Rural Life
Fitzmaurice accuses President of hypocrisy for flooding comments
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has accused President Michael D Higgins of hypocrisy for his recent comments on flooding. President Higgins...
President Michael D Higgins
Environment
President Higgins: 'We need to shift away from over-reliance on imported fertiliser'
President Michael D. Higgins has called for a shift away “from an over-reliance on imported fertiliser, pesticide and seeds” at...
Rural Life
President: 'Farm family security cannot be delivered by market'
The economic security of farm families “cannot be delivered” by the market, and direct payments must be used to support...
Rural Life
President Higgins: 'It's a disgrace to have below-cost selling'
President Michael D. Higgins has strongly criticised the practice of below-cost selling in a powerful speech he gave at the...
Horticulture
Call for government and retailers to heed comments of President Higgins
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that retailers and the government should listen to the comments made by President...