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Budget 2025 is coming down to the wire in being firmed up, but there is very little room to fund new measures in agriculture.
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Dairy farmer Willie Aird will contest the general election in Laois. He’s been in politics for 45 years.
With ministers openly disagreeing on whether the RZLT should be deferred- again- or not, is the government in danger?
The declaration of interests required of all MEPs shows that Billy Kelleher and Michael McNamara have earnings of over €20,000 each from farming.
Simon Coveney made the announcement this Wednesday 10 July in writing to all Fine Gael members in his Cork South Central constituency.
Mayo TD Michael Ring said it is important to ensure that hard working farmers and their families are not penalised by a tax which was aimed at land hoarders.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil seem to have dismissed the prospect of a summer election, but it might be their best chance of being returned to power.
It was a difficult week for Dermot Kelleher, Kevin Comiskey, and the Hacketts as their efforts to become county councillors fell short.
The recent Irish Farmers Journal survey showed Sinn Féin at 6%, which seemed nonsensical. But using the slide rule of doubling that vote, it proved eerily accurate.
While Seán Kelly, Billy Kelleher and Luke Ming Flanagan will join the four Dublin MEPs in the next parliament, there is a massive fight on for the remaining seven seats.
