Opinion
Stability and policy coherence supports long-term investment while confusion and contradiction only undermines it and this applies to business and...
Ireland’s notorious gross domestic product (GDP) figures, which memorably saw a 25% increase in just three months in 2015, are...
Brexit is real and hasn’t gone away, and new UK trade deals loom with very real impacts for Irish agriculture, despite...
Why is An Taisce and the Environmental Pillar (EP) solely focused on the suppression of Irish agricultural production, and thus against...
The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin’s call on Tuesday (May 11) for An Taisce to drop its appeal against Glanbia’s proposed cheese...
Standard economic theory suggests an increase in price for goods will cause demand to fall and supply to increase, while...
There have been a number of economic outlook publications recently outlining perspectives on Irish economic recovery post-pandemic and as Brexit impacts...
The coincidental publication of the 2030 Agri-food Strategy proposals for public consultation this week and the striking out of An Taisce’s High...
The righteous onward march of veganism, as promoted by the Environmental Pillar in Ireland who want stringent climate action legislation,...
The penny seems to be dropping with farm organisations and politicians that the current campaign of blocking Irish agri-business, by...
In 2005/2006 as the Doha round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks seemed set on an inevitable ‘giveaway trade’ deal...
Glanbia’s announcement of a new peak milk supply management scheme has created waves across the dairy industry, but is unlikely...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has consistently stressed the need to balance reductions in carbon emissions and other...
The Agri-Food Strategy 2030 process was always going to be difficult and complex, having as a backdrop multiple challenges and...
In previous articles, I have focused on the long-term damage done to the agri-food sector, and in particular farm incomes...
In my last article I highlighted the need to provide improved food pricing and increased farm income supports to offset...
In his speech to the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) annual general meeting (AGM) last week, Taoiseach Micheál Martin stated that...
It is an understatement to say that 2020 was a hugely difficult year both in terms of public health and...
