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Recent concerns include the Mercosur trade deal, which Irish farmers fear will flood the market with cheaper South American beef, and stricter EU nitrogen limits that threaten the viability of family farms. Joining me to discuss these challenges is Jer O'Mahony, regional chair of the Irish Farmers Association,
The live animal crib will return to the Mansion House in Dublin this year. The festive attraction will be officially launched tomorrow But does it still have a place in today's society? We debate with Laura Broxon, Spokesperson for Ireland's National Animal Rights Association and Francie Gorman, President of the Irish Farmers Association.
The live animal crib will return to the Mansion House in Dublin this year. The festive attraction will be officially launched tomorrow But does it still have a place in today's society? We debate with Laura Broxon, Spokesperson for Ireland's National Animal Rights Association and Francie Gorman, President of the Irish Farmers Association.
Francie Gorman, President, Irish Farmers Association
Francie Gorman, President of the Irish Farmers Association discusses the challenges of rising costs, reduced incomes and cash flow problems hitting hard pressed farmers.
The Clare branch of the Irish Farmers Association is urging local and European election candidates to outline their stance on farming policies in an online survey, where the results can be viewed by the public. Local candidates will be asked if they're in favour of a reformed planning system, actively farmed lands being exempt from Residential Zoned Land Tax, a Roadside Ash Dieback Scheme, new farm inspection protocols and increased investment in rural infrastructure. While European candidates will have to declare their views on increased CAP payments, Over-regulation, the Nitrates Derogation and environmental fairness. Clare IFA Chair Stephen Walsh says political support for farmers has never been more important.
The Joint Committee on Public Petitions will meet today to discuss the potential of creating a greenway on the closed railway from Sligo to Athenry. Is this a good idea or should we be putting trains back on railway lines, rather than bikes? To discuss Shane was joined on the show by Cllr Marie Casserly, Independent Councillor and local election candidate for Sligo-Drumcliff and also Michael O'Dowd, Chairman of the Sligo branch of the Irish Farmers Association.
The Joint Committee on Public Petitions will meet today to discuss the potential of creating a greenway on the closed railway from Sligo to Athenry. Is this a good idea or should we be putting trains back on railway lines, rather than bikes? To discuss Shane was joined on the show by Cllr Marie Casserly, Independent Councillor and local election candidate for Sligo-Drumcliff and also Michael O'Dowd, Chairman of the Sligo branch of the Irish Farmers Association.
Alice Doyle, Deputy President, Irish Farmers Association and Aisling Meehan, Agricultural Solicitor
Conor O'Leary, Munster Chair, Irish Farmers Association
The European Commission has recommended that the European Union slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 Francie Gorman, President of the Irish Farmers Association spoke to Shane with regard to this recommendation.
The European Commission has recommended that the European Union slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 Francie Gorman, President of the Irish Farmers Association spoke to Shane with regard to this recommendation.
Frustration amongst farmers has come to the surface: We speak to the IFA about why they are taking to the roads this evening in protest. Joining Pat this morning was Francie Gorman President of the Irish Farmers Association.
Joe is joined by Sean Lavery, Limerick chair of the Irish Farmers Association, and Ciara Brennan of Happy Food who is also a vegan as they debate whether the vegan posters seen on Dock Road should be allowed up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Clare Chair of the Irish Farmers Association claims local producers must be protected in the coming year to keep rural Ireland alive. It follows a year of slow but sure recovery for the Agriculture industry, where output fertiliser and fuel costs have begun to fall, however the price for Irish beef has consistently fallen 30c per/kg below the prime export benchmark. Farmers meanwhile are still waiting for clarity on the EU's new five year STAR rating system which determines the price that cattle can be sold for. Parteen farmer Tom Lane says farmers need urgent reassurance for the year ahead.
Clare's IFA Chair is calling on the government to urgently revisit the compensation paid to farmers impacted by compulsory purchase orders. Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the Irish Farmers Association have reached a new agreement this week that would see landowners receive an additional fixed payment of €6,500 per acre for granting early access to developers. In the event that a farm building is demolished to facilitate a major project such as the construction of a road, the state will now have to fully cover any replacement costs. Parteen Farmer Tom Lane however believes the new measure doesn't go nearly far enough to address the disruption caused.
The IFA elects its first female Deputy President. We hear from Alice Doyle Deputy President of the Irish Farmers Association...
Danny Healy-Rae has called on the Government to conduct a serious cull of deer in Ireland, which he said are causing collisions on roads and damaging farms. Is a national cull program needed? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Tim Cullinane, President of the Irish Farmers Association, and John Tierney Campaigns Director at the Association of Hunt Saboteurs.
