Agri Politics
McGrath: MEPs 'abandoning' family farms in nature restoration vote
Leader of the Rural Independent Group of TDs Mattie McGrath has said that Irish MEPs are “abandoning” family farms following...
Agri Politics
Leader of the Rural Independent Group of TDs Mattie McGrath has said that Irish MEPs are “abandoning” family farms following...
Rural Life
The leader of the Rural Independent Group of TDs Mattie McGrath has described the roll out of septic tank grants...
CAP / Schemes
The leader of the Rural Independent Group of TDs Mattie McGrath has said that a more efficient payments systems for...
Forestry
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said that the forestry figures recently published by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Agri-Business
Following a meeting with Revenue Commissioners this week, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has called for government intervention...
Rural Life
The Rural Independent Group of TDs has hit out at a move by government to reduce speed limits on the...
Dairy
European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevicius has confirmed that Ireland’s nitrate reduction must be on schedule. A...
Agri-Business
The leader of the Rural Independent Group of TDs is calling on the Taoiseach to secure a two-year extension for...
Agri-Business
The Rural TDs group has acknowledged the recent one-week extension to the slurry spreading deadline but added that it is...
Agri-Business
Independent TD, Deputy Mattie McGrath has accused Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue of “undermining farmers’ progress”....
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has “failed Irish farmers” when it comes to the nitrates derogation, according...
Agri-Business
Concerns have been raised that the 5% levy on concrete which is due to come into effect on September 1,...
Rural Life
The response from Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue towards deer management in Ireland is “ridiculous”, according...
Agri Politics
The livelihoods of individuals and long-term sustainability of the sheep sector is “at stake”, according to Independent TD, Mattie McGrath....
Beef
A TD has told the Dáil that “cows’ days are numbered” due to what he said is the “diminishing role”...
Agri-Business
The Rural Independent group of TDs has called for the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) to closely examine...
Environment
The Rural Independent Group of TDs has said that proposals contained in a new climate report would “destroy” the livelihoods...
Environment
The Rural Independent Group of TDs has called for a four-week extension to the public consultation on the new Deer...