Agri Politics
Fine Gael's Michael Ring not to run in next general election
Fine Gael TD Michael Ring has said that he will not contest the next general election, after “much consideration and...
Michael Ring
Rural Life
Fine Gael 'commits' to exempting farmers from RZLT - Ring
A TD for Fine Gael has said that the party has “committed” to exempting working farmers from the Residential Zoned...
Rural Life
Farmers must not be punished by RZLT - TD
Fine Gael TD, Michael Ring has said that “farmers must not be punished” by the new Residential Zoned Land Tax...
Agri-Business
Turf use will be needed 'long into the future' - Ring
A Fine Gael TD said that his party is fully committed to ensuring there will be no end to traditional...
Rural Life
€600,000 in funding announced for agricultural shows
Funding of €600,000 has been announced for agricultural shows around the country by Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring....
Rural Life
Transforming rural economies and communities under rural regeneration
The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund seeks to support ambitious and strategic projects which have the potential to transform rural...
Rural Life
Millions available to communities under rural regeneration fund
The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund seeks to support ambitious and strategic projects which have the potential to transform rural...
Agri Politics
Ring called on to clarify community scheme funding cuts
Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has been called on by independent TD Carol Nolan to clarify why...
Rural Life
Indemnity scheme to cover 'upland areas initially'
The National Indemnity Scheme, being developed to protect farmers and landowners participating in the Mountain Access Scheme, is set to...
Rural Life
Over €8 million allocated to greenways and recreational projects
The Government has allocated over €8 million in funding to 18 strategic projects under the 2018 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme....
Rural Life
Deadline for Rural Regeneration and Development Fund looming
The deadline for applications to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund is due to close at 12:00pm tomorrow (Thursday, September 27)....
Rural Life
Connacht's first whiskey in 104 years launched at the 'Shed'
Connacht’s first whiskey in 104 years has been launched at The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney at the Food Hub in...
Rural Life
Almost 120 agricultural shows to benefit from €800,000 funding bonus
Almost 120 agricultural shows are set to benefit from a funding bonus of over €800,000, the Minister for Rural and...
Opinion
Yet another silage crisis confronts suckler farmers in the west
This week’s heavy rain and cold temperatures have, most definitely, drawn down the curtain on the 2017 silage season. In...
Dairy
Next week's Baileys cow competition promises elite line-up
Organisers of the 2017 Diageo Baileys Champion Dairy Cow Competition have confirmed that many of the country’s top dairy breeders...
Rural Life
€10,000 in funding approved for controversial Dublin to Galway greenway
Some €11.4 million has been approved for the funding of 219 rural recreational developments around the country, the Department of...
Agri-Business
Hopes that new department will 'reverse rural decline'
The establishment of the new Department for Community and Rural Affairs could lead to the reversal of rural decline, according...