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Irish MEPs lobby new commissioners on derogation
James Hanly
Two of Ireland's MEPs have corresponded with new Commission designates Christophe Hansen and Jessika Roswall about the steps Ireland has taken to improve water quality.
3 September 2024 News
Carberry calls on fellow MEPs to reject Mercosur deal in current form
MEP Nina Carberry stated that allowing an EU-Mercosur free trade deal to go ahead in its current form would subject Irish farmers to double standards.
30 August 2024 News
MEPs must be ‘collective voice’ for farm families - Tirlán
The main issues discussed in the meeting at Ballyragget plant were the importance of retaining the nitrates derogation beyond 2025 and the position of Ireland’s farming, dairy and grain sectors.
Clarity needed on eligibility of restored bogs for restoration targets - INHFA
The possible exclusion of the 20,000ha of rehabilitated bogs from Ireland's Nature Restoration Law inventory could pull more farmed peatland into the mix.
28 July 2024 News
Ursula von der Leyen reelected as European Commission president
Green MEPs agreed to back von der Leyen after she pledged to continue to commit to Europe’s green transition.
18 July 2024 News
New MEP Carberry commits to push for larger CAP budget
MEP Nina Carberry has taken a seat at the European Parliament's budget committee which will feed into negotiations on the next CAP's budget.
17 July 2024 News
Battle begins for EU top jobs
With the European elections completed, the fight for leadership and committee positions is under way in Brussels.
19 June 2024 News
INHFA calls for immediate consultation on Nature Restoration Law
The INHFA has been an opponent of the law since the proposals were announced, with its leader citing funding and payment eligibility concerns.
17 June 2024 News
European election results: who are your new MEPs?
Five incumbent MEPs were not re-elected, two of which were Green Party MEPs.
14 June 2024 News
Big battle for final seats in Brussels
While Seán Kelly, Billy Kelleher and Luke Ming Flanagan will join the four Dublin MEPs in the next parliament, there is a massive fight on for the remaining seven seats.
12 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