Rural Life
Tánaiste: RZLT 'issue' to be resolved before Budget 2025
The Tánaiste said today (Thursday, September 26) that the “issue” of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) will be addressed...
Tánaiste
Rural Life
Tánaiste: Budget 2025 will be 'farmer friendly'
Tánaiste Micheál Martin indicated today (Thursday, September 19) at the National Ploughing Championships in Rathenisk that Budget 2025 will be...
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Agri Politics
Bluetongue: Gorman tells Taoiseach state must be 'on red alert'
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Francie Gorman has told Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin that the state must...
Agri Politics
Tánaiste: 'We are putting in place urgent assistance' for farmers
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said his party, Fianna Fáil is committed to providing “urgent assistance” to farmers towards acting on...
Agri Politics
Tánaiste: We want to create a 'new era of security' for farmers
Fianna Fáil wants to “create a new era of security for farmers and the agri-food sector” the Tánaiste said this...
Forestry
2023 saw lowest amount of forestry planted since 1946
Independent TD Michael Lowry told the Dáil that 2023 saw the lowest amount of land planted for forestry since 1946....
Agri-Business
TD tells Dáil 'bureaucracy is smothering farmers’
Independent TD Michael Lowry has told the Dáil that bureaucracy is “smothering farmers” and that the “actual pleasure” of farming is...
Agri Politics
'We need to support farmers in disadvantaged areas' - Tánaiste
Tánaiste and Minister for Rural Affairs, Micheál Martin has said that he will support farmers and that “our food production...
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Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
Dairy
Cork IFA protest over derogation cut in Carrigaline
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Cork branch is protesting in Carrigaline, Co. Cork today (Friday, December 1) over what it...
Rural Life
Tánaiste launches new Shared Island Project for rural communities
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin launched a new Shared Island Project for rural communities this morning (October...
Agri Politics
TD calls on DAFM for fodder support following Shannon Callows flooding
Sinn Féin TD, Claire Kerrane has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) for fodder support following...
Agri Politics
Watch: Tánaiste on possible budget supports for dairy farmers
Tánaiste Micheál Martin spoke about possible supports for dairy farmers in Budget 2024 today (Friday, October 6) after receiving a...
Agri Politics
Ireland will provide €2m for Ukraine's grain initiative - Tánaiste
Ireland will provide €2 million in financial support to the ‘Grain from Ukraine’ initiative’ to help counter the impact of...
Agri-Business
Tánaiste holds 'constructive' meeting with farm organisations
A meeting at government buildings yesterday (Wednesday, October 5) between Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar...
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Tánaiste hopeful of food security declaration at WTO conference
Food security, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and fisheries subsidies will all be high on the agenda as the World...