experts believe State should take a leadership role
Position is latest in series of posts Arnold has taken in food and nutrition security
New IIEA book examines possible future relationships between UK and the EU
Dr Bruce Campbell says no country is taking emissions reductions seriously
John McGuinness flies to Canaries for holiday as Carlow-Kilkenny campaign begins
Radical reform of Upper House would include extending franchise to NI residents
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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