Agri Politics
Social Democrats 'wants to see' €6 billion climate fund
Leader of the Social Democrats, Holly Cairns has said that the party “wants to see” the budget surplus used to...
Holly Cairns
Agri-Business
Payment delays put farmers under 'extreme financial pressure'
Delays in scheme payments will put farmers under “extreme financial pressure”, according to the leader of the Social Democrats, Holly...
Dairy
No specific regulation on manure movement to tillage land - DAFM
The movement of organic manures from farms to newly leased land or tillage land currently does not require regulation, according...
Agri-Business
Fine Gael accused of 'walking farmers to a cliff edge'
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has accused Fine Gael of “burying their head in the sand and continuing with a...
Agri-Business
Call for 50% increase in Straw Incorporation Measure funding
The leader of the Social Democrats, Holly Cairns, has called on the government to increase funding for the Straw Incorporation...
Agri-Business
Agri-food regulator bill set for further Dáil debate
The proposed legislation to establish the new agri-food regulator is set to return before the Dáil in the coming weeks....
Agri Politics
Young farmers described as 'endangered species'
The government needs to take the issues facing rural Ireland seriously and provide sufficient and sustainable funding to help young...
Forestry
Coillte deal highlights flaws in government forestry strategy - TD
A new forestry partnership between Coillte and a UK investment fund highlights the “fundamental flaws” in the government approach to...
Tillage News
No plans to establish Food Vision Tillage Group - minister
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that there are currently no plans to establish...
Agri Politics
State funding for greyhounds should be 'phased out' - TD
State funding for the greyhound industry should be phased out over the remaining term of the 33rd Dáil, Social Democrats...
Environment
TD Holly Cairns and her mother are farming for nature
Social Democrats’ Cork South-West TD Holly Cairns and her mother, Madeline McKeever, are now part of Farming for Nature’s growing...
Rural Life
362 accidents reported in meat plants in a year
362 accidents were reported to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in meat processing plants over an almost 12-month period,...