Allowing one tiny segment of the agri-food economy to tarnish the rest of it with this kind of mindless cruelty to animals is a strategic error, as well as a moral wrong.
Carol Nolan
But the image of Fine Gael’s 35 TDs fighting a valiant rearguard action against the horde of 12 Green TDs doesn’t really make sense, unless you assume that each Green TD has the talent and capacity of three Fine Gaelers.
On every other matter concerning the climate, efficiency is their watchword. Yet here, they wish to hobble and destroy one of the most efficient industries in the world.
They came for the Dutch farmers but I was not a Dutch farmer…
“When we want something, he can’t find where his pockets are”: Tipperary farmer Maurice of The Long Acre on Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue giving €750k in foreign aid to support Ukrainian farms. #gript
“Right now it’s a case of Ireland last, and every other place first. We want to put Ireland first”: Independent TDs Mattie McGrath, Michael Collins and others on the example of the Dutch Farmers Party in starting a new political party to offer rural Ireland public an “alternative” to “Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee.” #gript
“Another sell-out by this government…we lie down to the big moguls in Europe, and to Hell with the Irish”: Mattie McGrath TD on fishermen being paid to destroy their boats. #gript
Michael Collins TD speaks on the parallels between the Dutch farming protests and Irish farmers, saying that Ireland is becoming the “laughing stock of the world” on agricultural issues.
Carol Nolan TD has said she is “very concerned” about the spread of ash dieback – a fungal pathogen that kills off certain types of trees – and its impact on Irish land owners. #gript
“A response from the market is required.”
‘Emergency Aid needed’