General election

Stephen Robb looks ahead at some of the challenges facing the next Government as Ireland’s fledgling anaerobic digestion industry struggles to get off the ground.

This is the message from IFA president Francie Gorman ahead of a series of high-level discussions he will be involved with in Brussels on Thursday about the Mercosur trade deal.

The new government needs to introduce further supports for micro-generation projects, according to the Micro-Renewable Energy Federation.

The rural youth organisation is reiterating the call from its pre-budget submission for its general election manifesto before voters go to the polls on Friday 29 November.

As gender quotas increase for next week’s general election, three candidates share their reasons for going forward for the Dáil, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

The Irish Farmers Journal team debates the main issues that will sway the farming and rural vote in the upcoming general election on Friday 29 November.

MEPs have warned that the proposed deal, to allow for free trade between the EU and South American countries, could be split into two parts to speed up its approval through the European Union.

With the general election around the corner, Sinn Féin says it is committed to ensuring farm incomes are secure.