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.

No notable uptake in IFA early retirement scheme
No notable uptake in IFA early retirement scheme

There has been no notable uptake from staff at the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) for its voluntary early retirement scheme, AgriLand...

Creed pours cold water on mart bid for a return to pre-closure restrictions
Creed pours cold water on mart bid for a return to pre-closure restrictions

The desire among some mart managers for a return to pre-closure rules and restrictions on the trade has been described...

Marts seek return to pre-closure rules and restrictions on trade
Marts seek return to pre-closure rules and restrictions on trade

As many marts continue to grapple with implementing the new Covid-19 trade rules, attempts are being made to seek a...

Contract to supply 12,000 bulls and steers to Algeria secured
Contract to supply 12,000 bulls and steers to Algeria secured

Roundwood Livestock Limited – which is based in Co. Wicklow – has secured a contract with the Algerian government to...

Valuing animals set to become ‘a serious challenge’ for marts – ICOS warning
Valuing animals set to become ‘a serious challenge’ for marts – ICOS warning

Putting a value on animals is set to become “a significant challenge” for marts over the coming weeks, as operators...

Turf cutting also classed an ‘essential’ agricultural activity
Turf cutting also classed an ‘essential’ agricultural activity

Clarity has been secured in relation to the cutting of domestic turf during the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been confirmed....

Milk price cuts ‘inevitable’ as Covid-19 tightens grip on dairy
Milk price cuts ‘inevitable’ as Covid-19 tightens grip on dairy

Milk price cuts are “inevitable” over the coming months, with one dairy giant projecting a reduction beyond 2c/L as the...

Mart managers to receive written confirmation on reopening guidelines…
Mart managers to receive written confirmation on reopening guidelines…

Mart managers across the country are to receive written confirmation from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine outlining...

‘Responsibility with marts to produce Standard Operating Procedure’ – ALM
‘Responsibility with marts to produce Standard Operating Procedure’ – ALM

Welcoming the announcement that marts are to reopen with restrictions, Associated Livestock Marts (ALM) said that responsibility is now with...

Bord na Móna employees classed as ‘essential workers’
Bord na Móna employees classed as ‘essential workers’

Bord na Móna employees have been classed as ‘essential workers’ and are therefore, where necessary, permitted to continue working –...

‘Our voices are not being heard’ – mart managers appeal to Creed…
‘Our voices are not being heard’ – mart managers appeal to Creed…

Amidst anecdotal reports of “numerous” farm-to-farm transactions on the ground, the Mart Managers of Ireland (MMI) is urging the Minister...

Lakeland Dairies steps up safety protocols…for farmers and staff
Lakeland Dairies steps up safety protocols…for farmers and staff

Lakeland Dairies has rolled out new physical and online measures to help protect farmers and customers – and to assist...

DII welcomes ‘essential worker’ list – but warns of ‘peak’ challenges ahead…
DII welcomes ‘essential worker’ list – but warns of ‘peak’ challenges ahead…

Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) has welcomed the publication of the Government’s “essential services” employee list – but warns that significant...

Farmers and agricultural workers advised to carry identification
Farmers and agricultural workers advised to carry identification

The Government has decided that everyone should stay at home until April 12, except for a number of specific situations...

Covid-19: Farm contractors listed as ‘essential workers’
Covid-19: Farm contractors listed as ‘essential workers’

Agricultural contractors are exempt from the Government’s latest increased restrictions aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19, the Association of Farm...

Taoiseach exempts ‘farming activities’ from tighter Covid-19 restrictions
Taoiseach exempts ‘farming activities’ from tighter Covid-19 restrictions

Farming activities have been named as exempt from a series of tighter Government restrictions to be implemented in order to...

DII ‘frustrated’ at EU ‘stalling’ on market stabilising tools amidst crisis
DII ‘frustrated’ at EU ‘stalling’ on market stabilising tools amidst crisis

In the aftermath of today’s meeting of EU agriculture ministers, Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) has vented its frustration at the...

‘Creed must show leadership now more than ever’ – marts
‘Creed must show leadership now more than ever’ – marts

Mart managers are urging the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, to “show more leadership than ever”...