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Minister had ‘no choice’ on vet medicines
Anne O'Donoghue
Minister McConalogue said the new rule changes had to be made in response to direction from the Health Protection Regulatory Authority (HPRA).
18 September 2024 News
Farmers seek €32m in loans from Credit Union
The latest review of the Credit Union’s farmer lending initiative shows that in the first half of 2024 the value of farm loan applications rose by 33%, when compared with the same period in 2023.
18 September 2024 Climate and environment
Ireland on track to meet its first carbon budget
SFI’s MaREI research centre for energy, climate and marine, said the results are 'surprising', as previous analysis has concluded that Ireland was not on track to meet its first carbon budget.
Commission visits Ireland on future of derogation
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue invited the delegation following last year’s visit to Ireland by European Commissioner for the Environment Virginijus Sinkevicius.
18 September 2024 News
Becoming more difficult to keep on top of disease in crops - Spink
Teagasc’s head of environment, crops and land use John Spink highlighted at the Ploughing the difficulties tillage farmers face controlling disease.
18 September 2024 News
90,500 in Ratheniska for Ploughing day two
Across the first two days of the Ploughing, 166,000 people attended the event.
18 September 2024 News
Commission should treat Irish dairy like French champagne - Doyle
Alice Doyle said with regard to the nitrates derogation, Irish dairy should have the same allowances made for it as other food and drink sectors do across the EU.
18 September 2024 News
New vet schools for ATU and SETU
The ATU school will be located across Donegal and Galway, while the SETU campus will be in Kilkenny.
18 September 2024 News
Cabinet to approve two new vet schools
Speaking at the National Ploughing Championships, Taoiseach Simon Harris said there would be more than one new vet school and they would be outside Dublin.
17 September 2024 News
Commission visit ‘important step’ in effort to retain derogation - McConalogue
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue invited the delegation following last year’s visit to Ireland by European Commissioner for the Environment Virginijus Sinkevicius.
17 September 2024 News
Almost half dropped out of ACRES tranche two on Aran Islands
In total under tranche two of the scheme, 50 out of 105 participants have dropped out of ACRES on the Aran Islands.
14 September 2024 Schemes
New protocol agreed for farm inspections in Kilkenny
The protocol comes following negotiations between Kilkenny Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Kilkenny County Council in recent weeks.
12 September 2024 News