Border community group unhappy with no EU office
The organisation, which seeks to protect people who live close to the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the negative consequences of Brexit, has criticised the UK government’s decision to prevent the European Union from opening an office in Belfast. The ‘Border Communities against Brexit’ Group…
Ireland way behind EU when it comes to organic farming
Ireland has the lowest rate of organic farming in western Europe. New figures from Eurostat show that after Malta, we have the smallest percentage of total agricultural land devoted to organic farming of all 28 EU Member States, just 1.6%. Only 73,000 hectares of Irish land are now devoted to…