Protesting farmers demand Bord Bia chair quits over foreign chicken served in restaurant
Larry Murrin co-owns Dublin’s Sole Seafood & Grill, which does not serve Irish poultry
Irish Farmers Association
IFA and imported food
Calls for the resignation of Larry Murrin as chair of Bord Bia are hypocritical
Bord Bia chairman faces fresh criticism over imported chicken at Dublin restaurant he part-owns
IFA accuses Larry Murrin of ‘making a mockery’ of Bord Bia
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Four per cent of the Irish workforce is employed in farming - but 15 per cent of our elected national politicians are farmers or landowners, according an investigation by The Irish Times
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‘Hope is not a strategy’: Farmers call on the Government to confirm financial supports as we face a harsh winter
The Irish Times view on farming and politics: unhealthily close
For decades the Department of Agriculture has operated as though it were a branch office of the Irish Farmers’ Association
Farmers call for logistical supports as winter fodder crisis looms
Animal feed from west of Ireland could be transported to drought-affected east, say groups
IFA repeats calls for Government action on fodder crisis
Harvest likely to be one of the poorest on record, says Francie Gorman
Farmers accuse Heydon of failing to grasp severity of drought
Minister hears that fodder, horticulture and tillage sectors ‘staring down the barrel of poor harvest yields’
Farm organisations and minister to meet as drought crisis deepens
Growing fears that farmers will be left without winter fodder due to recent lack of grass growth
Nerves in Government about potential protests as fuel prices inch closer to €2-per-litre again
With prices inching closer to the dreaded €2-per-litre mark, political nerves are jangling amid dark mutterings that reversing excise cuts would be ‘political suicide’
Hot weather to recede but little sign of rain for drought-affected counties
Many livestock farmers are feeding their animals winter silage because of the lack of grass growth
Tirlán accused of sabotaging Irish butter exports with Costco deal
Farming groups fear diary co-op’s deal will trigger a ‘race to the bottom’ for milk producers
How Ireland’s land is used and why it has to change
Agriculture takes up 74 per cent of the country’s land
The row over one-off housing rules: ‘I’m 43 and the situation has completely upset my life plans’
Rural housing plan welcomed in local communities, but it is a ‘huge departure from sustainable development’, says planner
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Bord Bia review finds chairman gives ‘clear leadership’ in wake of Brazil beef protests
IFA had called on Larry Murrin to resign over imports at his company, Dawn Farms
Ireland is trying to fund environmental protection on the cheap
Nature restoration isn’t a luxury. It’s one of the highest-return investments available to the State
‘We’ve lost a few crops in recent years, like iceberg lettuce. There is just one grower left’
Rising energy and wage bills, labour shortages and poor weather have put the squeeze on Irish vegetable growers
Compulsory purchase orders for greenways ‘fundamentally inappropriate’, farmers’ groups say
Public land should be preferred option for greenways but this is ‘not being consistently followed’, TDs and senators heard
Mask slipped in farming lobby’s reaction to Varadkar remarks
Merit in former taoiseach’s point about rural Ireland receiving substantial benefits
‘I’d like to see Leo milk 120 cows twice a day’: Was Varadkar wrong about rural Ireland?
Former taoiseach’s urban-rural economic divide comments were quick to fuel tempers, but what does the data say
Bord Bia sit-in cost taxpayers €220,000
Farmer protest prompted food board to spend extra on security
Farmers, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael: Have traditional allies now become enemies?
The depth of antipathy and ‘hatred’ directed at Coalition parties in recent months has caught the Government by surprise
IFA deputy president: ‘I’m not sure God would open the door to me right away’
Alice Doyle on sibling responsibility, happiness in her life, and being described as ‘brutally honest’
When Charles Haughey refused to meet the ‘Nine Frozen Arses’ protesters
During an era of social media, sinister orchestration and fragmented politics, a path to resolution looks doubtful
Fuel price protesters say they will continue blockades despite claiming to have secured meeting
Nationwide disruption continues as petrol station forecourts run low on supply due to ongoing blockades
Government critical of fuel protesters as demonstrations set to continue into third day
Ministers insist they will only speak to organisations such as Irish Road Hauliers Association and Irish Farmers Association
Who are the protesters bringing Dublin traffic to a standstill and how long could it last?
A TikTok account on tractors and trailers has grown into a national movement
Fuel price protesters signal further action after day of disruption
Convoys of vehicles cause hold-ups for multiple towns, cities and motorways
Greenways of Ireland: Why some routes succeed and others fail
Compulsory purchase orders remain point of contention in projects while others would prefer to see old lines reopen to trains
Farmers push for suspension of carbon charges on fertiliser as prices soar due to Iran war
Minister says supply of fertiliser may only be enough to last country’s farmers until mid to late April
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Brussels signs another trade deal Irish farmers oppose
‘They’re nearly giving them away’: The precarious business of Irish vegetable growing
Food supply model under scrutiny after one of Ireland’s largest carrot producers winds down
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