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Opinion: EU Agriculture Committee may flatten hopes for historical payments
Pat O'Toole
The Irish representation on the European Parliament's agriculture committee comprises four of the Midlands North West MEPs and none from Ireland South.
24 July 2024 News
Three Irish MEPs to sit on EU agriculture committee
The declaration of interests required of all MEPs shows that Billy Kelleher and Michael McNamara have earnings of over €20,000 each from farming.
12 June 2024 News
Big battle for final seats in Brussels
While Seán Kelly, Billy Kelleher and Luke Ming Flanagan will join the four Dublin MEPs in the next parliament, there is a massive fight on for the remaining seven seats.
Opinion: Kelleher, Cowen and co get a dose of Andrews' Liversalts
The Fianna Fáil candidate for the Dublin constituency set the cat among the, er, dairy cows, as he stated his opposition to the nitrates derogation days before polling.
8 June 2024 Opinion
Independents shake up the farming vote
With just over one week until polling day in the European elections, an Irish Farmers Journal survey has revealed farmer voting intentions.
29 May 2024 News
Banks draw ire of MEP candidates at Cork meeting
The Irish banking system was described as dysfunctional by an Irish MEP during meeting with farmers in west Cork earlier this week.
29 May 2024 News
Green Party 'consistent' in opposing Mercosur - O'Reilly
Senator Pauline O'Reilly said that the Green Party oppose Mercosur on the basis of the environment and Irish farming.
29 May 2024 News
Farmers are the 'victims' of climate - Punch
There has been a 'dogmatic green agenda' in the European Parliament over the last five years, Independent Ireland candidate says.
24 May 2024 News