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Letter re Tirlán vote on Friday
Letters to the Editor
"Vote no - a better deal will follow in due course. Remember Kildalton 2010." - Name and details with the editor.
2 October 2024 Letters
Letter regarding Tirlán vote this week
"I have shares in the drawer for years." - Name and details with the editor
2 October 2024 Letters
Letter re Arrabawn/Tipperary proposed merger
"Everyone knows that the writing is on the wall, despite us all wishing it wasn’t." - Thomas Burke, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe, Co Galway.
Minister must ensure no hold-ups with payments due - IFA
Cash flow challenges are mounting across all sectors, underlining the need for swift payments, the IFA's rural development chair has said.
27 September 2024 Letters
Leaving Cert points system is biased
"A student attending a small remote school as on Tory or Arranmore islands cannot be expected to compete in a points race biased in favour of fee paying grind schools." - Ger Roarty, Co Donegal
25 September 2024 Letters
Taoiseach must pause plans to increase water charges - IFA
Increasing water charges at this time will exacerbate an already difficult cashflow situation on farms, IFA president Francie Gorman has said.
24 September 2024 Letters
Using native grains in Irish whiskey
"Barley doubling in price would only add cents to a bottle of whiskey or pint of beer/stout." - David Moore, Glencash Farm.
18 September 2024 Letters
Letter regarding forthcoming Tirlán changes
"They want us to vote to bring our ownership below 17%. How much below? 0% is below 17% - is that their intention?" - Michael Flynn, Rathgormack, Co Waterford
18 September 2024 Letters
Ensuring quality in crop nutrition for the agricultural community
"We are proud to say that 100% of Yara products tested by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) passed the analysis specification." - Jari Pentinmaki, VP Yara UK & Ireland
4 September 2024 Letters
Small market for self-build mortgages in NI
With the small number of lenders for self-build mortgages being easily put off, the key advice is to start making enquiries as early as possible.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Letter re star ratings for older cows
"Why are old cows disadvantaged in star rating?" - Anne Dunphy, Tintean, Ballinlough, Kill, Co Waterford
28 August 2024 Letters
Letter re plight of Irish tillage sector
"Irish grain goes unrecognised" - Ollie Whyte, Co Dublin
28 August 2024 Letters