Weavers in the northwest have called for special protected EU status for Donegal Tweed to combat cheaper imitations from ...

Donegal Tweed manufacturers must act now to prepare for new EU regulations for craft goods, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Donegal tweed is a woollen fabric with neps - or flecks - of distinctive colours spun into the yarn as its main characteristic. The industry hopes to be awarded a Protected Geographical Indication ...

A FINE GAEL senator has said the Irish government should seek legal protections for Donegal Tweed, similar to the protections granted to Harris Tweed in Scotland. Senator Manus Boyle said legal ...

If there’s one fabric that ticks all the boxes when it comes to sustainability, durability and beauty, it is linen, and more ...

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