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Opinion: RZLT as dangerous for Government as it is for farmers with zoned land
Pat O'Toole
With ministers openly disagreeing on whether the RZLT should be deferred- again- or not, is the government in danger?
20 August 2024 News
Farmland should never have been included in land tax - IFA
The Irish Farmers Association has described the tax as “unfair and punitive” and said it has caused “unnecessary stress and huge worry among many farm families”.
12 August 2024 News
Cowen wants CAP to go back to its roots
New environmental schemes must be separate and distinct from CAP, Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen has said.
Man who allegedly threw cow dung at Minister says it was a 'small incident'
Joseph Baldwin (39) of Ballyaneen, Gort, is denying the assault charge against Minister of State, Anne Rabbitte.
25 July 2024 News
Opinion: when opportunity knocks, perhaps you should open the door
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil seem to have dismissed the prospect of a summer election, but it might be their best chance of being returned to power.
17 June 2024 Opinion
High-profile farmers lose out on council seats
It was a difficult week for Dermot Kelleher, Kevin Comiskey, and the Hacketts as their efforts to become county councillors fell short.
12 June 2024 News
Most dairy farmers supported protests over cut to derogation
An Irish Farmers Journal readers survey has found that 78% of farmers protested over changes to the derogation.
12 June 2024 News
Analysis: survey predicted Sinn Féin's slump
The recent Irish Farmers Journal survey showed Sinn Féin at 6%, which seemed nonsensical. But using the slide rule of doubling that vote, it proved eerily accurate.
12 June 2024 News
How did the farmer candidates fare in the local elections?
We provide a unique and comprehensive guide to how the farming candidates standing in the local elections fared.
10 June 2024 News
Farmers Journal farmers survey foresaw the Sinn Féin slump
The big story of the local and European elections so far has been the rise of the independents at the expense of Sinn Féin and we saw it coming from the farmers' poll carried out over two weeks ago
9 June 2024 News
Opinion: Kelleher, Cowen and co get a dose of Andrews' Liversalts
The Fianna Fáil candidate for the Dublin constituency set the cat among the, er, dairy cows, as he stated his opposition to the nitrates derogation days before polling.
8 June 2024 Opinion
Fianna Fáil 'totally committed' to retaining nitrates derogation
The party said that the derogation is crucial to our national farming system and that Fianna Fáil is absolutely committed to seeing our national water quality improved and our derogation retained.
5 June 2024 News