Danny Healy-Rae has called on the Government to conduct a serious cull of deer in Ireland, which he said are causing collisions on roads and damaging farms. Is a national cull program needed? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Tim Cullinane, President of the Irish Farmers Association, and John Tierney Campaigns Director at the Association of Hunt Saboteurs.
The Clare County Chair of the IFA has criticised the Minister for Agriculture's "unacceptable" delay in issuing income support to farmers across the country. Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced that advance payments are being issued to farmers under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability as well as the Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability schemes. The advance payments are worth over €452 million to 103,764 farmers and in Clare alone, 5,309 payments have been made which represents a total value of over €20 million. However, Clare County Chair of the Irish Farmers Association, Tom Lane says considering the pressure farmers are currently under, the payments should've come well in advance of this week.
The Irish Farmers Association represents seventy thousand farmers and producers. Every four years, they elect their President, who is one of the most influential players in Irish agriculture. Brendan Donohue was at the IFA hustings in county Kilkenny.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Tim Cullinane, President of the Irish Farmers Association.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deleted one of its social media posts which encouraged the public to reduce red meat intake, following objections from the Irish Farmers Association. Speaking to Shane this morning was Tim Cullinane, Irish Farmers Association President.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deleted one of its social media posts which encouraged the public to reduce red meat intake, following objections from the Irish Farmers Association. Speaking to Shane this morning was Tim Cullinane, Irish Farmers Association President.
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Editors note: Before Listening I recommend that you read this short thread - https://twitter.com/whittledaway/status/1683040346740072448?s=20) Pádraic Fogarty loves nature. His nature-themed writing, advocacy and activism spans over two decades. So it was a shock to many to see that he had resigned from the Irish Wildlife Trust over a blog post that upset the Irish Farmers Association. He joins us to talk about how it all went down, why he he doesn't regret the 'lurching to the far right' comment that has seen him be attacked across social and indeed parts of the mainstream media. Where to next for Pádraic? Why did the IWT cave to the IFA? Who is the modern far right? We get into it. The Right to Housing Referendum podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-86631400
The Clare Chair of the Irish Farmers Association says they need more time to assess and implement sustainable farming technologies. The Enviornmental Protection Agency's latest report shows that agricultural emissions fell by 1.2% last year, despite a rise in herd numbers. The EPA has attributed the reduction to a marked decrease in nitrogen fertiliser use, with the product becoming virtually unattainable from the outset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ireland is still running behind on its goal of reducing agricultural emissions by 25% for 2030, with the prospect of introudcing a cow culling scheme under consideration by the Department of Agriculture. However Parteen farmer, Tom Lane believes the EPA 's report proves that climate goals can be met by adpating to alternative methods.
Just over a week ago Lidl announced that it was cutting the price of fresh milk. They were almost immediately followed by other big supermarkets and consumers were briefly the winners for once. But prices have not been retreating as fast as they went up last year when inflation soared to double digits. And today the big grocers will have to explain why not to the Retail Minister Neale Richmond. One group that does not want to see prices fall is farmers and Tim Cullinane is the President of the Irish Farmers Association who spoke to Joe this morning.
Families who have been feeling the pinch in their shopping trollies will be delighted with the recent reductions in butter and milk which have come as some of the biggest supermarkets confirmed they will cut their prices Jonathan Healy was joined by Conor Pope, consumer affairs correspondent with the Irish Times and Tim Cullinan, President of the Irish Farmers Association to discuss...
An EPA report has suggested that Ireland would need to reduce the number of livestock by 30% and rewet 90% of reclaimed land for the agriculture sector is to meet targets Tim Cullinane, President of the Irish Farmers Association, what is your reaction to this?
An EPA report has suggested that Ireland would need to reduce the number of livestock by 30% and rewet 90% of reclaimed land for the agriculture sector is to meet targets Tim Cullinane, President of the Irish Farmers Association, what is your reaction to this?
rish Christmas turkey is under threat of an avian flu virus which has decimated flocks across Europe, UK and US according to the Irish Independent. The cases of virus have been recently discovered in dead swans in Cavan. Irish Farmers Association had put “red alert” to its poultry producer members, and Brendan Soden, Poultry Vice Chair of the IFA spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
rish Christmas turkey is under threat of an avian flu virus which has decimated flocks across Europe, UK and US according to the Irish Independent. The cases of virus have been recently discovered in dead swans in Cavan. Irish Farmers Association had put “red alert” to its poultry producer members, and Brendan Soden, Poultry Vice Chair of the IFA spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
Limerick farmers shared a number of concerns about trespassers on their properties at a meeting held by the Irish Farmers Association. The meeting heard that people are 'living in fear' due to the upsurge in trespassing by roaming gangs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ireland will fail to meet the EU and national goal of restoring all waters including rivers and lakes to good or better status by 2027, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned. EPA's Mary Gurrie told Newstalk Breakfast that agriculture is having a “disproportionate” impact on declining water quality standards. To discuss this further, Shane was joined on the show by President of the Irish Farmers Association, Tim Cullinane and also Environmental journalist and commentator, John Gibbons.
