News on Irish Food

2009-01-05 Sunday Business Post Irish Business News

And when the heads of cabinet to the 27 EU Commissioners prepare the agenda for the weekly policy meeting of the Commission, there are four Irish personnel - Day and three chefs de cabinet around the table. This progress has been attributed to Irelands honest broker status in negotiations between the more powerful member states of France, Britain and Germany. It also reflects the tenacity and networking skills in diplomatic circles of the senior Irish officials in Brussels.

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2009-01-04 Through the looking glass . medical miracles on the horizon - Latest News - Independent. ie

With the dramatic rise of obesity in the Irish and EU populations, the latest dioxin food scare in Irish pork, and the advent of personalised nutrition (based on peoples genetic make-up) to tackle health conditions and the opportunity to develop functional foods to improve public health, this area of scientific enquiry and understanding has never been so crucial to the future health and welfare of our nation," said

Last year was not the Irish health systems finest moment. With waiting lists bulging, misdiagnosis scandals and the embarrassing cancellation of the planned programme to vaccinate young girls against cervical cancer, 2008 will go down as one of the worst years the Irish health system has seen.

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Last year was not the Irish health systems finest moment. With waiting lists bulging, misdiagnosis scandals and the embarrassing cancellation of the planned programme to vaccinate young girls against cervical cancer, 2008 will go down as one of the worst years the Irish health system has seen.

2009-01-04 Cowen wants public to get behind him - The Irish Times

Mr Cowen said it would also be necessary to continue to develop our traditional resources and develop areas like tourism and the food industry but that also required that the basic infrastructural investment should continue. "An easier way to deal with the financial problems, if you werent thinking about that, would be to cut back a capital programme that is the biggest in Europe at the moment; to cut it back by 4 billion and you would be avoiding the changes that need to come on the day-to-day side.

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2009-01-04 Lets fight obesity by teaching children how to cook - National News, Frontpage - Herald. ie

If their parents are not in the practice of preparing food from scratch, from whom will youngsters learn Our education system deems it worthy that children learn about the Crimean war and delta formations and Irish verbs. But surely cooking is a basic life-skill that any child can bring to adulthood, which will be more useful than any of those things, even if he or she becomes an historian, geologist or gaelgoir.

The real problem here is that many people dont consider the alternative to fast food: cooking. Try telling a teenage boy to whip up a tasty stir fry instead of buying a burger. Not many will and even fewer will know how. Anybody who can cook even a little knows that the fastest food available is an egg. It is healthy, nutritious and quick to prepare. Yet thousands of people who are already overweight think its easier to dial in a pizza.

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Heres a paradox for you: amid the global recession and businesses closing down every second day, one company is seeing unparalleled growth -- the Subway food chain. It is set to open 119 new stores in Ireland before the end of 2010 and claims it has replaced McDonalds as the publics favourite fast food joint, as people favour its foot-long sandwiches filled with all kind of enticing (and

2009-01-03 Molly Darcys *

The latest occupant, Molly Darcys, goes with a basic KISS (keep it simple, stupid) philosophy of straightforward Irish-accented pub food. With the same menu for lunch and dinner, its primarily an upscale sandwich place, with seven of them supplemented by meatloaf, fish and chips, and four meal-size salads. Daily specials are, oddly, unavailable on weekends, so we didnt get to try any.

Our visits were over the holidays, when the flat screens were showing a game that wouldnt be called "football" in Ireland and the music was seasonal. But add some live or piped-in Irish music and maybe a little hurling on the telly, and the already hospitable atmosphere would take on a decidedly Irish welcome.

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2009-01-03 Hitting the bars, restaurants a relief during hard times Journal and Courier

While food and drink sales are up, Lux admitted his carry-out food business is down. He thinks that people are either bringing their lunches to work more to save money or frigid, icy weather is keeping them inside the office during their lunch hour.

OBryans can claim that it is the only Irish pub in Greater Lafayette. It features full lunch and dinner menus and an expert pour of Guinness. Live bands on the weekends are a regular sight in the original West Lafayette location.

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These harsh economic times have been crippling industries across the country. - Business Lafayette Indiana News local news headlines stories world news

2009-01-02 Spare Times - For Children - Schedule

Sunday) The Village People meet the Chosen People in this holiday revue by the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, which combines sendups of popular culture with lighthearted instruction in Yiddish. The show, centering this year on food and family, always involves children, both onstage and in the audience. At 11 a. m. and 2 p. m. , the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue, at 76th Street, (800) 595-4849,

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FOR CHILDREN.

2009-01-02 Walta Information Center - Ireland to donate 2 mln euros for Ethiopia food aid

Addis Ababa (WIC) - The Government of Ireland is to donate 2 million euro towards food aid for Ethiopia, according to Irish Times.

I have seen first hand how Irish funding helps save lives," Irish Minister for Food, Trevor Sargent said.

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2009-01-02 Time to stand up and be counted - Letters - Independent. ie

IT is amazing how the Israeli blockage of Gaza prevents food and medical aid from being brought in and yet the Palestinians seem to have no trouble at all in getting all the components needed to make rockets for attacking Israeli civilians. Not to mention all the guns and commando gear the security force of Hamas seem to have.

I personally feel little sympathy for the Palestinians in the same way that I have no sympathy for the IRA cause -- even though as an Irish person I understand perfectly well the history of my country.

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IT is amazing how the Israeli blockage of Gaza prevents food and medical aid from being brought in and yet the Palestinians seem to have no trouble at all in getting all the components needed to make rockets for attacking Israeli civilians. Not to mention all the guns and commando gear the security force of Hamas seem to have.

2009-01-02 GLT and raquo; Epicurious Eating

But a downshift in service combined with weak food portions have clouded the and ldquo;starlight and rdquo; I recall enjoying in past visits. In a recent dinner stop with three companions in tow, a chronically soft-spoken waiter put our ears to the test amid semi-loud rhythms emanating from the sound system. Whether describing the evening and rsquo;s dinner specials or answering our food questions, he kept his voice stubbornly docile throughout the night, regardless of how many times we cocked our heads and responded with, and ldquo;Say what and rdquo;

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