New Service Charter Must Remove Fear and Stress From Farm Inspections – IFA
Speaking in advance of the 2012 Single Farm Payment application, IFA Deputy President Eddie Downey said the fear factor and stress imposed on farm families over inspections must be removed. He said the IFA is demanding a New Service Charter to cover farm inspections and all aspects of direct payments. Eddie Downey said there is […]
Drumcullen GAA Club 26th March
Drumcullen GAA Club Division 2 HL: Drumcullen recorded a good win last weekend beating Killavilla by 4-15 to 0-9. Team: Damian Spain, Danny Maher, Stephen Ryan, Andrew McHugh, Declan Teehan (0-1), Dermoth Gath, Niall O Leary, Nicky Lawlor, Ray Gath, Donal Guinan (2-2), Conor Gath (0-12), Shane Molloy, Shane Guinan, David Spain (1-0), Alan Maher(1-0) […]
Continuing Government confusion over the household tax highlights just how
out of touch they really are. Whilst senior Labour ministers sowed further confusion in the minds of many over the weekend as the persistently low registration figures for the new household tax continue to perplex the government, the real reason why just 328,000 out of a total 1.8 million homeowners have registered for the new […]
Cllrs condemn use of council staff to target non-payers
Councillors from all over Ireland have condemned plans for any instruction from Phil Hogan’s office to local authorities to create “household charge collection teams” that will target non-payers and knock on people’s doors after April 2. The councillors argue against any such initiative on the grounds that it would be totally outside the terms and […]
Clara GAA Notes 26th March
Clara GAA Notes Opening Day Clara GAA will be holding the official opening of our new pitch in Kilcoursey on Sunday 20th May 2012. The main event on the day will be a hurling challenge match between Offaly and the reigning All Ireland Champions Kilkenny. The official opening will be performed by the incoming president […]
Irish Food Processors Making Progress With International Retailers Like Tesco
IFA President John Bryan said that the support of multinational retailers such as Tesco in purchasing Irish produce for their international stores was vital for the well-being of our farming and food sector. He said, “Our food processors had made good progress in the last number of years in building access to international markets and […]
New Nenagh Arts Centre Brochure Available!
Our new April to June brochure contains a wide range of events catering to all ages and tastes and is available now online at www.nenagharts.com or from the Box Office, at the Town Hall in Banba Square Nenagh. Be sure not to miss ‘Pat Shortt’s’ new one man show in May, ‘Mary Coughlan’ in concert […]
Brosna Gaels Hurling
Division 1 Hurling League Brosna Gaels were defeated by Seir Kieran on Sunday, on a scoreline of Brosna Gaels 0-12, Seir Kieran 2-9. The starting 15 were: John Egan, Trevor Phelan, Richard Fox, Aaron Daly, Sean Hackett, Alec Moony, Lee Colgan, Chris McDonald (0-2), Tomas Spain (0-1), Jason Devery, Kevin Lynam (0-1), Barry Buckley, Andrew Buckley, […]
Activists from all counties to gather in capital for anti – home tax Rally
With just a week to go to the government’s registration deadline, buses from every county will travel to the capital for a major Rally against the Household Tax tomorrow (Saturday). With the government reeling over low registration figures and revelations of corruption between business and politicians, the Campaign believes momentum is on its side. “The […]
Minister Coveney must commence negotiations on new charter of rights
IFA Deputy President Eddie Downey has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, to commence discussions on a new Charter of Right for Farmers without any further delay. Mr. Downey was speaking in advance of 2012 SFP applications and stressed the importance of avoiding the delays in payment which have marred some schemes […]
