Louise Cullen

Louise Cullen - Agriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI The Lough Neagh eel was the first Northern Ireland product to be granted Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status by the EU.

Louise Cullen - Agriculture and environment correspondent; Barry O'Connor - BBC News NI The effects bovine TB (bTB) has on farmers ranges from emotional to financial.

Wildlife intervention proposals are controversial but farmers say they are needed to reduce bTB.

The Ulster Farmer's Union says confidence in Andrew Muir and his department is "severely damaged".

The Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir says he will continue to engage with the Ulster Farmers' Union.

The app was designed to give farmers more time with their families by making the business more manageable.

Ten chicks have been successfully reared by two breeding pairs at secret sites across Fermanagh.

Ten chicks have been successfully reared by two breeding pairs at secret sites across Fermanagh.

More than half (53%) of Northern Ireland's electricity came from renewable sources in the year to June – beating the 51% level previously set in 2022.

Annual emergency department (ED) presentations total approximately 7 million in Australia1 and 155 million in the USA.2 However, the proportion of these patients who undergo investigations for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains unknown. Data exist on the number of presentations to EDs each year with chest pain,2 which is a common trigger for ACS workup. However, symptom-based data do not accurately identify patients who undergo ACS-specific investigations. ACS manifests with a wide range of symptoms, including chest pain, shortness of breath, weakness, vomiting and fatigue.3 Relying solely on chest pain data may underestimate the population assessed for ACS. Conversely, many patients presenting with chest pain may have an alternative cause for their symptoms and do not undergo a full ACS investigation. The lack of data on ACS presentations means the diagnostic burden on EDs is unknown. These analyses sought to estimate the proportion of patients undergoing assessment for ACS. Data were obtained from four hospitals, three metropolitan and one outer regional.4 Total adult ED presentations were obtained from administrative data, while the number investigated for ACS was derived from a multicentre study with a previously published methodology. …