Agri Politics
Seán Kelly has been elected at the first count in Ireland South, while voting in the Midlands and North-West has been tighter.
MEP Chris MacManus said submissions made to the National Payments Strategy consultation show that public support for cash is strong
Following the passing of the Nature Restoration Law in the European Parliament, Sinn Féin have voiced their causes for not supporting it.
Rural Life
A commitment was given from the European Commission to engage with the NPWS regarding critical flooding issues around Lough Funshinagh.
N.Ireland
Former Northern Ireland agriculture minister Michelle Gildernew is to seek a Sinn Féin nomination to contest the upcoming EU elections.
Beef
Sinn Féin MEP for Midlands Northwest, Chris MacManus recently met with members of an Irish farm organisation to discuss pressing issues currently affecting farmers in Co. Donegal, including the prices paid to beef and lamb producers.
An Irish MEP has said that a lack of focus on generational renewal poses an "existential threat" to the family farm model.
Addressing regional imbalance and reversing rural decline will be the focus of two public meetings being hosted by MEP Chris MacManus
Sinn Féin has called on rural and farming organisations to "engage in the conversation" around the reunification of Ireland.
Agri-Business
The proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal poses "an existential threat to Irish farmers and environment", according to an Irish MEP.
New changes to the text of the draft EU Nature Restoration Law "address concerns of the farming community", according to a Sinn Féin MEP.
The prices paid to farmers by retailers and processors need to be urgently addressed, according to an Irish MEP.
An Irish MEP has invited members of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development to visit his constituency.
Irish MEP Chris MacManus has invited stakeholders from Ireland to make submissions on the new EU Protein Strategy.
Farm families and communities expressed anger at the lack of intent among government to address rural issues, according to MEP Chris MacManus.
MEP Chris MacManus has requested the EU Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development to visit...
Environment
Sinn Féin MEP Chris Mac Manus along with The Left in the EU Parliament launched a study on combatting carbon leakage in the agri-food sector.
An Irish MEP has held "productive" meetings with senior EU Commission officials on the decline of northern and western regions in Ireland.
Forestry
Criticism of the partnership between Coillte and UK asset management company Gresham House has reached the European Parliament.
The UK's Northern Ireland protocol bill has been debated in the EU Parliament today after it passed the second stage in the House of Commons.
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has said poor government policy must not prevent young people from starting a career in agriculture.
An Irish MEP is calling for the one-off lump sum payment from the CAP Pillar II funds to be put into farmers' hands as soon as possible.
The average time to close a complaint to the Agriculture Appeals Office in 2021 was 185 days - twice the target set by the department.
