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Thursday 11 August 2022
The Government is expecting official confirmation of the end of the 16-year-long ban imminently.
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“This will pave the way for allowing access for EU and Irish beef to the very valuable US market,” said the Minister for Agriculture.
There is some good news for Irish farmers today as Singapore lifts its 11-year-old ban on Irish beef.
TODAY IS THE first day of the Puck Fair, an annual three-day event in Killorglin, Co. Kerry, which is said to be Ireland’s oldest festival.
The festival’s centrepiece is a wild goat, which is caught from the mountains and brought back to the town for the fair, traditionally by a local schoolgirl.
But animal rights advocates have raised concerns about the event for many years, which includes the tradition of placing the “King Puck” on a 50-foot tall platform for the duration of the three day festival.
This year there are specific concerns about the welfare of the goat amid a hot spell of weather.
A spokesman for the festival has said that if necessary, the animal will be taken down if the heat gets too much and will be given a health check.
So today we’re asking: Have you ever been to the Puck Fair?
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