Ireland will fail to meet the EU and national goal of restoring all waters including rivers and lakes to good or better status by 2027, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned. EPA's Mary Gurrie told Newstalk Breakfast that agriculture is having a “disproportionate” impact on declining water quality standards. To discuss this further, Shane was joined on the show by President of the Irish Farmers Association, Tim Cullinane and also Environmental journalist and commentator, John Gibbons.
Yesterday evening, coalition leaders reached a deal that will see a reduction of 25% in greenhouse gas emissions for the agriculture sector by 2030. Government sources have said farmers will be incentivised to deliver more emissions cuts in other sectors like energy and land use. For more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Tim Cullinan, President of the Irish Farmers Association, and Cara Augustenborg, Professor of Environmental Policy at University College Dublin and a member of the Climate Advisory council.
Yesterday evening, coalition leaders reached a deal that will see a reduction of 25% in greenhouse gas emissions for the agriculture sector by 2030. Government sources have said farmers will be incentivised to deliver more emissions cuts in other sectors like energy and land use. For more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Tim Cullinan, President of the Irish Farmers Association, and Cara Augustenborg, Professor of Environmental Policy at University College Dublin and a member of the Climate Advisory council.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has been engaging in ongoing talks with Environment Minister Eamon Ryan on Climate change. He signalled that he could support emissions cuts of more than the minimum 22% for farming – but in an interview with the Irish Independent, he stated that farming families must be protected. Tim Cullinan, President of the Irish Farmers Association spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with his take on this.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has been engaging in ongoing talks with Environment Minister Eamon Ryan on Climate change. He signalled that he could support emissions cuts of more than the minimum 22% for farming – but in an interview with the Irish Independent, he stated that farming families must be protected. Tim Cullinan, President of the Irish Farmers Association spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with his take on this.
Niall is speaking to Paul O'Brien Chair the Irish Farmers Association Environment & Rural Affairs committee about the emissions reduction range of between 22-30% being decided by cabinet next week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Niall is speaking to Paul O'Brien Chair the Irish Farmers Association Environment & Rural Affairs committee about the emissions reduction range of between 22-30% being decided by cabinet next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
50% of the world's sunflower oil is produced in Ukraine and because of the conflict, there is no grain being planted in the country at the moment. Ukraine also exports a large percentage of its grain to North African and the Middle East where there are no concerns of an impending humanitarian disaster. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/03/09173738/0903food.mp3"][/audio] Ciaran Fitzgerald, food economist and Tadhg Buckley, Director of Policy, Irish Farmers Association joined the Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.
In this month's podcast, Dale Crammond, Agricultural Inspector in the Department, sits down with Amii McKeever, editor of the Irish Country Living magazine, to go through her varied career to date, including roles at the Irish Farmers Association and Glanbia. Amii is a great advocate for Women in Ag and this comes across very strongly in the podcast. Amii also shares some advice for today's graduates.
The Irish Farmers Association has said farming is facing into a very challenging year as the costs of doing business threaten to wipe out modest gains made in 2021.
The Irish Farmers Association has said farming is facing into a very challenging year as the costs of doing business threaten to wipe out modest gains made in 2021.
Tim Cullinan, president of the Irish Farmers Association, discusses how potential emissions cuts expected to be included in this week's carbon budget could impact the farming sector.
In this episode of Experts in their Field, Amii McKeever interviews Con Lucey. An agricultural economist by profession who has had a 40 year career with the Irish Farmers Association.
Welcome to See Change Sessions with Alittlegail! This podcast, created by See Change and hosted by Abigail McDonnell, is all about starting the conversation and breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and the difficulties that may come within it. On this weeks episode, Abigail is joined by fellow See Change Ambassadors Sonia Moloney, as well as the Irish Farmers Association's Farm Family Chair, Caroline Farrell. During the month of September, our podcast episodes will focus on this years theme for our annual Green Ribbon campaign - exclusion. For more information, visit seechange.ie for more information on mental health stigma. T: seechangeirl F: SeeChangeIreland I: seechangeirl Support services: Freephone Pieta House on 1800 247 247 or text HELP to 51444. Freephone Samaritans on 116 123; email jo@samaritans.ie; free-text HELLO to 50808 Mental Health - Irish Farmers' Association (ifa.ie)
Geraldine O'Sullivan, Senior Environmental Policy Executive of the Irish Farmers Association and Elaine McGoff who is Natural Environmental Officer with An Taisce debate issues around the future of Irish agriculture.
