Barry Cowen

European Parliament caves in to weaker safeguard clauses

Adam Woods has the latest developments on the Mercosur trade deal from Brussels.

MARKETS 17 December 2025

European Parliament caves in to weaker safeguard clauses

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MEPs back stronger Mercosur safeguards as Cowen warns 'real risk' it will pass

MEPs back stronger Mercosur safeguards as Cowen warns 'real risk' it will pass

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MEPs sound alarm on conditions of derogation extension

MEPs sound alarm on conditions of derogation extension

NEWS 27 November 2025

Government needs to reinforce Brussels' funding in next CAP - Cowen

Government needs to reinforce Brussels' funding in next CAP - Cowen

Government needs to reinforce Brussels' funding in next CAP - Cowen

NEWS 25 November 2025

Cowen warns derogation approach leaves State open to legal fight

Cowen warns derogation approach leaves State open to legal fight

Cowen warns derogation approach leaves State open to legal fight

NEWS 6 November 2025

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Will presidential fall-out affect CAP?

Will presidential fall-out affect CAP?

Whoever leads Fianna Fáil leads the Government through to 2017, and leads the EU's budget negotiations next year.

DEALER 14 July 2025

Push ups at the Ploughing

Push ups at the Ploughing

There was plenty of activity on the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the Ploughing this week, much of it aimed at keeping the mind and body healthy.

DEALER 14 July 2025

Ploughing 2025: Ireland can be a 'renewable energy powerhouse' - Barry Cowen

Ploughing 2025: Ireland can be a 'renewable energy powerhouse' - Barry Cowen

Cowen launched Liquid Gas Ireland's new report on pathways to deliver 100% renewable liquid gas by 2050 on day one of Ploughing 2025 in Screggan, Co Offaly.

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Ministerial no-show in Offaly

Ministerial no-show in Offaly

The Dealer thought it was a massive own goal by the three ministers at the Department to not show up at the Tullamore Show.

DEALER 14 July 2025

Agriculture ministers absent from Tullamore Show

Agriculture ministers absent from Tullamore Show

Tánaiste Simon Harris was the most senior figure from the Government present at Tullamore Show on Sunday, with no sign of the three farming ministers at the official opening of the event.

NEWS 14 July 2025

Opinion: Ireland is sleepwalking into a nitrates crisis - Barry Cowen

Opinion: Ireland is sleepwalking into a nitrates crisis - Barry Cowen

Department's approach to derogation renewal could inflict lasting damage on Irish farming and the rural communities that rely on it, writes Barry Cowen.

VIEWPOINTS 14 July 2025

‘Immediate political mobilisation’ needed to secure derogation - Cowen

‘Immediate political mobilisation’ needed to secure derogation - Cowen

The MEP for the Midlands North-West said these new measures represent a fundamental shift in the criteria for approval and it pushes Ireland into a regulatory corner.

NEWS 14 July 2025

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