Founder of Ireland’s Future to work closely with new Independent TD alliance
Founder of Ireland’s Future Gerry Loftus has said the organisation will work closely with the new alliance of independent TD’s recently formed in the west. The well known farm official says the organisation are holding public meetings across the county to insure the concerns of the people are communicated to…
Calls on Taoiseach to reject proposed CAP cuts on farmers
Calls have been made to the Taoiseach to use his veto rather than accept a proposed cut to the Common Agriculture Policy budget which is being proposed by EU officials. Reports into the cuts suggest that there could be over €2,000 taken from the €14,400 average CAP payment received by…
Fine Gael have let farmers down – FF Charlie McConalogue
Fianna Fail is aiming to ensure a fair return for farmers and affordable food for Irish consumers under its Agricultural policy. The party says it’s ready to defend CAP funding for farmers and says it must become a priority for the EU again. It’s also looking to introduce a national…
“Minister Creed must reverse his decision to put convergence on hold for the CAP” – Loftus
“To put internal convergence on hold for a transitional period of the Common Agricultural Policy is a sickening despicable attack on the poorest sector of Irish agriculture. ” That’s according to Founder of Ireland’s Future, Gerry Loftus, has said he is furious by the announcement by Minister for Agriculture, Food…
Hogan to make major announcement on CAP
A major announcement on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy will be made in Brussels tomorrow (Friday). EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan will reveal new details on the CAP budget post Brexit. The announcement will be streamed live on the internet on ‘EBS Live’ at 10:30 am while the…
North West farmers could benefit from cap on Single Farm Payments
A Donegal TD says farmers in the north west could benefit from the money generated if the cap on Single Farm Payments was reduced. Charlie McConologue says in the programme of Government, they promised to reduced the cap on basic payments from €150,000 down to €100,000. Very few farmers in…