Agri Politics
A written objection to the European Commission’s proposal to ban lead shot over wetlands has been lodged by MEP Billy Kelleher.
Rural Life
Concerns have been voiced by Matt Carthy over new EU legislation that would "force Irish farmers and gun-owners to pay millions of euro".
Farmers in parts of Ireland are sleeping with loaded shotguns and it's not a question of if they'll be used it's how soon, one farmer says.
