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New chair of Oireachtas committee on agriculture appointed
James Hanly
Other appointments announced by the Taoiseach included Erin McGreehan to the committee on Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
2 April 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: easy answer to Trump tariffs - make farming great again
Let’s take the initiative and keep control of what is good for rural Ireland.
12 March 2025 Features
Kingdom growers get the global green party started
Kerry nursery helps kickstart festivities as their beautiful symbols of Ireland are sent far and wide, writes Rosalind Skillen.
Department of Foreign Affairs urged red carpet rollout for ‘prickly’ Iranians
Beef sales that could potentially 'eliminate the need for intervention in 1994' and deliver IR£90m in export earnings was the prize on offer from a visit by senior Iranian officials.
1 January 2025 Feature
Opinion: Mercosur migraine hits government honeymoon before wedding
With a Mercosur deal across the table after 24 years, the new government has its first farming headache.
7 December 2024 Opinion
MEP abstains from Commission vote over Mercosur deal
Ciarán Mullooly chose not to vote on the leadership team that will guide EU policy for the next five years due to concerns about the lack of commitments and transparency regarding Mercocur.
27 November 2024 News
Harris to revamp farming payments
The Taoiseach says that the 'costs incurred/income forgone' model is seeing farmers walk away from schemes.
20 November 2024 News
Harris to upgrade Department IT
I was in the crowd as Simon Harris spoke to farmers at the IFA national council on Tuesday.
13 November 2024 Dealer
Offaly election candidate criticises government’s supports for farm incomes
Responding to the outgoing Taoiseach's remarks, Deputy Carol Nolan said the remarks have “gone down like a lead balloon among farmers”.
13 November 2024 News
Harris urges farmers to steer clear of independents when voting
The leaders of the three largest parties addressed the IFA's national council on Tuesday.
13 November 2024 News
Editorial: matching political theatre to farming reality
Our Department of Agriculture published a suite of proposed additional measures for the fifth Nitrates Action Programme
6 November 2024 Viewpoints
Loudest voices won't deliver for farmers if not in next government - Gorman
Francie Gorman has warned that the loudest voices in the upcoming general election may not necessarily be those shaping farming policies, if they do not find a seat on government benches.
4 November 2024 News