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About Therese Madden:
Therese Madden has worked as a journalist/broadcaster and presenter for many years since graduating from the Institute Art Design and Technology in 2005. She also worked as news editor with Shannon Northern Sound and presented Leitrim’s County Matters with Irish TV. Therese has spent a number of years working as a secretarial assistant to a senator in Seanad Eireann.
Agri Week with Therese Madden
On this week’s show: Sinn Féin’s Agriculture Spokesman Martin Kenny is calling on the Agriculture Minister to clarify how the targeted payments for beef farmers,…
ICMSA: Budget shows government’s lack of understanding of challenges in agriculture
The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association says that this week’s budget proves the government has no understanding of the challenges facing the agricultural sector…
Farmers protesting over cattle prices
Farmers from the North West have joined their colleagues at a protest outside APB in Clones in County Monaghan today. They are unhappy with the…
Agriculture Minister says no easy solution to fodder issues
The Agriculture Minister says even if we commandeered all the trucks and boats we still couldn’t import enough grain to solve the fodder crisis. Michael…
Agri-Week takes a special look at Ireland’s forestry policy
Guy Marsden a lecturer in the Environmental Department at IT Sligo who has a keen interest and a vast knowledge of forestry policy in Ireland…
Agri Week discusses Climate Change
On Agri Week this week, we discuss the issue of Climate Change. Claire is joined by John Gibbons of the Climate Change Committee of An…
Sheep2018: Farm to Fork takes place in Athenry this weekend
Sheep farmers from right across the North West will descend on Athenry this weekend for the Farm to Fork Sheep conference. The event is being…
Creed: Government committed to tackling climate change
The Minister for Agriculture says the government is committed to tackling climate change. Minister Michael Creed has also rejected claims by An Taisce recently that…
From Kiltyclogher to Adelaide: Summer School hears we are giving our young people a ‘One-Way’ ticket out of the country
It’s the tenth year of the Sean MacDiarmada Summer School in Kiltyclogher in county Leitrim. It’s going from strength to strength and it’s adapted from…
Minister Michael Creed on Brexit, fishing and the late Joey Murrin
On AgriWeek this week we caught up with the Minister for Agriculture at the AGM of the Irish Natural and Hillfarmers Association in Sligo. He…
