Agri-Business
A TD has claimed that the reduction in the flat rate of VAT announced in Budget 2026 will cost farmers over €61 million this year.
Pig/Poultry
The Sinn Féin agriculture spokesperson has called on DAFM to ensure the continued movement of poultry manure from Northern Ireland.
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin called for farm payments to be protected as the Department of Agriculture is asked to find savings of around €26 million next year.
Minister Martin Heydon told the Dáil today that he welcomes "the removal of Brazil" from a critical EU import list.
Fox hunting
Sinn Féin members voted to support a ban on fox hunting in Ireland at the party's Ard Fheis over the weekend.
Rural Life
Minister Martin Heydon has said recent comments made by the former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar about farmers were "wrong".
Sinn Féin called on the government to seek an emergency European Council meeting to stop the Mercosur deal being provisionally applied.
Sinn Féin said if Tánaiste Simon Harris is serious about supporting farmers then he must commit to rejecting the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
Sinn Féin's spokesperson on agriculture has claimed that Budget 2026, which was announced yesterday will leave farmers "out of pocket".
Sheep
The government has been urged to invest in the Irish wool industry, particularly scouring and...
Environment
New research from the ESRI has shown that Irish farmers "want to do their bit" to combat climate change, according to Sinn Féin.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture Martin Kenny described the draft programme for government as lacking in substance for farming families.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, Martin Kenny is calling for a review of low emission slurry spreading (LESS) investments TAMS 3.
Sinn Féin agriculture spokesperson Martin Kenny has secured his re-election in the Sligo-Leitrim constituency in General Election 2024.
The EU-Mercosur trade deal is the first big threat facing farmers after the general election, Independent Ireland candidate Eddie Punch said.
The CAP budget "needs to be enhanced" and Ireland needs to get a "better deal", according to Sinn Féin election candidate and Martin Kenny.
A Sinn Fein TD has criticised what he said is the failure of Taoiseach Simon Harris to completely oppose the Mercosur Deal.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, Martin Kenny, has told the Dáil that ACRES is "simply not working" for some farmers.
Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald has told her party’s Ard Fheis that"we need an all of society response to climate change".
Deputy Martin Kenny is calling for the recoupment of payments under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) to be delayed
Sinn Féin TD, Martin Kenny has written to the Minister for Agriculture to extend the October 1 slurry spreading deadline.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture and rural development, Martin Kenny has criticised the "unreliability" of farm schemes.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on rural development Martin Kenny said there is a "glaring omission" in the All-Island Strategic Rail Review.
