Sinn Fein

The final date for spreading slurry on farms in Ireland this year is 30 September 2024, with the closed period beginning on 1 October 2024.

Politicians were recycling posters on the way to the National Ploughing Championships, and cycling for mental health awareness on-site. An election is looming.

Women do contribute to family farms, but they're invisible in terms of agribusiness, co-operatives and farming organisations, Catherine Lane from the National Women’s Council has said.

Mary Lou McDonald says while supports should remain for active farmers, they should not remain open for investors.

Met Éireann data shows that it will be hottest in the afternoon on Tuesday, with highs of 20°C to 21°C.

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.

The party said that unpredictable weather patterns have affected fodder harvesting and slurry spreading, which has left farmers in a race against the clock to empty their tanks.

It is imperative that Government pursue a science-led partnership approach with farmers and other stakeholders on the nitrates derogation, Martin Kenny said.