by Kevin | Nov 28, 2013 | Press Releases
28th November, 2013President of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association, Gabriel Gilmartin, has underlined the absolute necessity of ensuring that the Rural Development Programme (RDP) is co-funded to the maximum extent by the Government. “Pillar II must be...
by Kevin | Nov 22, 2013 | Press Releases
Speech by ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the closure of TLT International21st November, 2013Thank you, chairman, for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate on TLT.Our first...
by Kevin | Nov 18, 2013 | Press Releases
18th November, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) president Gabriel Gilmartin has said that there will be knock on repercussions for the live trade from the appointment of a receiver to TLT International. “Unless there are other exporters to fill...
by Kevin | Nov 12, 2013 | Press Releases
12th November, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has condemned those responsible for the illegal butchering of cattle carcases discovered in Co. Louth this morning, and called for extra resources for Gardaí to investigate this incident as well as...
by Kevin | Nov 11, 2013 | Press Releases
11th November, 2013Reacting to the news that livestock exporter TLT International has gone into receivership, ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin said that it reflects the risk-averse nature of the banking system at present. “The live export trade is vital to the cattle...