ANGELS' WISHES
10/31/2001 A big happy birthday wish is extended to Eamon, at Ballymacnab Mushrooms in Co.Armagh, from the "Angels".
END TO SUBSIDIES IN SIGHT?
10/31/2001 Farmers in the North have been warned that within 10 years the "cheque-in-the-post" subsidy culture will no longer exist.
TECHNICAL CREW IN TOWN
10/31/2001 There was a large gathering of Sylvan technical personnel from all over the globe in Dublin in late October.
LONG & WINDING ROAD
10/31/2001 McGeary's Hugh Quinn managed to get away early (late at night, not 4 a.m.) from the conference…
WATCH THE SWEET TOOTH
10/31/2001 Going from stand to stand at the conference, it was hard to miss the particular goodies on offer at different stands.
INTERNATIONAL PRAISE
10/31/2001 Consultant on all things mycological Ray Samp was over for the conference in October.
TRAILER
10/31/2001 Sales rep for Mourne Mushrooms Joe Cullen has bought a new horse box.
NAVAN CENTRED
10/31/2001 Monday 15th of October saw a small posse from the North visiting some sites of interest in the Navan area.
WARMEST OCTOBER ON RECORD
10/31/2001 Met Éireann has confirmed that the first half of this month has been the warmest on record.
EURO CHANGEOVER
10/31/2001 With the currency changeover just around the corner, the banks in the Republic are gearing up to supply the new currency.
A HAPPY COUNTY
10/31/2001 It's not just the Tipp hurlers and camogie players who have done well this year!
WILL POLLUTERS PAY?
10/31/2001 What to do with waste is a problem that the whole country will have to face up to at some point in the future.
STAND IN THE CORNER
10/31/2001 It was pointed out to Stalker, by a man in the know, that a little dig in last month's edition at the "whitecoats" was to say the least, a tad misguided.
STRAINED
10/31/2001 Get well wishes are extended to Stephen Corley of Amycel, who is experiencing some back problems at present.
"LE LION" BIG MAN
10/31/2001 There were numerous sightings of the French owner of "Le Lion", Jean Paul Savoie, in Ireland in September.