# Bananas

All time

Dutch Customs find €225m of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of banana puree

It is the latest cocaine seizure associated with banana products, including in Ireland, on shipping destined for Rotterdam.

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Jul 16th 2021, 3:42 PM

# what to do with

What to do with... Overripe bananas from the fruit bowl

Got a bunch going black? We’re here to help.

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Jul 19th 2018, 2:21 PM

# The Future

Banana plant extract could be key to creamier, longer lasting ice cream

Researchers have found that adding tiny cellulose fibres extracted from banana plant waste to ice cream could slow melting.

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Mar 24th 2018, 11:00 AM

Voices

In Ireland we eat about 5 million bananas every week, but do you know where they come from?

Bananas are one of the most political commodities we put in our shopping baskets every week. Do you know how they made it to your local supermarket, asks Peter Gaynor.

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Nov 25th 2015, 8:00 AM

# Exito

'Success' story for officers as €10m in cocaine found with pureed bananas

300 bricks of high-quality cocaine each had a label with the word “éxito” (“success”).

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Oct 4th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Bananas

'I'm not afraid of the giant Minion' - we spoke to the man tasked with fixing the beast

Gerry Frawley, Minion doctor.

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Aug 5th 2015, 11:21 AM

# yellow yokes

12 times people took the Minions craze way too far

They have truly taken over.

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Jul 8th 2015, 7:56 PM

# Bananas

12 strange habits that make Novak Djokovic the most interesting man in tennis

Drinking warm water, eating grass and shouting at ball boys all help make him number one.

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May 11th 2015, 2:40 PM

# yerra

Pat Spillane talks Joe Brolly: '1 All-Ireland medal Joe. No one gives a shite'

Spillane gave a great interview to Ryan Tubridy on last night’s Late Late show.

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May 9th 2015, 11:26 AM

# logistical error

Huge stash of cocaine found in Aldi banana boxes AGAIN

Police believe the smugglers made “logistical errors” in both instances.

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May 5th 2015, 9:06 AM

# batbaby

Baby bat adorably feasts on a banana, steals the internet's heart

Bats are the new cats.

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Feb 27th 2015, 1:45 PM

# fruit loop

Who knew cats and bananas were such mortal enemies?

Yet another foe to add to the long, long list of Cat Enemies.

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Feb 18th 2015, 7:54 PM

# Bananas

'If Roy went to the shops you'd wonder what he's bought' - O'Neill dismisses Keano furore

The Republic of Ireland boss reiterated today that his assistant hasn’t become a distraction.

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Feb 1st 2015, 5:47 PM

# from colombia

Cocaine hidden among bananas - and heading towards Ireland - seized

The seizure is a major blow for Irish drugs gang, according to gardaí.

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Dec 3rd 2014, 7:25 AM

# drug smugglers

Spanish police dogs sniffed out cocaine hidden in bananas

Nine people have been arrested.

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Oct 30th 2014, 7:54 AM

# not so a-peeling

Mega Fyffes deal hits banana skin as Chiquita goes Brazillian

The world’s biggest banana firm won’t be Irish after all.

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Oct 24th 2014, 3:31 PM

# getting squeezed

Fyffes owners are being offered less juice out of big banana deal

They would now get just over 40% from a merger with US company Chiquita.

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Sep 26th 2014, 9:01 AM

# noooooo

British woman finds eggs of the world's most poisonous spider in her shopping

It’s on me. It really, really feels like it’s on me.

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Sep 10th 2014, 11:04 AM

# Bananas

Gone bananas: the Fyffes and Chiquita merger is in jeopardy

A rival bid from a Brazilian outfit could scupper the Irish company’s deal with the US giant.

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Aug 12th 2014, 1:07 PM

# this s**t is bananas

After 7 years and almost €7 million, super banana will face its first human trial

The banana may look like other bananas but on the inside it’s a whole other story.

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Jun 16th 2014, 12:45 PM

# strange fruit

The bananas are flying in Serie A as AC Milan players targeted for racist abuse

Nigel de Jong and Kevin Constant were subjected to a barrage of abuse.

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May 11th 2014, 2:58 PM

# Prime Numbers

Rory Gallagher, Death Row, and the 1916 Rising: The week in numbers

Plus: How many bananas come into Ireland every week?

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May 3rd 2014, 7:30 PM

# port of cork

How many bananas do the Irish eat in a week?

A fly-on-the-deck doc sees Cork, the world’s second largest natural deep water harbour, give up its secrets.

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Apr 28th 2014, 2:45 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Apr 14th 2014, 4:51 PM

# chiquit-ing death

The world's banana crop is in danger of 'massive destruction'

The UN has warned that we have to act now to avoid the destruction of the world’s banana crop.

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Apr 14th 2014, 12:25 PM

# Bananas

No jobs bonanza from banana merger

Chiquita and Fyffes merge and will be “domiciled” in Ireland.

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Mar 10th 2014, 10:18 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning, it’s the start of a new week so here’s today’s news to get your day started.

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Mar 10th 2014, 8:48 AM

# go bananas

Bananas are actually not that good for monkeys

Not even monkeys can’t avoid the dreaded diet.

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Jan 15th 2014, 5:41 PM

# Bananas

Man ram-raids petrol station, then steals only a single banana

He must have really needed that banana.

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Jan 10th 2014, 8:02 AM

# whoops

Cocaine delivered to Aldi in believed 'logistical error' by drug smugglers

The drugs were valued at six million euro.

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Jan 8th 2014, 6:00 PM

# B-A-N-A-N-A-S

This banana art will blow your mind

Yes, banana art. No, that’s not a euphemism.

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Aug 29th 2013, 9:26 AM

# Racism

Bananas thrown at black Italian minister

Kyenge, who was born in Democratic Republic of Congo but has lived in Italy for 30 years, has faced several incidents of racism since taking her post.

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