Forestry to the fore in CAP meeting: ‘Enough is enough’ February 15, 2018 Forestry Forestry was one of the main contentious issues discussed at last night’s consultation meeting on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).…
‘Forestry programme review to address Leitrim concerns’ – McGuinness January 22, 2018 Forestry Proposals in the upcoming Forestry Programme review could help to respond to issues raised by farmers in Co. Leitrim last week. The mid-term…
Action plan ‘to save farming’ called for at Leitrim forestry conference January 22, 2018 Forestry An action plan has been called for by farmers from counties Leitrim and west Cavan at the forestry conference hosted by the Irish…
‘Government policy makes it easier to plant trees than build a home’ January 8, 2018 Forestry Government policy on forestry is “decimating the social fabric” of Co. Leitrim and requires an “immediate and effective response”. This is the view…
Play tells tale of Leitrim farmer ‘deported from own country’ August 12, 2017 Rural Life A play, now showing at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, tells the story of a Leitrim farmer described as “the only Irishman deported from his…
‘It was in the best interests of Leitrim to back Roscommon’s candidate’ February 3, 2016 Agri-Business The backing of Connacht Regional candidate John O’Beirne by Leitrim IFA was in the best interests of Leitrim, according to County Chairman James…
