by Kevin | Feb 25, 2013 | Press Releases
25th February, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin has welcomed the general thrust of the Irish Presidency amendments submitted to the Council of Ministers in Brussels today, which favours small and medium farmers and is biased...
by Kevin | Feb 15, 2013 | Press Releases
15th February, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has said that the sudden closure of several retail branches of Wexford Farmers’ Co-op (WFC) has come as a major shock to its farmer shareholders.Chair of Wexford ICSA Paddy Kent said, “A press release...
by Kevin | Feb 14, 2013 | Press Releases
14th February, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin has welcomed European Commission proposals to implement a three-month programme of random DNA testing on meat products, but says the arrangement should be made permanent...
by Kevin | Feb 11, 2013 | Press Releases
11th February, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin today said that the European Commission may be required to propose regulations to deal with the evolving horsemeat scandal. “It is now apparent that despite all the EU...
by Kevin | Feb 8, 2013 | Press Releases
8th February, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin has welcomed the deal on the EU Budget after marathon talks. Speaking from Brussels he said, “While you never get the deal you want, it’s as good as could be hoped for,...