Agri Politics
No change at DAFM after junior minister appointments
It will be ‘as you were’ at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) following the appointment of...
Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
Forestry
Last week sees 'fewest afforestation licences of any week this year'
Last week the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued the fewest afforestation licences of any single week this...
Agri Politics
Heydon 'available to serve' if there is Cabinet reshuffle
With Minister Simon Harris currently trying to secure enough votes to ensure he is formally elected as Taoiseach, following Leo...
Dairy News
BVD maps show significant progress north and south
The most recent maps produced for the Northern Ireland (NI) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) programmes...
Agri Politics
€100k exit package for former DAFM special advisor
A former special advisor to a minister in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) received an exit...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES extra places won't compound payment delays - minister
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that he is confident that the extra places made...
Dairy
New €60 million water quality programme aims to get 15,000 farmers on board
A new €60 million water quality project has been announced with the aim of supporting up to 15,000 farmers nationally...
Agri-Business
McConalogue and Muir launch €9m bioeconomy funding call
The ministers for agriculture in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have jointly launched a €9 million initiative to...
Veterinary
TB programme: Reactors, restrictions and costs all rise in 2023
Virtually all key figures under the bovine TB Eradication Programme saw increases in 2023, with the number of reactors and...
Rural Life
DAFM spends €815,000 on 'controlling risk' from Ukrainian pets
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has spent just over €815,000 on measures controlling potential risks associated...
Veterinary
All investigations to date 'have ruled out presence of bluetongue'
All investigations carried out in Ireland to date on suspected cases of bluetongue virus (BTV) have ruled out the presence...
CAP / Schemes
DAFM: 46% of TAMS 3 tranche 1 applications approved
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that 46% of applications made under tranche 1 of...
Sheep
Year 2 of Sheep Improvement Scheme open to new entrants
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the opening of year 2 of the Sheep Improvement...
Rural Life
Draft National Biomethane Strategy published for consultation
A public consultation on the National Biomethane Strategy has been launched today, with submissions being received up to February 27....
CAP / Schemes
TAMS tranche 1 approvals nearing 3,500
The number of applications approved under tranche 1 of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) was just below 3,500 as...
Agri-Business
Cavan slaughterhouse has licence suspended following inspection
Cavan County Council has suspended the licence of a slaughterhouse in the county following a recent inspection. The joint inspection...
Agri-Business
Athenry Mart licence renewed with sales to resume Monday
The operating licence for Athenry Mart has been renewed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, with sales...
Agri-Business
DAFM agrees to ease pressure on advisors regarding KT scheme
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) has agreed to changes regarding the Knowledge Transfer Programme requirements for...