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Bill on vet practice ownership back on the table
Rachel Donovan
The bill would ensure that veterinary practices can only be owned by licensed vets.
14 May 2024 News
Cowen calls for urgent action on renewable projects
The system must be changed in order to meet 2030 energy targets, the Fianna Fáil candidate has urged.
11 May 2024 Opinion
Opinion: takeaways from the IFA hustings
With a dozen contenders at each of the IFA's four European election hustings, Pat O'Toole was left with plenty to ponder.
Too much land excluded from forestry - Cahill
At the moment, we have an awful lot of land, including peat lands, that are excluded from afforestation, Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill has said.
2 May 2024 News
Red tape choking farmers - Ní Mhurchú
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú said if elected to the European Parliament, she would use all her 'powers of persuasion', along with her 27 years' experience as a barrister, to reduce red tape for farmers.
1 May 2024 News
Tillage emergency fund but still no land use policy
With dry weather in the forecast and little or no spring planting completed, the €40 per acre might pale into insignificance but it at least has arrived.
17 April 2024 Viewpoints
Support payments cannot be the norm going forward - IGGG
The Irish Grain Growers Group responds to Minister McConalogue’s support payment to tillage farmers and say that €40/acre is not enough to meet the climate action plan goal.
15 April 2024 News
New €100/ha tillage payment falls short of what is required – IFA
The IFA has said that Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has made a rushed announcement on money for tillage farmers.
14 April 2024 News
Significant change within government
We wish Simon Harris well, as he becomes Taoiseach at a critical juncture for Irish agriculture, the wider economy, and society.
10 April 2024 Viewpoints
Young farmer to run in local elections
The 20-year-old student from Co Kilkenny is to run for Fianna Fáil in the upcoming local elections.
9 April 2024 News
Payments for vacant home scheme should be staged - Kelleher
Billy Kelleher of Fianna Fáil has said that payments for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Scheme should be staged, rather than paid in full when the works have been completed.
8 April 2024 News
Retailers should accommodate farmers due to poor weather - Kelleher
MEP Billy Kelleher has asked retailers and co-ops to be generous with prices and supportive of farmers as many struggle due to a difficult spring.
3 April 2024 News