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Additional 500 permits granted for meat processing operatives

August 10, 2018

It has been confirmed today (Friday, August 10) that an additional 500 permits have been granted for meat processing operatives. The Minister for…

Review of employment permit regime to ‘prioritise the agricultural sector’

March 14, 2018

Agri-Business

A review of policies underpinning the employment permit regime will prioritise the agricultural sector, a spokesperson for the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has…

Lakeland Dairies unveils ‘one of Europe’s largest milk powder plants’

September 7, 2017

Dairy

Lakeland Dairies unveiled its new €40 million expansion of its milk powder operations in Bailieboro, Co. Cavan earlier today. The new “technologically-advanced milk…

‘Farmers on designated land are being led up the garden path’

March 30, 2017

Environment

Farmers have reacted angrily to the lack of action being taken by Minister Heather Humphreys in relation to compensation for farmers on designated…

Hedgecutting ban comes into effect later this week

February 27, 2017

Environment

The hedgecutting and gorse burning ban will come into effect this week. As of March 1 hedgecutting and gorse burning are prohibited. Currently…

No changes to hedgecutting dates ahead of ban coming into effect

February 20, 2017

Environment

No change will be made to the legislation to allow for hedgecutting in August on a pilot-basis before the hedgecutting season ends on…

‘It’s essential that all Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) are maintained’

February 2, 2017

CAP / Schemes

It is essential that all areas of land that are currently designated as Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) are maintained in the review…

€50m investment in job creation part of Goverment’s Rural Action Plan

January 23, 2017

Rural Life

Some €50m is to be invested in collaborative approaches for job creation in rural Ireland, the Government announced today in it’s Action Plan for…

Changes to hedgecutting laws may not happen until after Christmas

October 13, 2016

Environment

Changes to the current legislation around hedgecutting and gorse burning might not happen until…

‘15,000 commonage farmers left in limbo by Minister Humphreys’

August 30, 2016

Environment

Some 15,000 commonage farmers have been left in limbo by Minister Humphreys and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, INHFA National Secretary Michael McDonnell…

€10m to regenerate rural Ireland only a ‘drop in the ocean’

August 10, 2016

Rural Life

The announcement that the Government is to allocate €10m to regenerate rural Ireland may be welcome but Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice described it…

€10m available in 2016 to support the revitalisation of rural towns and villages

August 9, 2016

Rural Life

Some €10m will be made available to Local Authorities in 2016 to support the regeneration of rural towns and villages across Ireland, it has…

No changes to the hedgecutting laws until September (at the earliest)

July 8, 2016

Environment

There will be no changes to the current legislation to allow farmers to manage hedgecutting and burning at certain times within the existing closed…

Is your raised bog one of 46 to be de-designated? Find out here

July 1, 2016

Environment

The drafting of legislation has been approved for the de-designation of 46 raised bog Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs), the Minister for Arts, Heritage…

‘How can business be attracted to rural Ireland when there’s no proper broadband?’

June 2, 2016

Rural Life

There is not much point in trying to promote rural Ireland if something as basic as a decent broadband service is not in place,…

Will broadband plan really be the most significant rural investment ‘since rural electrification’?

May 24, 2016

Other

A national mobile phone and broadband taskforce is to be set-up, the Minister for Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Denis Naughten has…

‘Rural Affairs Department won’t know its full remit or have staff for another 8 weeks’

May 19, 2016

The new Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and Gaeltacht will not know its full remit, will not fully function nor will…

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