Irish entrepreneur, investor and photographer Kevin Abosch has sold a photograph of an Irish potato for €1 million, he confirmed to The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/irish-photographer-says-he-sold-picture-of-potato-for-1m-1.2510124
Farmer wearing cannabis hat on RTE news
HORSE breeders may have been heaving a sigh of relief at recovering prices but it was a tough day for street traders at one of Ireland’s oldest horse fairs. http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/flogging-a-dead-horse-stars-tshirts-going-for-a-song-at-fair-30431288.html
A FARMER has advertised for an internship on the controversial JobBridge Scheme – to gather potatoes. Patrick Doherty says the successful candidate for the position will be required to work 30 hours per week to receive an extra €50 on Continue reading
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MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan didn’t breach the European Parliament dress code by wearing a T-shirt and jeans – because there isn’t any. A spokeswoman told the Herald that no specific rules are in place requiring parliamentarians to don suits. “If Continue reading
Permission has been refused for two of the five planned Garth Brooks concerts at Croke Park. Concerts will go ahead on 25, 26 and 27 July. However, tickets had also been sold for Monday, 28 July, and Tuesday, 29 July. Continue reading
EMERGENCY SERVICES ATTENDED a scene in Tramore this evening where a group of people were stuck mid-air on an amusement ride. The “chair-o-plane” ride was stuck for over an hour with six people stuck on the ride. The ride is Continue reading
Ireland is known all over the world for its great food, in particular the potato. Here is your chance to be part of that success story – you can be a potato picker on a farm! From the farm to Continue reading