Environment
The government is being urged to bring forward renewable energy initiatives to help the agriculture...
Rural Life
Minister Heydon has said he "absolutely wants" to incorporate the issue of women in agriculture into Ireland's EU council presidency.
A member of the Seanad is calling for a change in local government policy to allow councillors have the final say in land acquisitions.
Agri-Business
The Dublin Rural LEADER programme is hosting an information evening on the supports available for farmers through the LEADER programme.
A member of the Seanad is urging rural community groups to apply for the Community Safety Fund 2025, which has been announced.
Agri Politics
Senator Victor Boyhan has called on the government to publish planning guidelines for those seeking to build a home in rural Ireland
Seanad Éireann comprises 60 members, who are elected to five vocational panels, from two...
Independent senator, Victor Boyhan, has voiced concerns about a potential rural versus Dublin "homecare divide".
A member of the Seanad is calling on the public to support the Irish horticulture sector this Christmas by buying Irish products.
Senator Victor Boyhan has been formally nominated to contest the agricultural panel in the Seanad Election.
An independent senator has called for commitments around the impacts of mental health on farm families and communities in election manifestos.
Victor Boyhan, a member of the Seanad for the Agricultural Panel, has confirmed that he will run to retain his seat in the upper house.
A member of the Seanad has advised farmers to get behind a campaign that aims to end stigma around mental health.
Horticulturists have one week left to apply for two new schemes to support innovation and diversification in the horticulture sector.
James Reynolds of the National Party, has urged the government to "relax" rural planning restrictions to make homeownership "affordable"....
The government has been called on to oblige local authorities to plan, deliver and support housing in rural areas.
Comments from Minister Eamon Ryan on the new Just Transition Commission have been described as "too simplistic a spin" by one senator.
Forestry
A member of the Seanad has said that the "electoral cycle" has helped to progress a new scheme on ash dieback.
Grass
A TD has said she is "deeply alarmed" at the results of an Agriland fodder survey which revealed that one-third of farmers are running short.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued 42 afforestation licences to date this year.
Beef
The Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture will meet with representative of the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme today.
Senator Victor Boyhan said he "welcomes" BAR funding for agriculture, but wants 'more transparency' on how the funds are being used
A delay in publishing updated rural housing guidelines is leading to rural communities "dying on...
