Rural Life
Rural TDs call for Dáil recall following AIB 'cashless' move
The Rural Independent Group of TDs has called for the Dáil to be recalled in response to the decision by...
Banks
Rural Life
AIB criticised over move to make 70 branches 'cashless'
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said there is “huge disappointment” in rural areas following a decision by...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
MEP seeks study on impact of banking rules on agriculture
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher is seeking a detailed study into how the EU’s finance and banking regulations are affecting...
Agri-Business
Report: Farmers have 'very low' level of trust in banks
A considerable amount of work is needed to build trust in banks amongst farmers, according to a new report. The...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to make as much high quality silage as they can
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) president, Pat McCormack, is urging livestock farmers to make plenty of high quality silage...
Rural Life
Call for closed bank branches to be used for communities
A Kerry county councillor has called for former Bank of Ireland (BOI) branches to be developed for use by local...
Agri-Business
ICMSA: Why can't farmers deal with European banks?
Farmers are slow to move from their bank and explore other options, according to a representative of the Irish Creamery...
Pig/Poultry
Minister meets with banks to urge support for pig farmers
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has met with the main banks to discuss the current...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri Politics
Macra accuses Green Party MEP of 'grandstanding' over letter to banks
Macra na Feirme has said that it has written to Green party MEP, Ciaran Cuffe, concerning his letter to banks...
Agri Politics
Banks 'ever more detached' from rural customer needs
Banks are “becoming ever more detached” from the needs of their customers in rural Ireland, the Irish Cattle and Sheep...
Agri-Business
Government support urged for credit unions and An Post to provide farm loans
There is an urgent need for competition in a banking sector “that is fast becoming a duopoly between the two...
Agri-Business
Deadline looms for Covid-19 payment break applications
Farmers are being reminded that applications for the Covid-19 Payment Break close next Wednesday, September 30. Issuing the reminder, Irish...
Agri-Business
Bank of Ireland appoints new head of agri sector
Bank of Ireland has appointed Eoin Lowry as head of the agricultural sector on its Business Banking team. Lowry takes...
Rural Life
Calls for extension of farmer repayments moratorium
There have been calls for banks to extend the moratorium on farmers’ repayments into the traditional “settling up” period in...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Agri-Business
'Banks must give farmers greater flexibility and more options'
Banks have been called on to give farmers greater flexibility and more options in light of Covid-19. Tim Cullinan, the...
Agri-Business
Banks agree to payment break for customers affected by Covid-19
Irish banks have agreed to a payment break for up to three months for business and personal customers affected by...
Rural Life
'Move towards cashless society hitting rural areas'
The move towards a cashless society is happening at a speed that is not working for rural areas, said Macra...
Rural Life
'Mediation must be made mandatory' for families in debt
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and the Central Bank have been called on to put mechanisms in place that would...