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3 weeks ago | 
medium.com | Colm A. Ryan
Colm Ryan·Follow2 min read·--I just read an article by Joe Humphreys in the Irish Times that got me thinking. He was talking about the Pareto Principle or the 80/20 rule and how it wasn’t some sort of guide for life, just a general observation on how things in life tends to organise itself. I agree with Joe’s view here, and I just wish to add to it. I’m well accustomed to the 80/20 rule from a business context.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
biorxiv.org | Olivier Dennler |Colm A. Ryan |College Dublin
AbstractGene duplication is the primary source of new genes, resulting in most genes having identifiable paralogs. Over evolutionary time scales, paralog pairs may diverge in some respects but many retain the ability to perform the same functional role. Protein sequence identity is often used as a proxy for functional similarity and can predict shared functions between paralogs as revealed by synthetic lethal experiments.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
agriland.ie | Colm A. Ryan
The supply of sheep for processing is approaching two million head in 2024, as spring lambs continue to be brought to the factories. A total of 57,776 sheep were slaughtered last week in week 40 (ending Sunday, October 6), with spring lambs making up the majority of the throughput (49,505 head). The sheep available for processing were of a similar number to the same week 12 months ago, when 62,538 were slaughtered, 4,762 fewer sheep.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
agriland.ie | Colm A. Ryan
An improved sheep trade has been noted at many livestock marts across Ireland this week for spring and store lambs. Adrian Gallagher, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) sheep chair said prices have picked up in the last four weeks. He said the lighter store lambs between 25-35kg have risen in price of up to €20/head during this period. Gallagher told Agriland the breeding ewe trade and the quality of breeding hoggets has been good.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
agriland.ie | Colm A. Ryan
There was a 8% year-on-year decrease in the volume of excise clearances of green diesel in August 2024, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Clearances of green diesel – also known as marked gas oil – were 97 million litres in August 2024 compared to the August 2023 figure of 107 million litres. The CSO has today (Friday, October 11) released the fuel excise for clearances August 2024.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
agriland.ie | Colm A. Ryan
Progress on securing market access for Irish beef to Thailand has been made through the agreement of a veterinary health certificate. This was confirmed by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, who today (Thursday, October 10) concluded Ireland’s agri-food trade mission to Thailand and Vietnam.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
agriland.ie | Colm A. Ryan
Tractor Fever Vintage Club, made up of Irish diaspora in London, has raised €64,000 for the Co. Mayo charity, Western Care Association (WCA), from their tractor run fundraiser. The tractor run took place in May of this year, and kicked off at the Claddagh Ring Hotel in London and ended in Clonmany, Co. Donegal, covering a distance of over 800km. The tractor run, which spanned over six days, saw participation from 26 drivers, who are all Irish but based in London.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
agriland.co.uk | Colm A. Ryan
Tractor Fever Vintage Club, made up of Irish diaspora in London, has raised €64,000 for the Co. Mayo charity, Western Care Association (WCA), from their tractor run fundraiser. The tractor run took place in May of this year, and kicked off at the Claddagh Ring Hotel in London and ended in Clonmany, Co. Donegal, covering a distance of over 800km. The tractor run, which spanned over six days, saw participation from 26 drivers, who are all Irish but based in London.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
agriland.ie | Colm A. Ryan
The liver fluke season is expected to be longer this year, according to an independent sheep consultant in the United Kingdom (UK). Sheep and cattle in some areas of the UK may face an earlier risk of acute liver fluke this winter than in previous years, with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) already reporting cases. Independent sheep consultant Nerys Wright said that persistent wet weather this year has accelerated the emergence of acute fluke cases in certain regions.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
agriland.co.uk | Colm A. Ryan
The liver fluke season is expected to be longer this year, according to an independent sheep consultant in the United Kingdom (UK). Sheep and cattle in some areas of the UK may face an earlier risk of acute liver fluke this winter than in previous years, with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) already reporting cases. Independent sheep consultant Nerys Wright said that persistent wet weather this year has accelerated the emergence of acute fluke cases in certain regions.
