Agri Politics
Several Irish MEPs have welcomed the announcement that the European Nitrates Committee has extended Ireland's nitrates derogation.
Environment
An Irish farmer has received the Innovation Award for Women Farmers 2025 at an event in the European Parliament.
Beef
The agriculture committee in the EU Parliament has voted in favour of stronger protections for farmers under the Mercosur Trade Agreement.
Rural Life
An MEP has written to the EU Commissioner for Environment to call for an extension of the nitrates derogation and "stability" for farmers.
Schemes
There has been a "victory" for smaller tillage farmers across Ireland and the EU. MEP Maria...
"Moving from a mandatory 3% level of funding to a non-binding 6% is welcome but doesn’t go far enough; we need binding commitments."
An Irish MEP has said that the battle for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget lies within the European Commission.
Agri-Business
An Irish MEP said that he is confident of gathering support from other MEPs in opposition to the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal.
The next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget needs to increase in order to meet inflation, according to an Irish MEP.
An Irish MEP is calling on the European Commission to develop a "crisis preparedness plan" to protect agriculture from trade "shocks".
The introduction of a range of regulatory amendments to the CAP could "unlock" funding to tackle animal disease, an Irish MEP has said.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget needs to be increased and adjusted to inflation, and simplified, according to an Irish MEP.
An Irish MEP has called for livestock exporters to be guaranteed that they will continue to be able to access the EU Single Market.
A delegation from the European Parliament Regional Development Committee has started a three-day visit to Ireland.
Irish MEPs continued to back farmers in opposing the EU Mercosur trade deal at a meeting with Commissioner Hansen and Commissioner Šefčovič
The European Commission must establish a high-level expert group on sustainable livestock, according to an Irish MEP.
An Irish MEP has highlighted "the plague of mental health in farming" with the European Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen.
The EU Commission needs to support Ireland's efforts to achieve bovine TB free status in the coming years, according to an Irish MEP.
The EU Parliament Committee on Agriculture passed an amendment from an Irish MEP calling for more mental health supports for farmers.
An Irish MEP has said that an overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is both long overdue and badly needed.
Seán Kelly has been elected at the first count in Ireland South, while voting in the Midlands and North-West has been tighter.
The five Fine Gael MEPs will vote in favour of the EU's proposed Nature Restoration Law at the European Parliament today.
MEP Maria Walsh has said that the proposal to withdraw a law on reducing pesticide use would come as a 'relief' for Irish farmers
