Jackie Cahill has said he “sincerely regrets” the short notice, but that “personal circumstances” have dictated the decision not to run.
FII has launched its manifesto - ‘Forestry for our Future: Delivering on the potential of Irish forestry’ - for the upcoming general election.
IFA president Francie Gorman said the event comes at a critical time for farming.
Martin Kenny returns as Sinn Féin’s agriculture spokesperson as a general election approaches, following disappointing local and European elections for the party. Here, he sets out his stall.
Dairy farmer Willie Aird will contest the general election in Laois. He’s been in politics for 45 years.
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Punch is the former general secretary of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA).
The IFA want the government to present their detailed proposal to remove farmers from liability to the Residential ZOned Land tax on their farmland
With ministers openly disagreeing on whether the RZLT should be deferred- again- or not, is the government in danger?
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Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy and Claire Kerrane had previously tabled legislation in the Dáil to establish a commission on the future of family farming earlier this year.