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8 March 2010	Milk Takes Female Athletes from Strength to Strength Athletes may be turning to milk as a highly effective drink following an increase in the number of research studies to support its sporting benefits.
22 February 2010	NDC: Milk & Dairy Shows Resilience in Face of Recession 2009 A Year of Turbulence - But Also a Year of Major Milestones. "2009 was a difficult year for the grocery sector – but within this, milk and dairy products succeeded in sustaining or even improving volume,” said Helen Brophy, Chief Executive of the National Dairy Council, speaking at the launch of the NDC Annual Review.
15 February 2010	Flippin' Fun - Pancakes Perfect for Tuesday Broadcaster Ryan Tubridy joined in the fun of flipping pancakes to support the Irish Osteoporosis Society and National Dairy Council message that cooking your own pancakes can be a simple and fun way of helping you consume your recommended '3 portions of dairy a day' for bone health and for wellbeing.
11 January 2010	NEW NDC “MILK IN ACTION” CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE CONSUMPTION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (CHEESE & YOGURT) A new three year campaign to promote the nutritional benefits and consumption of dairy and to be co-ordinated by the National Dairy Council (NDC), has been approved for EU co-funding. A prerequisite to the EU co-financing was that the industry in the Republic of Ireland, through NDC members, will fund 30% of the campaign costs. A further 20% of funding is coming from the Member State and 50% from the EU.