Bank of Ireland will close 88 of its branches from September, reducing its network by one third. The Irish Farmers Association have said that the announcement from Bank of Ireland is very disappointing news for farming and rural communities. North Tipperary Chairperson of the IFA Imelda Walsh spoke with Fran on Tipp Today...
The Irish Farmers Association has launched a nationwide campaign which will see farmers putting up 'No Dogs Allowed' posters on farm gates across the country. The organisation say it is an unprecedented step, in response to the rise in sheep attacks. They say a failure to put appropriate sanctions in place to punish the irresponsible and reckless behaviour of some dog owners means the only way to protect ewes that will be lambing in the coming weeks is to stop the threat at source and refuse all dog walkers access to their lands. On Monday's Morning Focus, Gavin Grace spoke to president of the IFA, Tim Cullinan. Picture © IFA
The Taoiseach will address the first ever remote AGM of the Irish Farmers Association today. It will focus on the EU's new Common Agricultural Policy budget, which will be negotiated this year. Farmers could lose up to 30 per cent of their annual payment if they don't engage in eco-friendly schemes. IFA president Tim Cullinan says he wants Micheál Martin to ensure the measure is not introduced. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/28072405/tim-cullinan.mp3"][/audio]
Tim Cullinan, President of the Irish Farmers Association on their reaction to the new 'Ag-Climatise' roadmap, which will set targets to reduce fertilizer use, encourage lower emitting cattle breeds & promote an increase in organic farming and tilage
Steak, burgers and sausages should only be described as such, IF they contain meat. The Irish Farmers Association's urging MEPs to ban vegan products from containing these words, as it claims plant-based food is deliberately disguised as something it's not. The European Parliament's voting this week on the wording used for meat and dairy substitutes. The IFA also wants an end to milk, cheese and butter descriptions on products, if they don't exclusively contain dairy. Tim Cullinan is President of the Association and he spoke to Fran on Tipp Today this morning along with Sandra Higgins, Director of Go Vegan World,
The Irish Farmers Association want the law changed to allow them to grow medicinal cannabis. Recreational use of the drug is banned in the country, but special licenses can be granted for its medicinal use. The IFA say the tillage sector has declined by around 20% over the past couple of years and farmers want options to diversify. The group wants to meet with the Department of Health to discuss the possibility of changing laws so they can produce 'industrial hemp, CBD oil and medicinal cannabis'. However, the group insists there would be limits in place. On Tuesday's Morning Focus, Gavin Grace spoke to National Horticulture Executive for the IFA, Pat Farrell. Picture © Herbal Hemp via Pixabay
Tim Cullinan, President of the Irish Farmers Association says they met the Taoiseach last night to discuss the current situation
Caroline Farrell of the Irish Farmers’ Association spoke to Jerry about the phenomenon of online videos showing participants indulging in dangerous and reckless behaviour with farm equipment.
Today: Six women have died so far this year from violence, we spoke to Sarah Benson of Women's Aid, Joe Healy the outgoing President of the Irish Farmers Association discussed the challenges facing farmers with Brexit looming, a kind hearted Carlingford restaurant owner told us us why he has decided to open his doors to the needy and lonely on Christmas day, as a threat hangs over League of Ireland clubs due to the FAI’s financial crisis we get reaction from Martin Connolly of Dundalk FC and we broke news at the end of the show that Eoin Ward had finally undergone surgery after his operation was cancelled on Monday - his mum Caitriona told us of the family's delight See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week Tom Lyons discusses the Irish meat market with Ger Bergin from the Irish Farmers Association and Mark Paul from The Irish Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week Tom Lyons discusses the Irish meat market with Ger Bergin from the Irish Farmers Association and Mark Paul from The Irish Times.
Tom is a young full time dairy farmer in East Cork. He talks to Ella (for BBC Radio 4's Farming Today show) and tells her why the Irish Farmers Association should not be protesting on the streets of Dublin today.
Pig paternity tests are being used to fight meat mislabelling in Ireland. After three years of work the Irish Farmers Association has set up a pig DNA database which will be used to spot check pork and bacon. Ella McSweeney travels to Tipperary to meet pig farmer Tim Cullinan who spearheaded the project.