McConalogue lashes British farm minister over her CAP comments
Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Agriculture and Food Charlie McConalogue says he is appalled by the UK Farm Minister Andrea Leadsom’s attack on the Common Agriculture Policy. He says her comments, claiming that farmers would…
Farmers urged to seek help in applying for schemes
The IFA in Leitrim says any farmers who want to claim Farm Assist should contact social welfare. Farm Assist, young farmer payments and general schemes were discussed at a special meeting in Dromahair earlier this…
Farmers protest against closure of vet lab and climate change concerns
Farmers have been protesting against the proposed closure of the Regional Veterinary Lab in Sligo as well as the the concern of climate change
Taoiseach promises to raise Sligo RVL issue with minister
The Taoiseach says he will raise the threatened closure of the Regional Veterinary Lab in Sligo with the Minister for Agriculture again. Enda Kenny was responding to a Dail query from Sligo Leitrim TD Eamon Scanlon…
Closure of Sligo’s Regional Vet Lab would be ‘another nail in the coffin for the West’
Hundreds of farmers from right across the North West are calling for the Regional Veterinary Lab in Doonally Sligo to be kept open. At least 300 farmers from not only around the county but throughout…
IFA information evening in Dromahair next Tuesday evening
An information meeting is taking place for the general public in the greater Dromahair area in Leitrim next week. The Irish Farmers Association in Leitrim is organising the event on Tuesday at 8pm in the…
Animal owners alert for low flying aircraft over North West
A geological mapping project collecting geophysical and geochemical data over counties Mayo and Donegal is set to take place in early March. The project involves low flying aircraft equipped with state of the art geophysical…