Claire Mc Cormack

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Claire Mc Cormack is from an agricultural background in Westmeath. She holds a BA from Maynooth University, an M.Phil from TCD and an MA in Journalism from DCU. She was awarded the ‘Veronica Guerin Memorial Scholarship’ 2013-2014. Claire writes on all aspects of farming and rural life. Formerly, she worked as rural affairs correspondent at Irish Independent/Farming Independent, and as a reporter at Sunday Independent. She is currently doing an MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development at UCD. Claire was awarded 'Best Online' in the digital category at the Guild of Agricultural Journalism Awards 2018.

Next live cattle shipment to Algeria confirmed
Next live cattle shipment to Algeria confirmed

The next shipment of up to 1,200 bulls and bullocks will set sail for Algeria next weekend, it has been...

Turf cutting cannot proceed on Bord na Móna lands
Turf cutting cannot proceed on Bord na Móna lands

It has been advised that licensed turf cutting cannot recommence on Bord na Móna bogs over 30ha at this time...

Marts to minister: ‘Financial support needed immediately to help marts reopen’
Marts to minister: ‘Financial support needed immediately to help marts reopen’

The Mart Managers of Ireland grouping has written to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, and...

Marts seek Northern Ireland-style trade system to be enacted south of border
Marts seek Northern Ireland-style trade system to be enacted south of border

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, is being urged re-introduce a limited public auction service at...

Extra PPE provisions sought for department staff at meat plants
Extra PPE provisions sought for department staff at meat plants

Additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is being sourced for Department of Agriculture staff based at approved meat plants around the...

‘Building a vibrant anaerobic digestion sector in the national interest’ – Pat Smith
‘Building a vibrant anaerobic digestion sector in the national interest’ – Pat Smith

Threats to cut the national herd as part of “a green deal” to form a new government “must be counter-balanced”...

Mulvey’s ‘just transition’ report delivered to Bruton’s office…
Mulvey’s ‘just transition’ report delivered to Bruton’s office…

The first – and highly-anticipated – progress report from ‘just transition’ commissioner, Kieran Mulvey, has been submitted to the Department of...

Beef taskforce video meeting not ruled out by department
Beef taskforce video meeting not ruled out by department

The possibility of holding the next Beef Market Taskforce meeting via video link has not been ruled out by the...

Department opts not to identify meat plants battling virus
Department opts not to identify meat plants battling virus

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has opted not to identify the six meat processing facilities known to...

Applications open for UCD Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation
Applications open for UCD Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation

The School of Agriculture and Food Science in the University College Dublin (UCD) has again launched its Masters in Agricultural...

An Bord Pleanála grants next stage in Bord na Móna bid to harvest bogs over 30ha
An Bord Pleanála grants next stage in Bord na Móna bid to harvest bogs over 30ha

Bord na Móna has confirmed that its applications for leave to apply for substituted consent have been granted by An...

Carthy urges Creed to provide bird flu compensation package
Carthy urges Creed to provide bird flu compensation package

Pressure is mounting on the Government to introduce a compensation package for poultry farmers affected by avian influenza (bird flu)...

Slight increase in agriculture workers receiving Covid-19 payment
Slight increase in agriculture workers receiving Covid-19 payment

The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has issued payments to 8,600 people working in the “agriculture, forestry and...

Internal departmental memos support 5% cut in national herd
Internal departmental memos support 5% cut in national herd

The Government’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the agricultural sector is described as “not credible” in senior-level...

Marts may facilitate ‘a more expansive service’ under phase 2 of Government roadmap
Marts may facilitate ‘a more expansive service’ under phase 2 of Government roadmap

Marts may be in a position to facilitate “a more expansive service” when phase two of the Government’s roadmap for...

Peat extraction ruling leaves horticulture sector ‘on cliff edge’
Peat extraction ruling leaves horticulture sector ‘on cliff edge’

Thousands of jobs in the horticulture sector are under threat due to the current prohibition of peat harvesting on all...

Meat plant clusters ‘not a food safety concern’ – FSAI
Meat plant clusters ‘not a food safety concern’ – FSAI

The recent outbreak of Covid-19 cases in some of the country’s meat processing plants “does not raise food safety concerns”,...

Government planning to reopen marts in early June
Government planning to reopen marts in early June

Marts are expected to reopen under phase two of the Government’s roadmap for the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions. The...