Aisling O'Brien

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Kerry exhibition to focus on food, farming and climate change
Kerry exhibition to focus on food, farming and climate change

The challenges facing our food systems will be the subject of a new art exhibition in Co. Kerry, due to...

ICMSA urges commissioner to ban below-cost selling of food
ICMSA urges commissioner to ban below-cost selling of food

The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) Denis Drennan has urged the European Commissioner for Agriculture and...

Offaly farmer elected as new chair of Tullamore Show
Offaly farmer elected as new chair of Tullamore Show

John Keena, from Ferbane in Co. Offaly, has been elected as the new chairperson of the Tullamore Show. The suckler...

ICSA welcomes Heydon appointment as minister for agriculture
ICSA welcomes Heydon appointment as minister for agriculture

The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Sean McNamara has welcomed the appointment of Martin Heydon...

Commission on Generational Renewal submissions due shortly
Commission on Generational Renewal submissions due shortly

The closing date for public submissions to the Commission on Generational Renewal on Farming will fall next week. The seven-member...

National parks and NPWS sites to close due to Storm Éowyn
National parks and NPWS sites to close due to Storm Éowyn

All of the country’s national parks and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) sites will be closed tomorrow (Friday, January...

Micheál Martin elected as the new Taoiseach in the Dáil
Micheál Martin elected as the new Taoiseach in the Dáil

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has today (Thursday, January 23) been elected Taoiseach to lead the new government in the...

Storm Éowyn: ICMSA urges farmers to ‘minimise personal risks’
Storm Éowyn: ICMSA urges farmers to ‘minimise personal risks’

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) is urging “community-minded farmers” to take care and minimise personal risks during Storm...

DAFM: Over 1,800 TAMS tranche 4 applications to be processed
DAFM: Over 1,800 TAMS tranche 4 applications to be processed

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that 1,844 applications made under tranche 4 of the...

Safety tips for your farm ahead of the arrival of Storm Éowyn
Safety tips for your farm ahead of the arrival of Storm Éowyn

Ahead of the arrival of Storm Éowyn tonight, Teagasc has issued a series of safety tips for farmers to consider...

Storm Éowyn: Irish Rural Link calls for ‘heightened vigilance’
Storm Éowyn: Irish Rural Link calls for ‘heightened vigilance’

Irish Rural Link is calling for “heightened vigilance” by neighbours of older and vulnerable people ahead of Storm Éowyn. Met...

Farmers urged to be ‘extra vigilant’ during Storm Éowyn
Farmers urged to be ‘extra vigilant’ during Storm Éowyn

Farmers are being advised to be “extra vigilant and take precautions” during Storm Éowyn, particularly when working alone. The National...

Tirlán launches dairy and sustainability awards
Tirlán launches dairy and sustainability awards

Tirlán has today (Wednesday, January 22) officially launched its first awards programme to recognise the work of co-op members to...

248 farmers removed from SCEP for failing to complete training
248 farmers removed from SCEP for failing to complete training

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that almost 250 farmers have been removed from the...

Norbrook publishes first-ever sustainability report
Norbrook publishes first-ever sustainability report

Norbrook Holdings, the Northern Ireland-headquartered veterinary pharmaceuticals group, has published its first-ever sustainability report. The report highlights how the company...

Dawn Meats plan to discharge water into Boyne denied on appeal
Dawn Meats plan to discharge water into Boyne denied on appeal

An Bord Pleanála has overturned a decision by Meath County Council to allow Dawn Meats to discharge treated wastewater into...

Storm Éowyn: Met Éireann issues Status Orange wind warning
Storm Éowyn: Met Éireann issues Status Orange wind warning

Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange weather warning for strong winds ahead of the arrival of Storm Éowyn over...

Sheep farmers should reject ‘unfounded negativity’ on market – IFA
Sheep farmers should reject ‘unfounded negativity’ on market – IFA

The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Sheep Committee, Adrian Gallagher, has said that farmers should not be panicked...