Spirit of Folk Set to Enchant Festival Goers in Meath this Autumn
Featuring some of the biggest names in folk music, including Seventies legend Gay Woods of Steeleye Span, the Spirit of Folk Festival is set to be an alternative weekend set in the lush Meath countryside this September 23rd-25th. With an emphasis on community-based activities as well as an impressive musical line up, this boutique festival is gearing […]
Forestry Sector Has Potential to Generate Timber Sales of €50M Per Annum
Speaking at the opening of the IFA Farm Forestry Conference in Portlaoise this morning (Thurs), IFA President John Bryan said private sector timber production has the potential to increase to 1 million m3 per annum by 2018. Timber production from the private sector is currently at 200,000 m3. Forestry is now part of the general […]
Russian Ban of Brazilian Beef Plants Must Prompt Immediate Suspension of Mercosur Talks
IFA President John Bryan said the decision of the Russian authorities to ban Brazilian beef from 27 plants raises further serious questions about imports from South America, and he called for the immediate suspension of trade talks scheduled for next week between the EU and the Mercosur group. Following a two-week inspection of Brazilian meat-processing […]
Measures to Improve Competitiveness Through Land Mobility and Structural Change Vital to Achieve 2020 Targets – IFA
In a detailed submission to the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, IFA has set out the measures required to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of Irish agriculture through land mobility and structural change. IFA President John Bryan said, “IFA welcomes the commitment in the Programme for Government to promote greater land mobility, encourage involvement of […]
Gospel Rising Music Festival Portlaoise
The Gospel Rising Music Festival will take place between the 6th and 8th of May in Portlaoise. On Saturday 7th May on the stage on the main street in Portlaoise, there will be live music at 1pm with kids entertainment. The main festival gig will be at 7.30 pm, with Scoil Mhuire, Sacred Heart, Scoil […]
Portlaoise Rugby Club News
This Weekend Results : Home Team Score Away Team Score Portlaoise 3rd’s 10 Nass 3rd’s 19 This Weeks Matches Sunday 24th April: Portlaoise 1st’s team are playing away to Ashbourne in the 3rd round of the Provincial Towns Plate . Match starts at 15:00 at Miltown House. Portlaoise 2nd’s team are away to Clondalkin in […]
Portlaoise Rugby Club News
This Weekend Results : Home Team Score Away Team Score Portlaoise 3rd’s 42 Ardee 3rd’s 9 Wicklow 2nd’s 15 Portlaoise 2nd’s 10 West Offaly Lions 17 Portlaoise 1st’s 24 This Weeks Matches Sunday 10th April: Portlaoise 1st’s team are playing away to Longford in the 2nd round of the Provincial Towns Plate . Match starts […]
Increase in Agri-Food Exports Underlines Potential of Sector
IFA President John Bryan has described the strong food export figures for 2010 as further evidence of the potential of the agri-food sector to contribute to the country’s economic recovery. John Bryan said, “The provisional trade figures from the CSO today showing food and drink exports exceeding €8bn in 2010 underlines the recovery in the […]
IFA Urges Farmers and Co-ops to Work Together to Avoid 2010/11 Superlevy Bill
With two days to go to the end of the 2010/11 milk quota year, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Kevin Kiersey today (Tues) urged all over quota dairy farmers and all co-ops, to work closely together in coming days to avoid the wasteful cost of superlevy for this year. He said he was determined to […]