Rural Life
Sinn Féin claims Government is 'failing farmers' on Covid-19
The Government is “failing farmers” during the Covid-19 outbreak, according to one Sinn Féin TD. Matt Carthy, a TD for...
Rural Life
The Government is “failing farmers” during the Covid-19 outbreak, according to one Sinn Féin TD. Matt Carthy, a TD for...
Agri Politics
The replacement for the newly-elected TD Matt Carthy in his role as an MEP has been announced. Sligo county councillor...
Beef
The delays to the implementation of the Irish Beef Sector Agreement are risking a renewed wave of protests, according to...
Beef
The decision of the Parliament of Austria to vote against the EU-Mercosur trade agreement has been labelled as a “major...
Rural Life
Concerns have been voiced by MEP Matt Carthy over proposed new EU legislation that would “force Irish farmers, hunters and...
Agri Politics
Critics have been “proven right” in claiming that European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan is “not the...
Agri Politics
As the REDC RTÉ exit poll figures are suggesting this morning, Saturday, May 25, sitting MEP for the Midlands-North West Constituency...
CAP / Schemes
The enhanced use of the “yellow card” system to end farmers being fined for minor errors and “honest mistakes” has...
Agri Politics
Despite speculation in recent months that Midlands-North-West MEP, Matt Carthy, could be returning to the chambers of Leinster House, the...
Beef
The number of department-defined (restricted) feedlots – whereby stock moved only to slaughter – has increased sixfold across the country...
Agri-Business
As the Brexit vote in the UK is imminent, MEP for the midlands north-west region Matt Carthy has warned of...
Beef
Concerns have been raised over the increasing feedlot kill figures on the overall beef market by Sinn Fein MEP for...
CAP / Schemes
Negotiations to bring much-needed rebalancing in the relationship between farmers and commercial buyers of produce continue, according to MEP Matt...
CAP / Schemes
Concerns surrounding the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were the main focus of a meeting between a delegation...
Agri-Business
The EU’s highly-anticipated White Paper on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, presented by EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan...
Environment
A European project has proven that the North-South Interconnector can and must go underground, according to Sinn Fein MEP, Matt...
CAP / Schemes
The government has been urged to seek inclusion of a farm safety scheme in the Rural Development Programme by Sinn...
Agri Politics
The EU Competition Commissioner has “thrown doubt” over a proposed merger of Dawn Meats and Dunbia, according to MEP Matt...