Agri Politics
IFA and NFU meet to discuss latest Brexit developments
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Tim Cullinan, and the president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Minette...
Agri Politics
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Tim Cullinan, and the president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Minette...
Beef
Northern Ireland’s farm minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that Irish cattle imported into the north can be slaughtered there and...
Agri Politics
Support funding for farmer incomes in the event of a Brexit deal being agreed and implemented (as opposed to ‘no...
Agri Politics
In all the recent talk about Brexit, one eventuality may be overlooked – a situation in which a deal is...
Agri Politics
“[Irish farmers] will be the special consideration of the European Union” if there is a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario. That’s...
Opinion
Thankfully, the news coming out of Brussels seems to have lifted significantly as the UK and EU negotiators strive to...
N.Ireland
Farmers For Action (FFA) has written to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to seek a two-year extension to the...
Agri Politics
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will be devoted to Brexit and related issues when it...
Agri Politics
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is being urged to “push for compromises on both sides” in order to secure a trade deal...
Agri-Business
Talks to secure a free trade deal between the UK and the EU will continue today, even after a self-imposed...
Agri Politics
The Irish Cooperative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said it estimates that the tariff bill for Irish cheese and butter alone, as...
Rural Life
By Ger Flanagan Life outside of football for Stephen Coen right now has many parallels to his Mayo senior career...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is encouraging agri-food businesses and traders to take part in the...
Agri Politics
Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill raised his concerns with Taoiseach Micheál Martin today (Thursday, December 10) in relation to Ireland...
Agri Politics
The consequences of a no-deal Brexit will be catastrophic not just for farmers but for all of rural Ireland, the...
Opinion
Brexit, post Covid-19 public health issues, climate change compliance and an economic recession mean plenty of challenges for the Irish...
Agri Politics
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has called for direct and indirect support to help the farming community...
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has welcomed the expression of solidarity from members of the European Parliament Agricultural Committee. MacManus...