Agri-Business
Budget 2026 has seen the extension of the slurry storage capital allowance as well as key tax reliefs for farmers.
A delegation from the IFA has met with Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers on Budget 2026.
Rural Life
Minister Dara Calleary has announced over €14 million to deliver 163 community projects across the country.
Budget 2025 has seen the announcement of €235 million to be put towards investment in rural Ireland, Minister Paschal Donohoe had said.
Dairy
Representatives from the ICMSA have met with the government ministers responsible for Budget 2025 to set out the farm organisation's demands.
The government has published its bill on a proposed Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund, which was announced as part of Budget 2024
IFA presidential candidate Francie Gorman called on government to increase support for farmers and the agricultural sector in Budget 2024.
Sinn Féin is calling on the Minister Paschal Donohoe to "correct the Dáil record" on the scope of the government's "flawed" concrete levy.
A TD has called on the government to defer the implementation of the concrete levy due to concerns over the inclusion of precast products.
The Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has today confirmed that the controversial concrete levy unveiled in Budget 2023 is to be halved.
The government is aiming to offset a planned hike in the carbon tax next month by cutting the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) levy.
The Minister for Finance has clashed with the Rural Independent Group in the Dáil on the costings of their proposed mini-budget.
Permanent TSB (PTSB) has today signed binding legal agreements with NatWest Group plc to acquire €7.6 billion of Ulster Bank assets.
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has defended the expansion of the dairy sector in recent years, saying it was "not a mistake".
Minister Donohoe has published the Government’s Stability Programme Update 2020, which revealed that GDP is projected to fall by 10.5%.
Budget 2018 brought about some significant changes for farmers with a range of modifications, as today's budget announcement was made.
Environment
Farmers west of Galway city to Oughterard have a number of serious concerns with the current proposed Galway-Dublin Greenway and feel discriminated against.
Farmers have put plans for the Galway section of the Dublin to Galway Greenway on hold, after they objected to the greenway going through their private land.
