Agri Politics
Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen has issued a stark warning about the current approach to retain Ireland's nitrates derogation.
Fianna Fáil has been dealt a blow in the past 24 hours with news that its candidate for the...
Tillage
There is growing pressure on the government to deliver a package in Budget 2026 that will "ensure the viability of the tillage sector".
Agri-Business
Fianna Fáil agriculture spokesperson Peter 'Chap' Cleere slammed the EU Commission's treatment of farmers as part of its new budget proposals
An Irish MEP believes the government must be ready to step in if industry does not replace lost live export capacity.
The new chair of the influential Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food has said his focus will be "firmly on protecting farmers".
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael MEPs have been criticised by a Sinn Féin MEP for not supporting a vote on scrapping the Mercosur deal
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has today been elected Taoiseach to lead the new government in the Dáil.
The next minister for agriculture is set to be revealed today (Wednesday, January 22) as the Dáil resumes and a new government is formed.
Fianna Fáil members have voted to ratify the programme for government at a special Ard Fheis in Dublin today (Sunday, January 19).
Dairy
The Lakeland chairperson wrote to Simon Harris and Micheál Martin to call for the inclusion of dairy issues in the programme for government.
The EU-Mercosur trade deal is the first big threat facing farmers after the general election, Independent Ireland candidate Eddie Punch said.
Podcast
On the cusp of the General Election 2024, Francess McDonnell chats to Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at the School...
Fianna Fáil has published its policy vision for agriculture and rural Ireland ahead of the 2024 General Election.
Micheál Martin has made a commitment to oppose the Mercosur deal and said that it makes 'no sense' to facilitate it in its current form
Leaders of the main political parties will address 'issues that matter to farm families' at a national meeting of the IFA tomorrow
Three Fianna Fáil MEPs have met with the incoming commissioner for agriculture on the nitrates derogation and environmental scheme funding.
DAFM is on track to make advance payments to Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) farmers by the end of November".
Minster for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been selected by Fianna Fáil to contest the next general election.
Rural Life
Work is underway to develop a new system for the RZLT that will exclude active farmers, according to Tipperary TD Jackie Cahill.
People "cannot go down a rural lane without getting the stench of a septic tank" according to the Fianna Fáil TD for Longford-Westmeath,
Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill believes that his party should not go back into government with the Green Party.
European election candidate Barry Cowen has reiterated his "unequivocal support" to farmers and food producers.
