Agri Politics
Rural Ireland 'not simply a park' for Green Party - Cahill
The only dairy farmer in Dáil Eireann, Tipperary TD Jackie Cahill, has warned that rural Ireland “is not simply a...
Agri Politics
The only dairy farmer in Dáil Eireann, Tipperary TD Jackie Cahill, has warned that rural Ireland “is not simply a...
Rural Life
Letters are being sent to the Ceann Comhairle and an Oireachtas committee following a row in the Dáil centering on...
Agri Politics
Any plans that the government may be considering to meet Ireland’s climate targets by introducing a cattle cull would be...
Rural Life
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture has asked that issues of environmental contamination at Dan Brennan’s farm in Co. Kilkenny...
Agri-Business
The proposed legislation to establish the new agri-food regulator is set to return before the Dáil in the coming weeks....
Agri-Business
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has warned the government against placing food price caps on groceries. Taoiseach Leo...
Agri-Business
The government is calling on retailers to protect the prices paid to farmers while reducing food costs facing consumers in...
Agri-Business
The government has committed to allocating more time for a scheduled debate in the Dáil today (Wednesday, April 26) on...
Agri-Business
A more cohesive rural bloc of TDs is needed in Dáil Éireann, a member of the Rural Independent Group has...
Agri-Business
The government’s proposed new agri-food regulator could amount to a “toothless tiger”, an independent TD has claimed. Deputy Michael McNamara,...
Rural Life
The Rural Independent Group of TDs will this week bring a motion before the Dáil calling on the government to...
Sheep News
An Independent TD has urged Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to establish a dedicated sheep forum....
Agri-Business
An independent TD has claimed that the benefit of an incremental rise in fuel excise duty will be “wiped out”...
Agri-Business
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has urged sheep farmers to hold back lambs from meat factories tomorrow...
Agri-Business
The Taoiseach has told the Dáil today (Wednesday, February 1) that a memo will be brought to Cabinet “very soon”...
Agri-Business
A newly formed alliance is holding a protest outside the Dáil on Thursday (January 26) calling for a halt to...
Agri-Business
The Dáil is set to debate the draft legislation which will pave the way for the long-awaited agri-food regulator this...
Agri-Business
Farmers who use electricity in milking cows along with pig farms, poultry farms and the horticultural industry are being hit...