Rural Life
An MEP has welcomed new proposals on generational renewal in EU agriculture, saying they are "ambitious by any standard".
An MEP has called for member states in the Council of the EU to back a proposal to increase the amount of payment available to small farmers.
Most cattle in a group of 26 have been successfully moved to a safer location after being "marooned" on land on the Shannon Callows.
Agri-Business
An Irish MEP has welcomed the votes in the European Parliament this week on common market rules for agri-food and simplification of the CAP.
Agri Politics
Ciaran Mullooly has said the government's response in Budget 2026 to key agriculture sectors in crisis is "wholly inadequate."
MEP Ciaran Mullooly has outlined his disapproval of the proposed EU cuts that were discussed during the AgriFish meetings in Brussels
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We spoke to MEP Ciaran Mullooly about Mercosur at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
The recently concluded EU-US trade agreement "delivers nothing for the EU agriculture sector", according to Copa Cogeca.
An Irish MEP has claimed that some 28,000 farmers in the Midlands--North-West could be "forced out" of the sector by the new CAP.
An Irish MEP has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to revise its approach to GAEC 2.
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly has slammed the US-EU trade agreement saying that "there is no upside for Ireland".
An Irish MEP called on the European Commission to clarify the specific conditions required for Ireland to maintain its nitrates derogation.
An Irish MEP said that he is confident of gathering support from other MEPs in opposition to the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal.
Beef
An Irish MEP has claimed that Brazil underreports the level of use of antibiotics in its livestock and food production sector.
Irish MEP Ciaran Mullooly has said he "cautiously welcomes" the European Commission's package of measures to simplify CAP.
An Irish MEP has presented what he has described as a nine-point 'family farm reform plan' to the European Commissioner for Agriculture.
An EU Commissioner to set to visit the Shannon region to see first-hand concerns about flooding, nature restoration and rural transition.
MEP Ciaran Mullooly has pressed European Commissioner, Christophe Hansen, on the proposed new tariffs of 25% on US animal feed imports
An Irish MEP has demanded that the European Commission undertakes a "comprehensive impact assessment" on proposed fertiliser tariffs.
Irish MEPs continued to back farmers in opposing the EU Mercosur trade deal at a meeting with Commissioner Hansen and Commissioner Šefčovič
An Irish MEP has called on the government to accept offers of storm aid, as 246,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power.
MEP Ciaran Mullooly has called for "urgent reform" of EU road regulations to address the "unique challenges" faced by hauliers from islands.
MEP Ciaran Mullooly, has welcomed the Irish Government’s commitment in the programme for government to oppose the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
