Opinion
Agri output in Ireland increased by over 26% in 2022 with gross output reaching an unprecedented level of €12.1 billion, according...
Job creation and industrial development is not just about the multinationals. The very recent and very worrying trend of lay...
Compartmentalisation does not serve the national debate. The current public narrative around the COP27 process is a reminder that unfortunately...
When talking about inflation, consider first that Ireland exports just over €15 billion worth of agri-food products annually. For the largest...
There has been a litany of attacks on the agri sector in some of the D4-dominated national media, following the...
As we absorb the fallout from the recent coalition government negotiations regarding sectoral climate budgets, it is very hard not...
Reading a recent Irish Times editorial regarding agricultural emissions, I can only conclude that ‘non-science’ is alive and well. The...
If we thought that the years 2020 and 2021 were challenging for the economy due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the year...
I’m sure many people where bemused or even flabbergasted at the headline food price comparisons of last week which indicated...
This past week, a big part of mainstream media commentary was obsessed with promoting the idea that the Irish agricultural sector...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is right – government cannot do everything, but its role as...
In addition to the human misery inflicted on Ukraine by the Russian invasion, the war has led to a huge...
The current row regarding the restricting of turf sales has received much commentary, and I would suggest has succeeded in...
The well leaked and well analysed Food Vision Dairy Group paper contains a number of insights that are reflective of...
Fixed-price milk schemes are crucial, but the European Green Deal also needs to look at some form of crop and...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has issued a timely reminder to all of those in the...
There have been plenty of contradictory statements from government departments and political parties about whether Ireland will, unilaterally it seems,...
The Supreme Court ruling quashing An Taisce’s attempts to block Glanbia building a new cheese plant in Co. Kilkenny is...
