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…
Agri Week: Rewilding the north west. New fishing regulations on weighing of catches. Factory Fiction Quotes for lambs.
1.44 With a national agenda for rewilding large areas of our country gathering pace through proposals outlined in the EU Biodiversity Strategy. The Irish Natura Hill Farmers Association have pointed to recent fires in Killarney National Park as an insight into the potential dangers of what they maintain is a…
Sheep farmers urged to drive hard bargain when selling lambs
The IFA National Sheep vice-chairman is urging farmers to be careful of price quotes from factories for lambs. Demand for lamb is outweighing supplies and, as a result, factories are paying well above quoted prices to secure numbers. However, the practice of quoting prices which fails to reflect the market…
Agri Week: Importation of lamb meat from UK. Dog Poo testing in Leitrim & Driver theory tests for agri contractors
01.11 Sheep farmers and farm officials have strongly criticised the import of lamb by Irish Country Meats (ICM), which is claimed is a clear attempt to undermine prices for sheep farmers. Kevin Comiskey a local farmer and a member of teh national sheep committee discusses the development. 07.11 Leitrim County…
Sheep cert required to boost cross border sales
A leading farming official in the north west is calling for an all- Ireland sheep health certificate. Leitrim farmer and IFA official Kevin Comiskey says given the fact that Brexit has resulted in the border is in the Irish Sea, it will leave a large shortage of breeding stock…
Agri Week September 10th 2020
On Agri Week this week we have a feature interview with the Leitrim farmer Kevin Comiskey as we gauge his reaction to an advisory letter he received from the Department of Agriculture in relation to culling his herd over TB concerns. Kevin’s reaction has gone viral. Also on…