Measures for 2025 €75 Suckler Cow Scheme Announced – IFA
IFA Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan said details of the suckler cow scheme for 2025, funded by the national exchequer, have been confirmed today in a meeting with the Department of Agriculture. When combined with the SCEP, the scheme brings total direct supports for suckler cows up to €225/cow for the first 22 cows. Declan Hanrahan […]
Glyphosate Resistance in Italian Ryegrass Concerning – IFA
IFA Grain Committee Chair Kieran McEvoy said the announcement by Teagasc on the discovery of a field population of Italian ryegrass resistant to the herbicide glyphosate was a very concerning development. “Herbicide resistant grassweeds are a very significant challenge in crop production systems around the world and a future escalation of herbicide resistant grassweeds is […]
Munster Technological University Celebrate Historic First Time Volleyball All Ireland Win
Munster Technological University is pleased to share a historic sporting achievement after its Mens Volleyball Club claimed their first-ever All Ireland title. The momentous win took place on Friday, 28th March at the University of Limerick as part of the action-packed Volleyball Ireland Cup Finals weekend. Winning the All-Ireland was no easy feat, as the […]
Forestry Programme Mid Term Review Must Be Used to Address Issues in Sector – IFA
IFA Farm Forestry Chair Padraig Stapleton has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to use the mid-term review of the 2023-2027 Forestry Programme to address long-standing issues that are impeding the development of the forestry sector. “If the objective to expand our forest resource is to be achieved, then Government policy […]
Trump Tariffs Pose Significant Threat to Irish Food & Drink Exports
IFA analysis carried by Chief Economist Tadhg Buckley shows the significant threat posed to Irish food and drink exports if the tariff hikes proposed by US President Donald Trump go ahead next week. Ireland exported circa €1.9bn worth of food and drink products across the Atlantic last year. IFA President Francie Gorman the US market […]
Minister Far Too Casual About ACRES Debacle – IFA
Reacting to comments made by Minister Heydon in the Seanad, IFA President Francie Gorman said the Minister is out of touch and disconnected from the stress and financial hardship endured by farm families because of his Department’s failure to deliver ACRES payments as contracted. “How can the Minister say ‘real progress’ is being made when there […]
There has been a welcome reduction in nitrogen levels in rivers in 2024, says EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published early insights into nitrogen levels in rivers in 2024. The Early Insights Nitrogen Indicator 2024 has been developed to provide more timely information on nitrogen levels and is based on monitoring data at 20 major and representative rivers. Overall, the early insights indicator shows that nitrogen levels have improved in […]
Tipperary’s Nicole Drought Wins UK TDC Opener at Snetterton
2024 TDC Champion Nicole Drought started her title defence in the best possible way at Snetterton at the weekend by qualifying on pole position, taking fastest lap and winning the opening race of the season. Having worked with four times BTCC Champion Colin Turkington during Fri day testing, Nicole had made some setup changes to her […]
The Sound of Ireland radio station for St Patrick’s Week & beyond – listener survey open for entry
As people across the globe celebrate Ireland’s national holiday, ‘The Sound of Ireland’ radio station is playing an all Irish soundtrack from 10th March streaming from Dublin across Ireland and the world. Now in its 4th year, ‘The Sound of Ireland’ is expanding – from March 18th it will become a year round online station broadcasting ‘The Best […]
Irish Homeowners Urged to Protect Against Power Outages as Storms Surge Through 2025
Cork based Wizer Energy highlights the benefits of solar and battery storage in response to Ireland’s increasing extreme weather events With Ireland experiencing 14 named storms in 2024 and 2025 already off to a dramatic start with Storm Éowyn, households across the country are facing an ever increasing risk of power outages. In the aftermath of Storm […]