Rural Life
Fuel increases this week 'absolutely unnecessary' - TD
An independent TD has slammed the government for allowing increases in excise duty for fuel to go ahead this week....
Verona Murphy
Agri Politics
TD tells minister '€11/ac warrants a slap'
A Co. Wexford TD told the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue that a support package for...
Agri-Business
Sheep farmers deserve fair share of Brexit fund - TDs
Irish sheep farmers deserve to receive their fair share of the Brexit compensation fund, according to the Regional Group of...
Environment
Emissions reduction 'set at these levels will decimate farmers' - Murphy
“If we do not turn the tide on the climate crisis in this generation, there will not be any agriculture...
Agri-Business
'Explosion' in next fortnight if government doesn't tackle fuel pricing - TD
There will be an “explosion” in Ireland in the next fortnight if the government does not take action to address...
Environment
'Farming does not stand still for soil sample results' - TD
Wexford independent TD, Verona Murphy, has said she supports the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) condemnation of the implementation of a...
Agri Politics
Cuffe letter to banks is 'wholly unacceptable' - Murphy
An independent TD has joined in calls for clarity about a letter sent by Green Party MEP, Ciarán Cuffe to...
Tillage
'Proactive approach' needed to prevent spread of blackgrass
Independent TD for Wexford Verona Murphy has told the government that a “proactive approach” is needed to prevent the spread...
Agri Politics
Government 'must insist' on joined-up antigen testing approach to protect exporters
The Irish government has been called on by a TD to insist on a co-ordinated EU approach to antigen testing...
Agri Politics
Hunt industry 'in crisis' after 'unjustified attack on livelihoods in rural Ireland'
The government’s decision to suspend point-to-point racing and hare coursing while failing to provide supports to those affected has been...
Agri-Business
Export trade could collapse amid government testing failure - Murphy
An independent TD has described the government’s approach to dealing with testing at ports as “chaotic”. Deputy Verona Murphy had...
Agri-Business
Fresh food supply in jeopardy due to 'regulatory paralysis' at ports - TD
A TD has warned that the supply of fresh food here is being put in jeopardy due to what she...
Agri-Business
Department to increase daily inspection cover at Rosslare
The department is set to increase daily inspection cover at Rosslare Europort to 18 hours, according to an independent TD....
Agri-Business
Rapid Covid-19 testing needed at ports - Murphy
Wexford independent deputy, Verona Murphy has called on the government to immediately introduce rapid antigen testing at all the country’s...
Agri-Business
'A pretty dire situation' for truck drivers caught up in UK-French border closure - Murphy
Independent TD for Wexford, Verona Murphy, has said that it is ‘a pretty dire situation’ for those truck drivers who...
Agri-Business
'Truck drivers could be sitting in their cabs for Christmas' - Murphy
Independent TD for Wexford, Verona Murphy, has called for swift action from the government after traffic between the UK and...
Agri-Business
Lack of 24-hour agri-food inspections at Rosslare 'will cause mayhem'
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been criticised by a TD for the “totally unacceptable” decision not...
Agri Politics
Port business boost means investment 'urgently needed in Rosslare' - Murphy
The announcement by Stena Line of an additional vessel on the Rosslare Europort to Cherbourg route – and a doubling...