Irish consumers may be about to feel the bite of the beef dispute.
German supermarket chain Aldi has said it will start re-labelling some Irish beef as “processed in the UK” from today.
The chain said some of its Irish suppliers are being forced to process their meat outside the country due to the ongoing pickets outside processing plant in Ireland.
It said its Irish meats are all still Bord Bia approved.
Talks aimed at ending the dispute were cancelled on Monday; however, the Department of Agriculture is liaising with all sides in a bid to open a fresh round in the coming days.
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More than 360 children were hospitalised for anorexia or bulimia over the past three years.
According to new figures, there was an increase of 42% between 2016 and 2018.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) says eating disorders, especially anorexia, have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses.
Patients with these illnesses tend to have the longest admission in hospitals.
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A new survey has found that women in management roles are more likely to have gone through discrimination at work than men.
The survey from Irish-American tech company, Workhuman found that more than half of women in middle and front-line management roles have had a manager take credit for their work.
Meanwhile, less than a third of women in senior roles receive an annual bonus of over €1,000 – compared to over half of men.
The report surveyed more than 3,500 people in Ireland, the UK, the US and Canada.
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The DUP leader has dismissed as “nonsense” claims her party is to accept that Northern Ireland will have to abide by some EU rules after Brexit.
The Times of London reports that the party will drop its objection to regulatory checks in the Irish Sea if Brussels does not insist on the North remaining in a customs union with the EU.
Europe would instead agree to fast-track any “alternative arrangements” to ensure there would be no need for border infrastructure to inspect goods.
Arlene Foster said the story was “nonsense” and warned that her party would not accept any deal that creates a barrier to trade from Britain into the North.
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The Finance Minister has hinted at a smaller than expected increase in carbon tax in the budget.
Paschal Donohoe said the measure would be increased very gradually to avoid impacting people's lives too adversely.
It was expected carbon tax would increase by €10 a tonne in next month’s budget.
It is now likely to be increased to €5 or €6 a tonne.
