Charles O'Donnell, Author at Agriland.ie

Charles O'Donnell

Charles studied History and Politics, and later Journalism, at NUI Galway between 2011 and 2016. He has had stints with the Sunday Business Post and DMG Media Ireland. Charles has a farming background, growing up on a suckler herd farm in east Co. Clare.

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IFA presidential hopefuls commit to reviewing farmer levy

September 18, 2019

National Ploughing Championships 2019

The three candidates in November’s election for president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) have said they will undertake a review into the…

‘I would appeal to the meat factories: Just go and fix this’

September 18, 2019

Beef

Meat factories are being urged to “pay farmers properly” and to “understand the crisis” farmers are in by Michael Hoey, managing director of…

‘Meat plants should step back as well’ – McCormack

September 18, 2019

Beef

Meat plants are being asked to “step back” from taking legal action against farm groups by the president of the Irish Creamery and…

Beef dispute will ‘only get worse’ without price mechanism – TD

September 18, 2019

Beef

The consequences and fallout from the beef dispute will “only get worse” unless a mechanism is put in place that would allow base…

Protests ‘risk damaging farmer livelihoods’ – Woods

September 18, 2019

Beef

Calls are mounting for meat plant protesters around the country to step away from protests, with the national livestock chairperson of the Irish…

Creed labels ongoing protests as ‘real self-harm’ to beef industry

September 18, 2019

Beef

Minister Michael Creed has reiterated his call for protesters at meat plants around the country to step down from pickets, claiming that the…

Kepak postpones €6.5 million investment in Clare

September 17, 2019

Beef

Kepak has announced that it has “indefinitely postponed” a planned €6.5 million investment at its Co. Clare site in Drumquin, which it says…

Farmers should ‘take the point rather than go for goal’ – Punch

September 17, 2019

Beef

Protesting beef farmers are being encouraged to “take the point rather than the goal you’re not going to get” – in relation to…

TD Tóibín to launch bill to ‘ban below-cost selling’ in beef sector

September 17, 2019

Beef

A bill is set to be launched in the Dáil that will look to “ban below-cost selling”, according to TD Peadar Tóibín. Speaking…

Carbery reveals price for August milk

September 17, 2019

Dairy

Carbery Group has become the latest processor to reveal its price offering for milk supplies in the month of August. The board of…

Further 182 jobs under threat at Cahir – ABP

September 17, 2019

Beef

Following today’s announcement that ABP would be temporarily laying off 355 staff at its plant in Cahir, Co. Tipperary, the processor has announced…

Farms in west and midlands to be worst hit by Brexit – Central Bank

September 17, 2019

Beef

Analysis carried out by an economist with the Central Bank has found that the farmers in the west, mid-west and midlands are set…

ABP lays off 355 people at Cahir plant

September 17, 2019

Beef

ABP has temporarily laid off 355 staff from its plant in Cahir, Co. Tipperary, out of a total staff of around 650. According…

HSE to offer range of services at the ‘Ploughing’

September 16, 2019

National Ploughing Championships 2019

The Health Service Executive (HSE) will, like many other Government agencies, have a presence at the 2019 National Ploughing Championships, where it will…

Continued blockades ‘causing irreparable damage’ – MII

September 16, 2019

Beef

The continuing blockades of meat factories around the country are “causing irreparable damage to the Irish beef sector”, according to Meat Industry Ireland…