For the past few weeks, farmers around Ireland have been picketing meat factories in a campaign to get a fair price for their cattle. Meat in the supermarkets here is quite expensive, but only a small ...

A SUPERMARKET price war could threaten Ireland’s milk supply, the Irish Farmers’ Association has warned. Price cuts “threaten the viability of a very vulnerable sector”, according to the organisation, ...

Foothills of fragrant olive groves blossomed on Abdul’s farm in Syria, before conflict forced him to flee. Now resettled in Ireland, the 73-year-old farmer is being given the chance to put down new ...

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is urging the Irish Government to introduce legislation that would allow farmers to produce medicinal cannabis. The IFA is seeking a meeting with the Department of ...

Over the weekend, I noted how, undaunted by the uproar in the Netherlands over the impact on farmers of rules limiting nitrogen emissions, Canada’s government was now looking to go down a similar ...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to ensure that the Irish government votes against ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - A draft trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur bloc of South American countries has put Ireland's government under intense pressure from farmers and opposition parties ...

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has called for “urgent changes” to how the €100m beef support scheme is paid out and when. The scheme, jointly funded by the EU Commission and the Irish Government, ...

The alarm has been sounded on the decline of young farmers across Ireland by Macra national president Josephine O’Neill. “Looking at the statistics, 4.3% of farmers are under the age of 35 — our young ...

The corncrake’s cry, thought to be loud and harsh, is a poignant reminder for older people of the advent of warmer weather. Efforts are underway to preserve its call for younger generations. By Ed ...