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Hansen and Heydon united on bolstering CAP budget
Anne O'Donoghue
Newly appointed Commissioner Christophe Hansen and Minister Martin Heydon have said they would support increasing CAP funds.
29 January 2025 News
Payments system is broken - Heydon
The new Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine says that the strings attached to payments are responsible for low uptake of SCEP and the Sheep Welfare scheme.
29 January 2025 News
Minister Heydon wants to change ‘bleak’ narrative around farming
The new Minister for Agriculture wants to highlight how good farming is for the economy, and how good Irish farmers are at producing quality food.
Heydon and Hansen need grit
Farming's future is now in the hands of Christophe Hansen and Martin Heydon; both have hands-on farming experience that will hopefully inform them.
29 January 2025 Dealer
Proposals sought for agri-food tourism initiatives
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon issued the call on Wednesday with funding totaling nearly €300,000 available for projects supporting agri-food tourism, which can include rural food markets.
29 January 2025 News
Minister Heydon must sort GAEC 2 issue - IFA
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon must take up the mantel on the implications of GAEC 2 for Ireland.
27 January 2025 News
ICMSA calls for inspections to be suspended in wake of storm Éowyn
ICMSA deputy president Eamonn Carroll said the last thing farmers need is an inspection by the Department of Agriculture or local authorities.
27 January 2025 News
Opinion: Heydon and Hansen bring hands-on experience to new roles
A new Commissioner and a new Minister will be grappling with the same old problems facing farming.
25 January 2025 Opinion
Mercosur and derogation urgent items for Minister of Agriculture – IFA
The association president Francie Gorman has spoken with Martin Heydon since his election, wishing him well in the role and saying that he is looking forward to working with him.
24 January 2025 News
Martin Heydon confirmed as Minister for Agriculture
Martin Heydon has been confirmed as the new Minister of Agriculture, succeeding Charlie McConalogue.
23 January 2025 News
Our learnings from series of public consultations
Access to land, access to finance, knowledge exchange and social sustainability were the four main themes.
22 January 2025 News
Heydon is poised to take top agriculture role
A farmer all his life, a TD since 2011, and a Minister of State in Agriculture House for the last five years, it's been a lifelong apprenticeship for biggest job in Irish farming for Martin Heydon.
22 January 2025 News