Agri Week podcast 07/03/2024
This week, Ronan Flanagan is out of the warm studio and attends the Sligo branch IFA’s ‘Enough is Enough’ protest outside the offices of Sligo County Council. While John Lynch is in Kinlough to talk to farmers in north Leitrim as they signal their discontent at the local authority’s…
Agri Week podcast 01/02/2024
This week, Ronan Flanagan chats to west Sligo native Christopher Tuffy, who has been as the National Dairy Council’s latest Farm Ambassador. Manorhamilton Municipal District Councillor, Padraig Fallon is calling for ACRES payments to be made in full. Head of Farm Support at Ifac, Philip O’Connor checks in…
Agri Week podcast 26/10/2023
This week, Agri Week makes the trip to Castle Dargan for the IFA’s Connacht Regional Chairperson hustings. Ronan Flanagan gets to know the two candidates, Kinlough-based James Gallagher and Brendan Golden from Killala, who outline why they feel they should be elected Chairperson. Two members of the Current…
Agri Week: Forestry jobs at risk, SEEFA call for Government actions and climate change impact on agriculture
On this week’s edition of Agri Week we talk to Enniscrone native Marina Conway from Western Forestry Co-op. Forestry group are appealing to Government to prevent demise of 12,000 jobs amid licensing crisis. A group called SEEFA Social Economic and environmental Association are appealing to the Government to take action.…
Agri Week — October 7th 2021
In this week’s Agri Week: Fire safety and prevention on the farm with Damien MacSharry of Sligo Fire Service; Sligo IFA Chairperson Kathleen Henry makes the case for more money for ANC payments; and Leitrim Councillor Frank Dolan on the increasing danger posed by deer on the region’s rural roads.…
Agri Week: Cap Proposals blasted for sucler & Beef Farmers. Agricultural Road Rage Rampant. Forestery Fiasco on licences processing
The IFA Livestock Chairman blasts the Cap Proposals aimed at Suckler and Beef farmers Should the drivers of agricultural vehicles on our roads be more considerate of other road users? And still trying to tell the wood from the trees we hear why the Joint Oireachtas Agriculture Committee…
AGRI WEEK Climate Action Bill, IFA Day of Protest, UK & third county deals
After a fairly significant week in agricultural circles, the ‘Agri Week’ show reflects back on some of the key issues and how they will impact the local region. A quick recap of the past week: We had the Climate Action bill passed in the Dái yesterday. Details emerged…