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The National Dairy Council (NDC), with the help of Irish rugby player Garry Ringrose, have today launched the second annual Future Farmer Competition.   The NDC is looking for enthusiastic young people from around the country to tell them why they want to be a Future Farmer. Four winners will be chosen, with each receiving […]

The National Dairy Council and Ornua are inviting dairy co-operatives nationwide to nominate their top milk suppliers for the 2025 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards which are now officially open for entries. The closing date for submissions is 30th April 2025.     The prestigious annual awards, now in its 16th year, champions the […]

Study finds there can be greater benefits from consuming certain dairy foods according to what sex you are.   A new Irish study has found a cholesterol-lowering effect of eating cheese when compared to butter, and that benefits for heart health may be greater for women than men.   Scientists believe the breakthrough research brings […]

The National Dairy Council is delighted to continue working with Garry Ringrose as an ambassador in 2025. Like all athletes, Garry knows the important role that diet and nutrition plays in fuelling the body for success in training and on the pitch! As we gear towards another Six Nations tournament, the Ireland team are in […]

Let’s face it: after a festive season of perhaps a bit too much indulgence, January rolls around and suddenly we’re spiralling into guilt over those extra pounds. Or maybe you’re just eager for a fresh start in the new year. But here’s the key—balance is everything. Instead of depriving your body, focus on nourishing it. […]

The National Dairy Council (NDC) is delighted to announce the winner of its corporate Christmas card competition, Mia Fitzgerald, aged 10 from Ballyfin National School, Ballyfin, Co Laois.   NDC launched a special competition this year inviting schoolchildren from all over Ireland to design this year’s Christmas card. Over 350 entries were received with the […]

Agri Aware and the National Dairy Council are delighted to launch its Legen-Dairy initiative seeking to dispel common myths about Irish dairy and dairy consumption with the new campaign centred around a survey*.   The survey’s calls on third level students in colleges across the country to engage with the Legen-Dairy survey and for those […]

The National Dairy Council (NDC) is delighted to launch a special competition to design the organisation’s 2024 Christmas Card. The competition is open to all school children and the most appealing card will be used as NDC’s corporate greeting card and will be sent out to thousands of people in the Agri food sector and […]

An Taoiseach tells popular podcast [1]: “We need the farms to continue. We need people to continue to produce food.” Research [2] shows lack of consumer understanding about agriculture’s environmental impacts and the need to improve them Only 4% of teenagers are eating recommended three portions of dairy each day.   Following comments by An […]

The National Dairy Council are once again a headline sponsor at this year’s Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day, taking place in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Thursday 21st November 2024. The NDC are celebrating 60 years this year, and will be highlighting the work of the farmer-funded marketing agency at Dairy Day, taking part in panel […]

The National Dairy Council (NDC) is delighted to announce sponsorship of the Dairy Producer of the Year award at this year’s Good Food Ireland Awards which takes place on Monday 11th November.  Irish Dairy which is revered all over the world also goes into making amazing products like yogurt, cheese, ice cream and countless other […]

The National Dairy Council (NDC) has joined forces with the experts at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital to highlight the importance of bone health on World Osteoporosis Day, Sunday 20th October.     Did you know the most common bone condition in Ireland is osteoporosis, with approximately 300,000 people over 50 years estimated to have the […]