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Ireland joined the European Union in 1973
Capital city: Dublin
Population: 4,203,200 (July 2009 est.)
Currency: Euro
Language: Irish & English
Ireland is a small, modern, trade-dependent economy. GDP growth averaged 6% in 1995-2007, but economic activity dropped sharply in Ireland in 2008 and entered into a recession for the first time in more than a decade with the onset of the world financial crisis and subsequent severe slowdown in the property and construction markets . Agriculture, once the most important sector, is now dwarfed by industry and services. Although the export sector, dominated by foreign multinationals, remains a key component of Ireland's economy, construction most recently fueled economic growth along with strong consumer spending and business investment.
GDP - composition by sector
agriculture: 5%
industry: 46%
Services: 49% (2002 est.)
Source: CIA
Latest news on Irish poultry
04 Apr 2012 - Test results on suspected game birds in Cork, Ireland have revealed a case of low pathogenic Avian Influenza.
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29 Feb 2012 - Tony Grainger has been appointed manager for the Pfizer range of in-feed products for the poultry industry in the UK and Ireland.
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16 Dec 2011 - A dozen Irish free-range poultry farmers have secured a €1.3m deal to supply the Irish supermarket chain SuperValu.
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30 Nov 2011 - As part of an ongoing relationship with Marks & Spencer, leading poultry processor Moy Park will supply all UK and Ireland M&S stores with four new lines of turkey products in the run up to Christmas.
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11 Oct 2011 - Over 130 poultry nutritionists and industry professionals gathered in Dunboyne, Ireland, to attend Alltech’s Poultry Epigenetics Seminar. The seminar focused on epigenetics, the future of the poultry industry and the question of feeding 9 billion people by 2050.
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22 Sep 2011 - Alltech’s Poultry Epigenetics Seminar, “Programming Genes through Nutrition for Performance” will take place on the 10th of October 2011 in Alltech’s European Headquarters, Ireland.
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25 Aug 2011 - The Chairman of the Irish Farmers Association National Poultry Committee Alo Mohan has condemned Musgrave retailers for carrying out an e-auction tender to source egg supplies.
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20 Jul 2011 - Poultry is regarded as one of the most important reservoirs for Campylobacter species and constitutes a very significant vehicle for the transmission to humans. The result of a recent EU wide baseline study revealed an Irish prevalence in broiler batches of 83.1% and a prevalence of 98.3% on carcasses at the end of slaughtering process.
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15 Jul 2011 - Alltech’s renewed KnowMycotoxins.com website offers a fresh take on conquering the challenge of mycotoxins. It features a new home page and refreshed content reflecting the interests of professionals in animal nutrition.
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03 May 2011 - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is investigating an on-going outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT8 linked to the consumption of duck eggs in Ireland.
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18 Apr 2011 - Irish poultry processor, Cappoquin Poultry, has temporarily cut back production by 25% in response to the rising cost of production, coupled with price cuts by supermarkets.
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03 Mar 2011 - A two-year research project seeking to cut the level of campylobacter in live broiler hens before they leave the farm, is about to be launched in Ireland.
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01 Mar 2011 - The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Ireland, Brendan Smith, has confirmed a number of initiatives to support the intensive pig and poultry sectors.
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09 Feb 2011 - Combilift launched its Combi-RT poultry loader. This new machine was developed with feedback from Keyo Agricultural Services, one of the UK’s largest providers to the poultry processing sector.
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26 Jan 2011 - Irish poultry exports had a better year in 2010 with stronger prices for fresh/chilled poultry meat helping the value of trade, according to a report by the Irish Food Board.
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17 Jan 2011 - High intensity pulsed light (HILP) technology is effective in decontaminating the surface of both meat and food contact materials in packaged chicken, new research has claimed.
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14 Dec 2010 - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued the results of a survey into the microbiological quality of raw chicken fillets that were distributed to butchers in gas flushed bulk packs and are sold loose to the consumer.
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02 Nov 2010 - The Alltech Young Scientist Program ensures that students pursuing degrees in science are recognised. This program has continued to have an increase in entries every year with the company’s goal being 50,000 entries in the next few years.
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29 Oct 2010 - A majority of poultry specilalists believe in the importance of R&D. Moreover they see the benefits of the upcoming EU cage ban for animal welfare, but think that it will also have negative effects. These were some conclusions of a poll at the poultry solutions conference of Alltech in Ireland, earlier this week.
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16 Sep 2010 - The investigation into the current outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT8 linked with the consumption of duck eggs is ongoing, with five new cases in August. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to date to 24 and it is now the largest food poisoning outbreak of salmonellosis recorded in recent years in Ireland.
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