Beef
Growing confidence that Banagher development will progress - Cowen
Laois-Offaly TD Barry Cowen has expressed confidence that there will be further progress in the development of a €40 million...
Barry Cowen
Agri Politics
200 farms in south west Offaly under water since July - Cowen
Around 200 farms in south west Offaly, and many more in areas such as east Galway and Westmeath, are under...
Agri Politics
'We are all let down by the actions of those who went to Clifden' - Cowen
Fianna Fáil TD and former Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen has stated that the public is “disappointed and let down”...
Agri Politics
Cowen: 'Grave difficulty' with IIP ruling that Offaly beef plant 'does not align with policy'
Investors in a €40 million beef processing facility in Co. Offaly who recently had their application for residency under the...
Agri Politics
Cowen: 'Faceless committee has power to jeopardise major investment in rural Ireland'
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois-Offaly Barry Cowen has hit out at the decision of the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) to...
Beef
Cowen lauds grant of planning for Offaly meat plant...but warns 'project in jeopardy'
The decision by Offaly County Council to grant planning permission for a meat processing plant at Banagher, Co. Offaly, this...
Agri Politics
'I'm not presenting myself as a victim. I am a legitimate target as a public representative'
Barry Cowen has said he is “not going anywhere”, vowing to continue being a public representative for his constituency. The...
Agri Politics
'The citizen's rights of Barry Cowen have to be protected' - Kelly
If the Labour Party had “known the information that we know now”, it possibly would not have voted against the...
Agri Politics
'Dáil Éireann is being run by certain media outlets': Healy-Rae on sacking of minister
“Who amongst us can say we’ve done nothing wrong? Who amongst us is able to say that he had done...
Agri Politics
Controversy surrounding Cowen was 'damaging to the government': Taoiseach's Dáil speech
“It is in everyone’s interest that the government not be distracted in any way from doing what is necessary to...
Agri Politics
Barry Cowen: 'I am both surprised and disappointed'
Barry Cowen has said that he is “both surprised and disappointed” by Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s decision to remove him as...
Agri Politics
Barry Cowen removed as Minister for Agriculture
Barry Cowen has been removed as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced in the...
Forestry
Forestry a 'key part of future climate planning' - Hackett
Forestry is “a key part of future climate and biodiversity planning” according to Minister of State Pippa Hackett. Having been...
Rural Life
€300,000 awarded to projects aimed at food waste reduction
Projects aimed at the reduction of food waste generated by firms in rural areas are to receive funding of almost...
Agri Politics
Minister Cowen: ‘I will be instructing my lawyers to take all necessary steps to vindicate my good name’
“The Sunday Times has today (Sunday, July 12) published an article referring to an incorrect Garda record dealing with the...
Agri Politics
ICMSA 'sets out key concerns' for agri-sector in meeting with Cowen
Newly appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Barry Cowen, is beginning to hold meetings and consultations with agriculture...
Rural Life
'Farmers deserve better than all the avoidance of issues in their sector' - McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said that “farmers deserve better than all the avoidance of issues in their sector”. Deputy...
Agri Politics
Minister Cowen spells out the facts in Dáil address
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Barry Cowen made a statement to the Dáil yesterday evening, Tuesday, July 7,...