Friday, 1st April 2011 (Source: IEA)

Watch out for Helen Finnegan and her team at Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese, who are featured on RTE 1’s Nationwide on Friday, 1st April 2011 at 7.00pm.

Wednesday, 30th March 2011 (Source: Cooley Distillery Press Release)

This week Cooley Distillery, Ireland’s only independent whiskey distillery, continued its phenomenal strike rate on the international circuit by claiming 12 gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Friday, 25th March 2011 (Source: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Press Office)

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today spoke of his delight at being appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, given his ‘strong background and in interest in agriculture’. The Minister welcomed the ‘new positivity around agriculture and food and the increasing realisation about the role the sector can play in driving economic recovery’.

Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 (Source: Bord Bia Press Office)

President of Ireland Mary McAleese today (Tues 22nd) launched a new Bord Bia initiative in Spain designed to boost the image and reputation of Irish food in the Spanish market.

Monday, March 21, 2011 (Source: Q4 Public Relations)

Kooky Dough, a Dublin firm that produces a range of cookie dough mixes for home baking and which last night featured on Dragon’s Den, has agreed a €550,000 deal to create two new Tesco own-brand lines for the supermarket’s stores in the UK and Ireland, it has been announced.

Wednesday, 16th March 2011 (Source: IEA)

Oakland International will be running the second in their series of conferences on the subject of Breaking into UK Retail and Wholesale, next Thursday 24th March in the Clarion Hotel in Cork.

Wednesday, 16th March 2011 (Source: The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Press Office)

Simon Coveney, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine will attend his first meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers in Brussels tomorrow, St Patrick’s Day.

Wednesday, 16th March 2011 (Source IEA)

The Irish Exporters Association, the all island body representing export industry for the past 60 years, today announced the appointment of Philip Halpin, as Economic Advisor to the Association.

Tuesday, 15th March 2011 (Source: IEA)

Food and Drink Export Ireland, a division of the Irish Exporters Association (IEA), brought 10 Irish food producers to exhibit at IFE, in the ExCeL exhibition centre, in London, which is running from Sunday 13th until Wednesday 16th March 2011.

Monday, 14th March 2011 (Source: The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Press Office).

The Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Food, Simon Coveney TD has highlighted the importance of the marine sector and the contribution which it makes to the Irish economy.

Wednesday, 9th March 2011 (Source: IEA)

As the new Government formally takes up office today, the IEA wish to give you a brief summary of the important measures to support the Export Industry that the Government have committed to in the Programme for Government.

Wednesday, 9th March 2011 (Source: IEA)

The IEA's Channel Clusters Programme participants Helen Finnegan of Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese, Don Walshe of Dromoland Game and Janet Drew of Janet's Country Fayre have been prominently featured in national media articles in recent weeks.

Wednesday, 9th March 2011 (Source: IEA)

Noreen Lanigan from Bord Bia's Office in Paris is confirmed to speak at the IEA Quarterly Council meeting in Teagasc Ashtown, Dublin 15 on Wednesday May 11th.

Tuesday, 1st March 2011 (Source IEA)

The BWG cluster is part of the IEA's Channel Clusters Programme*.  The cluster has focussed on the development of new brands and packaging. As part of this process, product positioning has also been clearly defined for each brand.

Tuesday, 1st March 2011 (Source: The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Press Office).

Mr Brendan Smith, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, today outlined Ireland’s proposals for dealing with the complex issue of fish discarding at a joint meeting of European Fisheries Ministers and the European Parliament organised by Commissioner Maria Damanaki, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs. The meeting which was held in Brussels forms part of the ongoing consultation process for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).