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Election boost for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
Pat O'Toole
It may be the same again for the next Irish government, with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil showing up well in our latest farmer survey. But who will be the mixer in the cocktail?
6 November 2024 News
Comment: survey highlights contradiction in farmer views
Farmers want controls on land purchases by the super-rich and investors but those controls cannot impinge on their land ownership rights.
6 November 2024 Dealer
Civic reception for Gorman
The reception was in honour of the work he has done for agriculture within the organisation, working as Laois county chair, regional chair for South Leinster and now as association president.
Up to £3m tax relief for jointly owned farms
Peter McCann looks at the various issues for farmers arising from last week's UK autumn budget.
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Labour off to a very bad start with farmers
It had been hoped that a new Labour government would bring a level of stability for farming
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Older farmers happy with current Government
Farmers had their say on the current Government’s performance in an Irish Farmers Journal survey conducted between 30 October and 3 November with 1,037 respondents.
6 November 2024 News
€47m funding for rural water services
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien made the announcement that will benefit 256 individual projects.
6 November 2024 News
Sourcing Irish-only food for school meals breaches EU rules - Humphreys
It comes after dairy farmers and farming representative organisations criticised that cheese supplied to children under the school meals programme is of Dutch origin.
6 November 2024 News
€17.5m fund announced in EIP projects open call
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Pippa Hackett made the announcement for projects under the theme of environmental sustainability.
5 November 2024 News
Civic reception held in Laois for IFA leader Gorman
The assembly was held on Thursday 31 October in the Laois County Council chambers to present a certificate of recognition to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president.
4 November 2024 News
UK farmers sign petition to reverse inheritance tax changes
Britain’s National Farmers’ Union (NFU) set up an online petition in response to changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) announced by the British government.
4 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Hungarian government tackles farmers' historic mistrust of co-ops
We travelled to Hungary to see how its government is trying to change the historical farmer perception around vegetable and fruit co-operatives.
3 November 2024 News