Independent TD Carol Nolan has said that government proposals to outlaw the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 are ludicrous and need to be urgently re-examined. Deputy Nolan made her comments after it was revealed that Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, Richard Bruton, has initiated a process within his department […]
A farmers’ protest in Dublin has called for reinforcements as the demonstration in the city centre enters its second day.
WATCH: Farmers hit the streets of Dublin today in opposition to carbon taxes and rock-bottom beef prices. Many claim there is no future in farming for young people if the status quo continues.
Thousands of Dutch farmers have descended on The Hague in their tractors after new rules were implemented to clamp down on nitrogen emissions from the agriculture sector
The IFA has said farmers whose land has been designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) are not being properly compensated by Minister Josepha Madigan at the Department of Heritage.
Independent TD Carol Nolan has called on the meat industry to show “unequivocal good faith” as preliminary discussions at Department of Agriculture’s campus yesterday (Wednesday) indicated that talks would resume either Friday or Monday. Deputy Nolan who has supported farmers on the picket lines in Laois and Offaly has said that beef farmers are open […]
Two meat processors, ABP and Dawn, were granted temporary High Court injunctions yesterday prohibiting blockades by beef farmers, whilst the Beef Plan Movement has threatened expulsion for any members who protest at meat factory gates
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said he supports the decision of some beef farmers to re-commence protests outside processing plants and factories.
Beef farmers who say they are being treated like slaves on their own farms tell Tim Jackson they won’t back down from protesting, despite threats of an injunction. The farmers say that the prices they are getting for beef are less than the cost of raising the animal.
Danny-Healy Rae and other rural TDs say the EU beef deal with South America will “annihilate” beef farmers and is a “sell out” by a government which only cares about what happens in Dublin. Michael Collins TD said the politicians who supported the deal were acting against Irish farmers and called on Fianna Fáil to […]