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Corrigan calls for abolition of Bord Bia

 I’m sure many of the journos who found their way to Richard Corrigan’s press conference last Friday imagined the big man’s impending rant to be just a publicity stunt to publicise his restaurant and his new TV programme. Maybe that’s why the event wasn’t as well attended as I thought it might be, with several

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Government Helps Speed Gmo Invasion

GM-free Ireland Network co-ordinator Michael O’Callaghan accused Environment Minister Dick Roche of sabotaging Ireland’s farming future, following his failure to oppose the importation of Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) GT73 rapeseed for use as animal feed and industrial processing throughout the EU at a Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday. The patented rapeseed is

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SEEDS OF DECEPTION – Euro-Toques Food Forum exposes hazards of GM

Jeffrey M. Smith is the author of the international biotech bestseller “Seeds of Deception: Exposing Corporate and Government Lies about the Safety of Genetically Engineered Food.” He presented his documented evidence to Chefs, regulators, and the press, this past Sunday at Ireland’s National Future of Food Forum chaired by Nobel Laureate John Hume at Brook

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Beef & Sheep Producers Call For Gm Free Island Policy

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has today (Thursday 17th June) called on the government to pursue a ‘GM (Genetically Modified) Free Island’ policy. ICSA wants this to be an integral part of a strategy to further develop the green image of Irish farm produce and it could be critical in increasing the Irish

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