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Dermot Kelleher to run in local elections
Amy Forde
Former ICSA president joins Independent Ireland and will be a candidate in the local elections in Cork.
13 March 2024 News
ICSA pleads with dog owners to prevent attacks on sheep
ICSA president Sean McNamara said dog owners need to understand the serious consequences their pets’ actions can have.
11 March 2024 News
Eddie Punch enters race for Europe
The former general secretary of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) announced that he will stand as an independent in the Ireland South constituency.
‘Champagne’ beef prices needed from PGI - ICSA
The value of securing a PGI will be judged on the prices returned to farmers, the ICSA has said.
1 March 2024 News
SCEP issues remain big sticking point in ICBF index row
Adam Woods reports from last Tuesday’s ICBF stakeholders meeting where SCEP issues and cow weights were discussed.
28 February 2024 Breeding & health
From ICSA to Croke Park
Tracey Kennedy has been elected the first female representative of the GAA congress.
28 February 2024 Dealer
Farmers frustrated with Nature Restoration Law uncertainties
Farm groups have warned that their concerns and questions with the law had not been answered before the law was passed by MEPs.
28 February 2024 News
Farmer waits over four years for inspection result
ICSA general secretary Eddie Punch outlined at the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture the case of a farmer who had a penalty applied in February 2024 from an inspection carried out in November 2019.
28 February 2024 News
ICSA disappointed that nature restoration law passed
ICSA president Seán McNamara said while the rewetting element of the law was scaled back, it is still unclear if these targets will be met in the future without farmland.
28 February 2024 News
Commission's plan to cut farm inspections 'step in right direction' - ICSA
The Irish Government needs to take note of the Commission's proposal to reduce the number of farm inspections, the ICSA has said.
23 February 2024 News
Proposed appeals review panel needs separation from Department - farm orgs
At the pre-legislative scrutiny of the agriculture appeals (amendment) bill 2024, the ICMSA said the proposed independent appeals review panel needs farmer representation.
22 February 2024 News
No date set for interim ACRES payments
The ICSA has questioned why the interim ACRES payment wasn’t made before Christmas when it “became obvious” that many participants were going to be left “high and dry”.
21 February 2024 News