Agri Politics
CSO: Ireland has imported 20,000t of peat in the past year
Ireland has imported 172,000t of peat since 2016, including nearly 20,000t in the past year alone, recent figures from the...
Aontú
CAP / Schemes
Dublin farmers 'take more than fair share' of CAP payments - Tóibín
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has called for a “more even system” of Common Agricultural Payments (CAP) payments for farmers, after...
Rural Life
Call for awareness campaign on mental health supports for farmers
There is a pressing need for a government-led awareness campaign on mental health supports for farmers, according to an Aontú...
Rural Life
Green Cert numbers take 'post-pandemic dip' - Tóibín
The number of people attaining a Green Cert qualification has taken a “post-pandemic dip”, according to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín....
Rural Life
Calls for NCT decision to go cashless to be reversed
The leader of Aontú, Peadar Tóibín, has said that a “damaging” decision by the National Car Testing (NCT) service to...
Rural Life
Gun owners must have a say in licensing reform - Aontú
The leader of Aontú, Peadar Tóibín has criticised what he says is the side-lining of gun licence holders and representative...
Rural Life
New cross-party Dáil animal welfare group planned - Tóibín
Several animal rights organisations have met with members of the Oireachtas and agreed that a cross-party Dáil animal welfare group...