Agri Politics
Aontú pledges fertiliser subsidies for farmers
Aontú has today (Thursday, November 14) launched its agricultural policy in which the party has pledged subsidies to help farmers...
Peadar Toibin
Agri Politics
Tóibín: Govt against bill banning below cost sale of beef
The Aontú Equitable Beef Price Bill which reached second stage in the Dáil this week will be opposed by the...
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Agri Politics
Government urged not to increase energy costs with biogas levy
Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has called on the government to guarantee that citizens will not be...
Rural Life
Criteria curbing uptake of vacant property grant - TD
According to data released to the Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, only 392 applications have been made for the Vacant Property...
Environment
'It seems 2 data centres - good, 4 legs - bad' - TD
Aontú leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has criticised the government for blaming farmers for climate change at the...
Agri-Business
Aontú: Government must reduce fuel tax
A drop in the cost of crude oil is not being reflected in fuel prices for consumers at the pumps,...
Rural Life
Government urged to tackle driving test backlog
More than 98,000 people are currently waiting to sit their driving test, contributing to a 25-week backlog, while 54,000 are...
Agri Politics
Strength of beef exports supports Equitable Beef Pricing Bill - Aontu
A Meath TD has said that there is no economic reason the Equitable Beef Pricing Bill, proposed by Aontú cannot...
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Opti-Skim trumps calf milk replacer with newest edition
Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. There are now seven calf milk...
Rural Life
Toibín calls for tougher legislation for stealing animals
A parliamentary question (PQ) tabled by Aontú party leader Peadar Tóibín has raised concerns over the high rates of animal...
Rural Life
Harris confirms students had SUSI grants recalled despite qualifying for funding
Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris, has confirmed that 605 third-level students, many of whom come from rural areas, had...
Rural Life
Toibín proposes bill with 10 month jail term for stealing a pet dog
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín is set to introduce a bill which would ensure a minimum of a 10-month prison sentence...
Rural Life
'If you are a farmer or live in rural Ireland, Budget 2021 is not for you' - Tóibín
“If you are a farmer or live in rural Ireland, move along…Budget 2021 is not for you,” according to Aontú leader...
Agri Politics
Aontú bill on 'below cost' sale of beef moves through Dáil
Draft legislation on preventing the below cost sale of beef has made it through its first stage in the Dáil...
Rural Life
'Food is no protection against Covid' - Tóibín
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín is one of the latest TDs calling on the government to “rethink strategy” when it comes...
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Agri Politics
'Phil Hogan is not above the rest of us' - Tóibín
“Some are running a narrative that we should maintain the commissioner for the sake of Brexit. But I ask –...
Agri Politics
Continued pub closures 'to affect rural towns and villages in a big way'
The government has missed an opportunity to inject some common sense into the pub crisis, according to Aontú leader Peadar...
Rural Life
SMEs 'getting stuffed by radically increasing input costs' - Tóibín
Aontú leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has welcomed “cross-party support” for a motion put forward by a group...
Agri Politics
TDs unable 'to see beyond the M50 motorway' - Tóibín
“In a time of crisis pots of money and rural funds are welcome, but what we need is a systemic...