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Listen: is Mercosur a done deal or can it be stopped?

The Irish Farmers Journal team debates whether the Mercosur deal will forge ahead or be derailed - and we talk to Charlie McConalogue and Martin Heydon about politics at home and in Europe.

10 December 2024 NEWS
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McConalogue survives tense marathon count

How the outgoing agriculture ministers and opposition spokespersons fared in the 2024 general election

4 December 2024 NEWS
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Who is next for Agriculture House?

It's extremely likely that Charlie McConalogue's successor will be from either Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael. Or could he become a two-term agriculture minister?

4 December 2024 DEALER
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McConalogue in battle to keep Dáil seat

The outgoing Minister for Agriculture is locked in a four-way battle for the last two seats in Donegal.

30 November 2024 NEWS

Candidates agree on solar farms

Farming candidates from each of the main political parties unanimously agreed that farmers should be allowed to choose what they want to do with their own land.

20 November 2024 RENEWABLES

Party pledges on farm retirement schemes

The agricultural leaders were responding to farmer concerns during the Irish Farmers Journal debate on Thursday.

20 November 2024 NEWS
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Tensions flare between outgoing ag ministers over derogation

Martin Heydon and Pippa Hackett exchanged heated words over the role EU politics will play in the derogation debate.

14 November 2024 NEWS

21 sustainability projects commended ahead of Science Week 2024

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture with responsibility for Research and Development, Martin Heydon announced the ‘Pioneering Research Progress’ booklet which will include 21 projects.

8 November 2024 CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Deadline to apply for National Farm Safety Measure extended

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Martin Heydon announced the measure for expressions of interest and for submitting applications for payment under the scheme.

30 October 2024 NEWS