There are fears that jobs may be lost in Ballymote as a result of moves to close the Teagasc office in the town. About 10 people, including farm advisers, are attached to the office. Ballymote is ...

EIGHT jobs are to be axed at state agricultural authority Teagasc's Kerry offices although the posts are selffinancing and place no burden on the taxpayer. The eight contract staff, all rural ...

Teagasc has warned of a crisis in its staffing levels because of the Government’s moratorium on jobs in the public sector. The head of the agriculture and food development authority expressed concern ...

The union said the posts will be reduced through a government-sanctioned Voluntary Early Retirement (VER)/Voluntary Redundancy Scheme (VRS), or through external redeployment to other state agencies or ...

THE GOVERNMENT embargo on recruitment and promotion is causing the loss of top food scientists and researchers, according to Teagasc director Prof Gerry Boyle. The head of the research and farm ...