More Farm Families to Qualify for Higher Education Support
IFA Farm Family & Social Affairs Chair Alice Doyle said farm families should be aware of the upcoming closing date and changes to the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) education grants. “The priority closing dates for the SUSI grant are Thurs, June 9th for grant renewal applications and Thurs, July 7th for new grant applications. […]
Accelerated Rollout of National Broadband Needed to Equip Farm Families
Speaking after a meeting with the CEO of National Broadband Ireland, IFA National Treasurer Martin Stapleton has called on the Government to accelerate the rollout programme to rural areas. ‘Rural dwellers, farmers and rural business owners need access to high-quality broadband. While the rollout of the national broadband programme is to be welcomed, the current […]
Vulture Funds Preying on Farm Families – IFA
Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance today, IFA President Joe Healy accused vulture funds of killing off farm businesses that have the potential to repay their debts over time and return to viability. He said this short-term debt recovery approach is damaging as the repayment capacity of the business is not considered. This […]