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

The Tweed Project, Stable of Ireland ... coats and trousers. Latest to use the fabric is Triona in Donegal, with its first summer collection incorporating it with lightweight Italian wools ...

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