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Forestry
Healy-Rae appointed Minister of State for forestry
James Hanly
The announcement comes as the Government, upon the nomination of Taoiseach Micheál Martin, formally appointed Ministers of State and assigned their responsibilities on Wednesday.
15 January 2025 News
Heydon tipped for agriculture
The Programme for Government is long on priorities, but contains no costings, as Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Regional Independents and the Healy Rae brothers strike their deal
11 December 2024 Dealer
Is Mercosur the final blow for suckler farmers?
The optics of the EU doing a deal that brings South American beef into Europe may be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
Government must rigorously challenge EU-Mercosur deal – Harkin
A poor Mercosur deal will accomplish a culling of the national herd in one swoop.
9 December 2024 News
Independents set to replace Greens in Government
With Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael within touching distance of a majority, the next government will surely be a combination of them, alongside some independents.
4 December 2024 News
ACRES left farmers ‘frustrated and out of pocket’ – TD
Marian Harkin TD has said that farmers will be reluctant to enter future agri-environmnetal schemes after their experience in ACRES.
27 August 2024 News
Increase in water charges a blow to low-income farmers - Harkin
Marian Harkin TD believes that the increase in water charges will have a negative impact on farm incomes, along with animal health and welfare.
21 August 2024 News