Rural Life
Over €171,000 has been announced for See Her Elected, an initiative to support the participation of women from rural areas in local politics.
Agri Politics
Kenmare Mart manager Dan McCarthy livened up the Kerry count centre celebrating his Kerry County Council re-election with a line dance.
Following months of campaigning by candidates, today (Friday, June 7) the electorate has their say as voting is underway in three elections.
Whichever candidates farmers choose in this Friday's (June 7) elections, the most important thing is they exercise their right to vote.
Retaining Ireland's nitrates derogation and increasing the next CAP budget are among the list of election pledges being made by Fine Gael.
The former president of the ICSA has joined the Independent Ireland party and will run as a local election candidate.
A Co. Mayo farmer has been selected as a Fine Gael candidate for the Belmullet electoral area in the 2024 local elections.
Kevin Comiskey has announced today that he is stepping down as the current Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Sheep Committee chair.
Kevin Comiskey, the current IFA National Sheep Committee chair, is currently considering running in next year's local elections.
The Farmers' Alliance is forming a political party and is hoping to run candidates in every constituency in the next general election.
At 24 years-of-age Kilgarvin, Co. Kerry native Jackie Healy Rae has followed in his family's footsteps entering the political world.
A defeated councillor from Co. Limerick has launched an attack on a number of groups who he believes did not vote for him.
Fianna Fáil is now on course to be the largest political party in local government with 26.9% of seats secured over the weekend.
Irish agriculture "needs to look at alternatives" to beef and milk production, says Ciarán Cuffe - the Green Party's MEP candidate.
McGuinness said she is waiting for confirmation of the date on which she will go before the committee to deal with the mart insurance issue.
