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TD clarifies comments on solar farm and TB

Catherine Callaghan Fine Gael TD Carlow-Kilkenny made the comments in the Dáil, appearing to link solar farm development and the spread of TB in her area.

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Increasing college fees contradicts programme for government - ICMSA

Increasing college fees contradicts programme for government - ICMSA

NEWS 30 June 2025

Department of Agriculture officially takes responsibility for dog control

Department of Agriculture officially takes responsibility for dog control

NEWS 25 June 2025

Independent Ireland MEP slams Government's Mercosur approach

Independent Ireland MEP slams Government's Mercosur approach

Independent Ireland MEP slams Government's Mercosur approach

NEWS 18 June 2025

IFA calls for financial aid for tillage farmers

IFA calls for financial aid for tillage farmers

IFA calls for financial aid for tillage farmers

NEWS 4 June 2025

Colm McCarthy - Budget restraint on the cards

Colm McCarthy - Budget restraint on the cards

The budget for 2026 will be introduced in October and the lobbying is already under way.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Minister to negotiate a more 'straight forward' CAP for farmers

Minister to negotiate a more 'straight forward' CAP for farmers

Following Programme for Government commitments, Ireland has four key priorities for the next CAP.

NEWS 12 March 2025

Fine Gael MEPs vote against amendment to abandon Mercosur deal

Fine Gael MEPs vote against amendment to abandon Mercosur deal

Ireland's programme for government says that the Government will work with like minded EU countries to defend Irish interests in opposing the current Mercosur trade deal.

NEWS 12 March 2025

France ‘remain opposed’ to Mercosur – IFA

France ‘remain opposed’ to Mercosur – IFA

This comes after the association’s president, Francie Gorman, met with the French ambassador to Ireland Céline Place in the Irish Farm Centre to discuss the trade deal and other issues.

NEWS 12 March 2025

Colm McCarthy: reviewing promises in the Programme for Government

Colm McCarthy: reviewing promises in the Programme for Government

UK: if the economy grows quickly enough, the borrowing targets are credible.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

All-island bioeconomy summit to take place in May

All-island bioeconomy summit to take place in May

The event this year will focus on areas such as blue bio-based economy, commercial bio-based economy development and replacing fossil fuel products with new bio-based products.

RENEWABLES 12 March 2025

Colm McCarthy: It’s not just tariffs that could hurt – our taxes are targets too

Colm McCarthy: It’s not just tariffs that could hurt – our taxes are targets too

The capital programme was halved in volume by 2014 and has only lately recovered to pre-crash levels.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

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