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Former Minister Michael D'Arcy passes away
Pat O'Toole
Michael D'Arcy, who passed away in his 90th year, was sacked from cabinet due to his opposition to a land tax.
15 May 2024 News
Fine Gael farm group calls for nitrates taskforce
A report by a Fine Gael representative body has recommended the formation of the taskforce, with the aim of retaining the current 250kg and 220kg N/ha derogation limits.
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.
CAP budget needs to be revisited to pay farmers 'properly' - Seán Kelly MEP
The EPP held a conference on the future of European agriculture in Carlow on Friday.
19 April 2024 News
European People's Party hosts farming conference in Carlow
The event will take place in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Co Carlow, from 9.30am to 1.30pm this Friday.
15 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
Harris poaches Hackett's adviser
Jack O'Donnell was previously an adviser to former housing minister Eoghan Murphy.
10 April 2024 Dealer
Heydon stays on in agriculture
The Kildare TD will continue as Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture following the new Taoiseach's mini-reshuffle.
10 April 2024 News
Harris to look at practical supports to help farmers amid brutal weather
Prolonged wet weather, the nitrates derogation and the biomethane strategy all featured in Simon Harris’s address to the Fine Gael Ard Fheis on Saturday.
6 April 2024 News
Farming makes vital contribution to economy - Harris
New Fine Gael leader Simon Harris confirmed his commitment to rural Ireland and the agriculture sector at a meeting with a party representative group.
4 April 2024 News
Coveney stepping back was inevitable
Having decided not to seek the Fine Gael leadership a second time, Simon Coveney might leave representational politics altogether at the end of the current Dail.
3 April 2024 Dealer
Simon Coveney to step away from cabinet
Simon Coveney has announced he does not wish to hold a position in Simon Harris’s new cabinet.
2 April 2024 News