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The Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith has just announced that his Department commenced payments last Monday under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme.

Ireland's first National Bramley Week takes place from November 10-16, 2008. Organised by the Irish Apple Growers Association in conjunction with Bord Bia, the week long consumer awareness campaign will include the launch of a dedicated interactive website featuring mouth watering Bramley Apple recipe suggestions. The versatile, quick, and easy recipes will dispel any myths that cooking apples are restricted to traditional recipes and granny's apple pie!

Barry’s tea still has that kick-awake taste in the morning when you take the first gulp; but tea in general has changed, and changed dramatically. Just look at the choice of teas next time you reach for a packet. Where once there was only Lyons, Barry’s and PG Tips, now there has to be a choice of at least 50 different blends including herbal, organic, loose or bagged, or the plain ordinary black. And I was surprised to learn that there are at lest two tea blenders in Galway; including Solaris Botanicals, which not only won last month’s Junior Chamber of Ireland Entrepreneur of the Year, but in the same week clinched a deal to supply Harrods of London.

The Mayo branch of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) is lending its support to a campaign that aims to promote the importance and value of supporting local businesses, produce and services and encourages active participation in local community groups.

In this week’s article we will look at the organisations providing support to entrepreneurs in the process of setting up a business. These groups can provide guidance and support to entrepreneurs from the conception of a new business through to its realisation.

The Westmeath branch of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) is lending its support to a campaign that aims to promote the importance and value of supporting local businesses, produce, and services and encourages active participation in local community groups.

SuperValu has announced the arrival of Irish Free Range Hill Lamb to selected SuperValu stores. The supermarket chain is the first retailer in Ireland to have Irish Free Range Hill Lamb in stores and to offer the new Bord Bia LQAS quality assured logo.

Put Irish farmhouse cheese on the menu next year with these great recipe ideas from Bord Bia.

Garden centres in Athlone and Mullingar were among the big winners at the recent Bord Bia horticulture awards held in the Sheraton Athlone Hotel.

In response to strong criticism by the Restaurants Association of Ireland over the scrapping of the Féile Bia initiative by an Bord Bia, IFA president Padraig Walshe said: “The facts are that the Féile Bia Scheme fell down because restaurants failed to support the initiative and failed to comply with the requirements regarding the use of Irish meat in their businesses.”