Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, will a lead a first, post pandemic, full Ministerial trade mission to China in cooperation with Bord Bia. Speaking ahead of the Trade Mission, Minister McConalogue stated: “I am delighted to lead this first full in-person trade mission to China following the lifting of pandemic travel … Read more
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, and Minister of State, Martin Heydon TD, today announced the resumption of Irish beef exports to China. Beef shipments to China were suspended following the confirmation in May 2020 by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of an isolated case of atypical BSE. … Read more
China reported two Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, its first in more than a year, underlining the threat posed by an Omicron outbreak that has triggered the country’s highest case count since the pandemic’s onset. The National Health Commission said both deaths occurred in Jilin, the northeastern province which has been hardest hit by a nationwide … Read more
Irish businessman Richard O’Halloran, who had been banned from leaving China for almost three years in a dispute involving the Chinese authorities and the aircraft leasing firm he worked for, has arrived back in Ireland. O’Halloran left Shanghai on a flight yesterday evening after a deal was struck between Irish and Chinese authorities, allowing him … Read more