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‘We need answers’: Creeslough families meet Ministers to push for public inquiry
Helen McEntee, Charlie McConalogue and Eamon Ryan bring families ‘step closer’ to truth
‘All we get is talk, talk, talk, from our coastal politicians’ – inshore fishing sector fighting for survival
Adverse weather events, quota restrictions and changing market conditions have combined to reduce the sector’s viability
Kepak unveils €8m upgrade of Westmeath meat plant
Investment in facility supported through Government’s Capital Investment Scheme
Millions for Olympians, dog control, ‘forgotten farmers’: nine budget measures you may have missed
Budget 2025: Funding for chicken pox vaccines and an embassy in Serbia and tax relief for strawberry wine producers are also included
If the unholy alliance of farm bodies and industry is successful in its lobbying, the price will be our rivers and lakes
When a tribunal of inquiry is eventually set up, hopefully it will ask the right questions this time
Dairy farmers warn climate change plans will be ineffective if more money not allocated to them
Milk producer Lakeland Dairies says Government now facing ‘dilemma’, in letter to Minister for Agriculture and Coalition leaders
McConalogue ‘not concerned’ amid China investigation into dairy farmer subsidies
Minister’s comments during trade visit to China come after Beijing last month announced an investigation into EU subsidies for dairy products exported to China
Irish leaders need to start being honest about livestock’s long shadow and our unsustainable diets
Meat and dairy provides only 13% of calories globally but are responsible for nearly 85% of greenhouse gas emissions linked with food production
Ways to ease impact of residential zoned land tax on farmers set to be considered before budget
Minister for Agriculture pushing for resolution on issue that IFA and rural TDs say will pose significant difficulties for farmers
Row between Coalition Ministers over suspension of €12m straw scheme
Minister of State Martin Heydon said move by Minister Charlie McConalogue with harvest under way has thrown plans of many farmers into disarray
Aldi signs €125m contract with Dawn Meats in deal adding six new product lines
Agreement will see meat processor increase its supply to German multiple by 35% over five years
Operations suspended at equine abbatoir at centre of investigation into mistreatment of horses
Protesters gather outside Shannonside Foods facility in Straffan following RTÉ programme that showed footage of horses being mistreated and beaten on site
Coalition forced to adopt new measures to close emissions gap and avoid fine costing billions
Rail freight, heat pumps, low-carbon agricultural feed and grid investment among measures agreed
Plan to extend Dart services to Drogheda within three years
Dart+ Coastal North will see electrified line connect commuter stations such as Donabate, Balbriggan and Skerries
Major part of €104m package to be used to scale-up research on neurological diseases in Ireland
Minister for Agriculture declines to comment on investigation of Science Foundation Ireland chief executive Prof Philip Nolan
Investment of €104m in four Science Foundation Ireland centres to be announced
Money will fund 600-plus research roles in bioeconomy, agrifood, neurological disease and advanced manufacturing
Use of electric collars on cats and dogs to be banned under new regulations
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue says move follows months of ‘significant consultation’
No climate ‘backlash’ in Irish public opinion, Friends of the Earth survey finds
Most people in Ireland ‘very concerned about climate change and solidly supportive of Government action to cut polluting emissions’
Downpours likely to continue disrupting farming but potential high pressure respite on the way
Minister for Agriculture announces fodder transport support scheme to provide additional assistance to livestock farmers most severely affected by weather
Who in Government is picking up the phone when racing rings these days?
Sport can’t keep leaking reputational own goals and expect no political repercussions
Stark gap between potential and reality in South Sudan
Minister underlines the importance of Irish aid to beleaguered country
Ireland will take bog conservation ‘massively seriously’, says McConalogue
Minister says work on bog restoration is ‘ramping up’, as EC set to take Ireland to court over failure to protect bogs from turf cutting
Ministers in US, China, India and Brazil as part of largest St Patrick’s Day programme yet
Varadkar is in Washington meeting Biden as Micheál Martin heads to Canada and others travel to Africa, South America and Asia
Ministers announce move to scale-up all-island bioeconomy with €9m in seed funding
The Shared Island Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative was launched to focus on sustainable opportunities in agriculture and marine resources
Irish hedgerows face ‘wide-scale’ threat after outbreaks of fireblight disease
Hawthorn most vulnerable to bacterial threat arising from imported plants, say environmental groups
Biomethane would replace 10% of gas supply under new plans
Draft strategy sets objective to scale up indigenously-produced biomethane to 5.7 terawatt hours annually by 2030
Why are we eating more and wasting more food? Your plate size could be to blame
Eating dinner from a bowl is a fundamental error if reducing food waste is your aim, says one expert
Exporters face new British customs controls
Importers in the UK must notify authorities of shipments from January 31st with many food products requiring additional health certification
Cabinet to consider new terms of reference for tribunal into allegations made by Women of Honour group into Defence Forces
Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris will also bring new policy on student accommodation to Cabinet
Here’s why I rarely order anything for myself in restaurants
Minister Charlie McConalogue says we can always ask for seconds, but greed tells us to order too much upfront
Greater effort needed to extend nitrates derogation levels, IFA told
Minister told IFA the support of other EU nations was required to keep the present derogation, and water quality must be improved
International surrogacies could be recognised by State under proposals being brought to Cabinet
Minister for Health is bringing a memo that could potentially recognise the status of hundreds of families who had children born by surrogacy abroad
Cop28: UN targets agri-food industry with new climate recommendations
Ireland committed to continuing sustainable food production and becoming climate neutral as fast as possible, says Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue
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