by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Press Releases
18 JANUARY 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has called on the HSE to clarify statements made about farming families blocking hospital beds to circumvent aspects of the Fair Deal scheme. Commenting on the issue Mr Kent said “It is ludicrous to suggest that farmers are...
by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Press Releases
17 JANUARY 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has described Theresa May’s speech on Brexit as the worst possible news for Irish Farmers. Speaking following the Prime Minister’s speech Mr Kent said “The risk of tariffs on trade between Ireland and the UK has just...
by admin | Jan 17, 2017 | Press Releases
17 JANUARY 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has called on farmers not to be panicked by media reports on the issue of farm debt particularly in relation to private equity firms or so called ‘vulture funds’. Mr Sherlock said “ICSA is well aware that...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | ICSA in the Media
AGRILAND – 13 JANUARY 2017 The Department of Agriculture has been called on by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA) to adopt a more common sense approach to slurry spreading dates. The call comes as the slurry spreading ban ended on January 12 this week...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | ICSA in the Media
AGRILAND – 13 JANUARY 2016 A coalition of Irish farmers, environmentalists, trade unionists and small business organisations have called on MEPs to oppose the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Over 80 Irish civil society groups, including...
