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Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has said that a new report into sustainable food systems is “dangerous for the future health of our people”.…
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has warned that an increase in the carbon tax would have a devastating impact on people living in rural…
The de-designation of raised bog Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) has recently been passed through the Dail. Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway, Michael Fitzmaurice, welcomed…
The Central Bank of Ireland needs to carry out a full review of eviction protocols, a Roscommon TD has stressed. Independent TD for…
An Post’s decision to go ahead with post office closures will be the “final nail in the coffin of rural communities”, according to…
If a post master or post mistress in rural Ireland who wishes to retire or passes away, the future of that post office…
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has claimed Bord na Mona are in ‘wonderland’ if they believe farmers will be able to grow biomass here.…
An independent TD for Roscommon-Galway has slammed false insurance claims saying they “need to be penalised very heavily in this country”. Michael Fitzmaurice…
The latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine show that almost 5,000 farmers have yet to receive their advance…
Global shipping emissions are predicted to increase by between 50% and 250% by 2050 – depending on future economic and energy developments, according…
Although a topic of much debate recently, factory feedlot buyers are continuing to make their presence felt at the ringside. However, many are…
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has criticised Teagasc – the agriculture and food development authority – for promoting the contract rearing to drystock farmers…
Contract rearing offers drystock farmers another economic option to make their farms viable and they should not be denied that option, Des Morrison,…
Feedlots need to be banned in this country, according to independent TD for the Roscommon-Galway constituency Michael Fitzmaurice. Deputy Fitzmaurice was speaking at…
The west of Ireland must not become a rearing ground for Friesian heifers from the south of the country, according to independent TD…
Conditions may be ideal for grass cutting across the country, yet contractors are seriously struggling to find tractor drivers to pilot outfits, independent…
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has stated that the country’s farm organisations could have been more “tactical” in their actions in the run-up to…
Concerns have emerged over the enactment of a new stamp duty reduction measure on farm consolidation sales. The new relief measure, which was…
