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The 2022 winner of the Guinness Malting Barley Perpetual Challenge Cup is Paul Delaney, from Borris Great , Port Laoise.

Laois farmer wins top prize at Irish malting barley excellence awards 2023-02-10

  Wear masks, make short trips to households for goodies and avoid the viral menace lurking at every turn: listening to the advice for safe seasonal celebrations on Drivetime (RTÉ Radio 1, weekdays) one could be forgiven for thinking it’s Halloween rather than Christmas. And that’s only in the Republic, where the mood is positively festive. Elsewhere, real horrors are unfolding. Talking to Drivetime co-host Sarah McInerney on Wednesday, Dr David Nabarro of the World Health Organ...

Share this article There are concerns that many peoples Christmas trees are starting to droop, after they put them up earlier than usual this year. Isaac Wheelock is from Wheelocks Christmas Tree Farm in Co Wexford. He told Lunchtime Live he had people coming since the second week of November to buy trees, with this year being his busiest for sales. The Christmas tree business is worth some €22m to the Irish economy. Isaac, who is also a member of the Irish Christmas Tree Growers Association,...