Fidelma,

The day in Oranmore was a great success, congratulations, and if you need a Teagasc resource for your information panel don’t hesitate to let me know and I’ll find an appropriately skilled person within the organisation (we have business specialists in most areas of rural business: tourism; artisan foods; organics; alternative faming etc.)

I heard yesterday from a local inhabitant that the factory in Carna (Arramara Teo) has stopped buying seaweed from the locals (many of them turned to seaweed cutting after losing their jobs in construction) until Feb. 2010. It’s destination company in Scotland (that adds value added) is saturated.

All the best,
Aine