Minister To Pursue TAMS Scheme For Grain Farmers
Following a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney, IFA National Grain Chairman Liam Dunne has welcomed the Minister’s commitment to pursue a TAMS scheme for grain farmers with the EU Commission in Brussels. He said this will require an amendment to the Rural Development Programme to deliver a TAMS scheme for tillage […]
Irish Craft Beer Economic Impact Report
The Independent Craft Brewers of Ireland, in association with Bord Bia, has launched its second report on the impact of Irish craft beer on the Irish economy. This 2015 edition reports strong continuous growth within the Irish craft beer market both domestically and internationally. Economist Bernard Feeney also explores the potential future growth expectations of […]
Commission Action Needed For Farm Viability
Announcing details of a protest by farmers outside the EU Commission offices in Dublin next Monday, August 31st, IFA President Eddie Downey said the failure of the EU to move decisively to safeguard farm incomes is a serious threat to viability. The IFA President yesterday led a delegation to meet with the Minister for […]
Increase in Overseas Visitors To Ireland
We welcome the latest figures released by the CSO outlining an increase of almost 12% in overseas visitors in the past three months. The increase correlates with what we are seeing in the pub trade as more and more tourists are visiting pubs across Ireland. Evidence of this is seen in research conducted amongst VFI […]
IFA Welcomes Flexibility On Tams I Deadline
IFA Rural Development Chairman Flor McCarthy has welcomed the Minister’s announcement that he is extending the deadline by two weeks for completion of work under TAMS. It means the original deadline of Monday, 31st August has been moved to 14th September. Flor McCarthy said the previous deadline was too tight for farmers to get work […]
Karting Kicks Up A Gear & Galway Gets Ready To Rally
The Motorsport Ireland Kart Committee are delighted to announce the recent formation of a training programme for Irish kart racers in association with the sports and fitness department in University College Dublin. Working together, the kart committee and the department will develop a specific programme for competitors. Chairman of the Kart Committee, Brian Kavanagh, is […]
Comment By The IFA President On FBD
The IFA President Eddie Downey said FBD Holdings remains a very solid business and as the only Irish-owned insurance company is very important to Irish farmers and its customers. He said he backed FBD’s focus on strengthening its insurance service to farmers, small and medium businesses and consumers and in so doing restoring the business to […]
TUSLA Are Abandoning Foster Children To Homelessness
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has joined with The Irish Network of Foster Carers (INFC) to express his concern around the decision by the Child and Family Agency TUSLA to proceed with a new child after care policy which will, according to INFC, increase the displacement of vulnerable young adults into homeless services. Deputy McGrath was […]
Youth Council welcomes JobBridge review
The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) has welcomed the Government decision to conduct an external independent evaluation of the JobBridge scheme, but has warned that the value of the review will depend on the terms of reference. The NYCI report published in February 2015 “JobBridge: Stepping Stone or Dead End?” examined the experience of […]
Proposed ESB Bills Hike Must Be Rejected
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) to immediately withdraw its proposal to sanction an extra €1.8bn in spending increases for ESB and Eirgrid between 2016 and 2020. Deputy McGrath made his comments as fears are growing that if the proposal goes ahead it could add up to 5% […]
