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Department looks to streamline BSE and scrapie lab tests
James Hanly
These sampling spoons are used in the extraction of brain tissue matter from carcasses at knackeries and slaughter plants and must be capable of transferring tissue without spillage.
28 February 2025 News
Mirror clauses in international trade
Production standard equivalence for imports is a regular point of friction in international trade.
17 February 2025 News
Tánaiste pushes for resumption of Irish beef access to China
The Tánaiste hosted a visit from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday morning in Dublin.
China’s beef import policy matters to Ireland
With Irish beef exports to China suspended, it may seem that China's beef import policy doesn't matter much to Irish farmers, but that isn't the case.
10 January 2025 News
Department of Foreign Affairs urged red carpet rollout for ‘prickly’ Iranians
Beef sales that could potentially 'eliminate the need for intervention in 1994' and deliver IR£90m in export earnings was the prize on offer from a visit by senior Iranian officials.
1 January 2025 Feature
South Korea lifts suspension on Irish beef
The temporary suspension was announced in September after a case of atypical BSE was discovered.
4 December 2024 Markets