Two Tipperary Winners at the 2023 NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards
Ornua and the National Dairy Council are pleased to announce two Tipperary families among winners at the 2023 NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. The Bergin family, from Kilbragh, Cashel – supplying Centenary Thurles Co-op –were crowned the overall runner up and winner of the Environment Award and the Lonergan family, from Drangan More, Cahir – supplying Tipperary Co-op – […]
Ireland’s sporting Heroes inspiring young people on and off the Pitch!
During the recent pandemic lockdown, Irish schoolchildren attending DEIS schools were chosen to receive healthy eating food packs containing fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy. In addition to perishable and non-perishable provisions provided to DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) schools by the Department of Social Protection under the ‘School Meals Scheme’, the Department of […]
Flagship Event for Ireland’s Transition Year Students – HealthFest 2018
Over 3,000 secondary students and teachers from all over the country attended last year’s HealthFest event in the RDS in Dublin. Organised by the National Dairy Council and safefood, the free event has become one of the most highly anticipated events for transition year students. This year’s event is being held on Thursday 26th April […]
Love your Bones with Good Nutrition
The National Dairy Council (NDC) has joined forces with the experts at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital to launch a new booklet “Bones, Muscles & Joint Health – Nutrition & Orthopaedic Surgery” ahead of World Osteoporosis Day on 20th October. Both Cappagh Hospital and the National Dairy Council promote the benefits of good bone health, with dairy providing many […]
Tipperary Farm Wins National Quality Milk Awards 2017 Top Prize
The country’s top prize for best quality milk has been awarded to John and Maria Walsh, from Co Tipperary who supply their milk to Dairygold Co-op. The NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards has been running since 1996 and celebrates excellence in Irish dairy farming. The winners were announced in Dublin today (4th October 2017) […]
National Ploughing Championships 2017 Agenda
The NDC will be creating an exciting festival theme at this year’s Ploughing championships. We have a really interesting programme of events, cooking demos, celebrities, healthcare experts and sports stars at our stand over the three days. We will start each day the Complete Natural way with “Sunrise Yoga” sessions happening at the stand […]
Search on for Nation’s Top Dairy Farm, NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards launched for 2016
The competition to identify and reward the country’s top dairy farm has opened for 2016, with dairy co-ops throughout the country invited to nominate their top milk suppliers for the NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards, before the closing date of Friday 13th May, 2016. “Irish dairy produce has a superb reputation for quality […]
The Irish Times And NDC Launch ‘The Best Sports Club In Ireland’
The Irish Times is on the hunt for the Best Sports Club in Ireland: clubs with great spirit, great communities and great achievements. This sporting competition is all about the taking part, not the winning. The club can be large or small, urban or rural, cup winner or community club. The winning sports club, […]
NDC Seminar in Thurles, Dairy Market Demand & Quality Standards
The NDC is hosting as short seminar on Thursday morning, 23rd April on Dairy Market Demand & Quality Standards, in the Anner Hotel, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Registration will be from 11.30am with presentations and discussion panel running from 12 noon until 1.15pm. Dr Thia Hennessy, Teagasc – Measuring the Sustainability of Irish Dairy Farms […]
Top Tipperary Dairy Farm to open for Teagasc Farm Walk
The most recent national winners of the NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards will host a Farm Walk organised by Teagasc on the afternoon of Thursday 23rd April, 2014, as part of National Dairy Week. The announcement was made as co-ops and dairies throughout the Republic of Ireland are being invited to select and nominate their […]
