by Kevin | Jun 18, 2012 | Press Releases
18th June, 2012ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin says that the Santos report on the CAP reform proposals identifies the key problem – but fails to recognise the severity of it. As a consequence, its proposal to limit the losses by 30% for farmers whose...
by Kevin | Jun 15, 2012 | Press Releases
15th June, 2012ICSA is hosting an open forum on the CAP Reform Proposals this coming Thursday night in the Clanard Court Hotel in Athy, with guest appearances from Liam Aylward MEP – who is a member of the influential European Parliament Agriculture Committee...
by Kevin | Jun 12, 2012 | Press Releases
12th June, 2012An important meeting to discuss the CAP Reform proposals will take place in Athy next week, hosted by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association. The meeting will be addressed by a number of high-profile speakers including Liam Aylward, MEP for...
by Kevin | Jun 8, 2012 | Press Releases
8th June, 2012The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association strongly condemns the violence being perpetrated against elderly people in rural areas. It comes after a recent spate of distressing incidents, in which the homes of elderly people have been broken into and...
by Kevin | Jun 8, 2012 | Press Releases
8th June, 2012The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is calling for a change to the existing dog-control legislation, so that it would be compulsory for all dogs to be microchipped. It would mirror the law that came into force in Northern Ireland in...