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Share your views on fallout from storm Éowyn
Amy Forde
As thousands remain without electricity in the midlands and west, we want to hear how farm families and rural dwellers are affected by the ongoing fallout from storm Éowyn.
7 February 2025 News
People in west feel left behind after storm Éowyn - IFA
"There isn’t enough being done – regardless of whether you’re an islander or mainlander. People feel left behind," the IFA's Teresa Roche has said.
7 February 2025 News
News Podcast: Michael Healy-Rae, ICBF stars and calf boat cancelled
On this week’s show, we speak to Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, talk about the ICBF Euro-stars indices and discuss the cancellation of a calf boat.
Farmers urged to report suspected cases of Schmallenberg
Schmallenberg was first recognised in Germany and the Netherlands during the summer of 2011.
3 February 2025 News
‘No plans’ for State to buy large tracts of mountain land for forests
The Minister pointed out that under the current forestry programme, there is a scheme specifically created to enable planting of new native woodlands on suitable publicly owned bare land.
3 February 2025 Forestry
EU plans to impose tariffs on Russian fertiliser
In 2023, the types of fertilisers covered by the proposed regulation represented over 70% of overall fertiliser consumption in the EU.
31 January 2025 News
News Podcast: storm Éowyn fallout, succession and rural crime
On this week’s podcast, the news team discusses the ongoing fallout from storm Éowyn, the issue of delayed succession and hears about a rural crime spree in Tipperary.
31 January 2025 News
CAP payments should be index linked - Commissioner Hansen
The Luxembourg man said that where additional burdens are placed on farmers then there needs to be additional funding, but could not say where this funding would come from.
29 January 2025 News
Teagasc moves to restructure advisory service
Amy Forde and Rachel Donovan report on Teagasc's restructuring strategy which aims to enable advisers to deliver a better service to farmers.
29 January 2025 News
Bland deadlines are ‘not fit for purpose’
He said Brussels should 'not just have bland deadlines that that are not fit for purpose', adding that it is very important to take into account the geography and soil type in certain areas of the EU.
29 January 2025 News
EU can’t be a 'scapegoat' for global tensions - Hansen
What is now going to happen with China? Are they really slapping import tariffs on our dairy products? asks Christophe Hansen.
29 January 2025 News
Storm damage kills Clare stock bull
The roller doors of the shed buckled and the roof was gone off another shed on Roger Fahy's farm in Clare.
29 January 2025 News