New dog law measures welcomed by local representatives
Over €177,000 has been allocated to counties in the North West for new Dog Control Support Initiatives. The funding has been annonuced today by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphries, as part of a suite of new measures to enhance dog control laws across the country. Sligo has…
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…
IFA National Sheep Chair condemns attack on farmer
The IFA national Sheep Chairman has condemned the physical assault on a farmer in Wicklow that is understood to have taken place when walkers insisted that dogs be allowed access to a route on the farmers land. The incident has been condemned by the Mountaineering Council while the President of…
IFA meet with UK counterparts to discuss drystock issue
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) executive have met with counterparts from other farming unions across the UK to discuss issues affecting drystock farmers. The meeting in London was an opportunity to discuss a range of issues impacting on drystock farmers here in Ireland and across the UK. The…
North West farming official says silage grant is not enough
A leading north west based farming official is warning that there will be fodder shortage in the winter of 2022 The warning has been issued despite farmers being in line to receive a bonus payment of up to 1,000 euro for growing silage. The Agriculture Minister will…
Manorhamilton public meeting to proceed as planned
The residents of Manorhamilton will have the opportunity to voice their concerns over the closure of banks and the erosion of public services in the town at a public meeting tonight. The meeting which will be chaired by the former RTE journalist Ciaran Mullooly has been called to discuss…
At least one instance of UK beef being labelled as Irish
It’s been revealed that there was at least one instance of UK beef being labelled as of Irish origin. The IFA Vice Chair of the National Sheep Committee, Kevin Comiskey says even just once instance is not acceptable. Following a Freedom of Information request, Cavan/Monaghan TD, Matt Carthy is calling…