Rural Life
Flood relief measures sought for farmers along River Shannon
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Flooding Project Team is calling on the government to implement measures to address flooding along...
Shannon Callows
Rural Life
TD to meet minister over farmers awaiting Shannon Callows pay
Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has said he will meet the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue to...
CAP / Schemes
Payment sought for farmers omitted from Shannon Callows scheme
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling for financial supports for farmers who were excluded from the Shannon Callows Flood...
Rural Life
DAFM has 'questions to answer' on Shannon callows scheme - SF
Sinn Féin has said that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has “questions to answer” on the Shannon...
CAP / Schemes
McConalogue: No plans to extend Shannon Callows Flood Scheme
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said there are “no plans” to amend the timeframe of the...
Rural Life
River Shannon Management Agency Bill due in April - Nolan
The initial text of the long-awaited River Shannon Management Agency Bill will be brought forward in April, a TD has...
Environment
Concerns raised by TDs over payments to farmers under Shannon Callows scheme
Farmers with ten hectares or more of land impacted by the Shannon Callows flooding “have only been paid for a...
Rural Life
Farmers left without funding after Shannon Callows flooding
Many farmers along the Shannon Callows claim that they have not received funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Agri-Business
DAFM: Farmers can seek review under Shannon Callows scheme
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that farmers who feel their land should have been...
Rural Life
Not all Shannon Callows farmers contacted by DAFM - IFA
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president has said that an extension to the deadline for the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme...
Agri-Business
Minister urged to extend Shannon Callows funding deadline
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Connacht regional chair has said that the deadline for a scheme to support farmers impacted...
Agri-Business
Delay to River Shannon authority legislation 'insulting' - Nolan
An independent TD has said that delays to legislation to establish a single management authority for the River Shannon is...
Environment
Concern Shannon Callows payments could drag into 2024
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture, Claire Kerrane has raised concerns that the payments for fodder lost due to flooding in...
Agri-Business
River Shannon authority legislation must be progressed - Kerrane
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, Claire Kerrane is calling on the government to allow her party’s legislation to establish a...
Environment
Ag committee told 'no fodder saved' because of Shannon flooding
There was no fodder saved this year on the Shannon Callows because of “the longest summer flood ever”, a local...
Agri-Business
Shannon Callows funding must be 'released as soon as possible'
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has welcomed support for farmers in the Shannon Callows but added that “deeper flooding issues”...
Rural Life
Funding imminent for Shannon Callows farmers
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is currently finalising the details of a fodder support scheme...
Agri Politics
'No plans' for fodder support scheme for Shannon Callows farmers
There are currently “no plans” for a fodder scheme for farmers affected by flooding in the Shannon Callows, the Minister...