Opinion
In my previous opinion piece, I aimed to summarise the evolution of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and in particular,...
The fact that Ireland celebrates 50 years of membership of the European Union (EU), having joined in 1973, gives pause...
A SWOT (strengths weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis of Irish dairy towards the end of 2023, I would suggest, highlights...
The decision by the EU this week to signal the end, or at least the possible beginning of the end...
Will agriculture and food ever recapture selling power so as increase its sustainability capability? A major systems fault has pervaded EU and...
There have been a number of factual reports and analyses published over the last couple of months that objectively point...
When I read the latest RTÉ Guide “blurb” for the RTÉ Investigates programme due to be aired tonight (Monday, July 10)...
While there was a lot of focus on the supposed election oriented stroke pulled by Fine Gael on its coalition...
Farmers and food industry punters sifting through the noise that has been the very tribal, public ‘debate’ about Irish agriculture and...
The current food price inflation debate exposes the superficial non-policy on price availability and sustainability. Food demand has, first and foremost, nutritional and...
The current focus on food prices seems to be more about populism than real concern about long-term trends, while Irish...
The recent hiatus over the fall in the price of liquid milk illustrates again the confusion and prejudice there is...
It’s that time of year again where a plethora of state agencies and research bodies will set out their assessment...
The ever growing shortages of food produce on the shelves of supermarkets in Ireland and the UK are raising, yet...
Business risk in Irish agriculture – alongside the usual challenges of price and income volatility, legal threats to enforce climate budgets...
One of the great challenges in an open democratic society is that of accepting that your own fervently held view...
The year 2022 was a challenging one for the agri sector, but with output prices performing better than expected, the...
I spoke recently at the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) Climate Summit about the challenge of getting government and the body...
