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Sinn Féin calls for CAP funding to be protected at EU talks

February 18, 2020

Sinn Féin has called for the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) payments to be protected at this week’s extraordinary European Council budget talks. The…

Sinn Féin in favour of continued CAP convergence

January 29, 2020

Agri Politics

In its election manifesto launched yesterday, Tuesday, January 29, Sinn Féin has confirmed the party will “advocate that the convergence process continues” during the…

Top priorities for agriculture in first 100 days: Sinn Féin

January 16, 2020

Agri Politics

Beef transparency, capping direct payments and developing the country’s biomass industry are the immediate agricultural priorities of Sinn Féin spokesperson for agriculture, Brian…

‘We can’t control prices – but we can try and stamp out manipulation’

December 19, 2019

Beef

While we can’t control prices we can try and stamp out manipulation in the beef sector with improved transparency, according to Sinn Féin…

‘All injunctions must be lifted’ to ensure taskforce ‘gets up and running’

November 6, 2019

Agri Politics

All injunctions must be lifted with immediate effect to ensure that everyone can move forward with the Beef Market Taskforce, according to Sinn…

Mandatory Beef Price Transparency Bill published by Stanley

August 27, 2019

Agri Politics

The Mandatory Beef Price Transparency Bill 2019 was published by Sinn Féin spokesperson for agriculture Brian Stanley today, Tuesday, August 27. According to…

Minister urged to reconvene beef stakeholder talks

August 26, 2019

Agri Politics

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has been called on to reconvene talks with the beef sector, following the resurrection…

Sinn Féin party leader meets Beef Plan protesters

August 9, 2019

Agri Politics

The leader of the Sinn Féin party, Mary Lou McDonald, has paid a visit to the Beef Plan protest at the gates of the…

‘Hard Brexit is doomsday for farmers’ – McAleer

July 25, 2019

N.Ireland

Independent reports by the Irish Institute of European Affairs (IIEA) and the Department of Economy confirm that a hard Brexit will be a…

New gun laws ‘unworkable without farmer and owner dialogue’

July 9, 2019

Rural Life

Concerns have been voiced by MEP Matt Carthy over proposed new EU legislation that would “force Irish farmers, hunters and gun-owners to pay…

Sinn Féin outlines Dáil motion to reject ‘sell-out’ Mercosur deal

July 8, 2019

Agri Politics

A motion rejecting the EU-Mercosur Agreement has been published by Sinn Féin and will be debated in the Dáil this week. Party president…

New Sinn Féin agri spokesperson in frontbench shake-up

July 5, 2019

Agri Politics

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has appointed a new spokesperson for agriculture following the announcement of a shake-up to her frontbench. The…