by admin | Mar 30, 2017 | Press Releases
29 MARCH 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that the triggering of Article 50 begins a process that could have profound consequences for Irish agriculture. “Irish beef production is hugely dependent on tariff free access to the UK which has been the highest...
by admin | Mar 30, 2017 | Press Releases
29 MARCH 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said it is high time that Minister Humphreys faces up to the issues around compensation for designation. Speaking following a meeting with the Designated Areas Monitoring Committee today (Wed 29 March),...
by admin | Mar 30, 2017 | Press Releases
29 MARCH 2017 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has said processors have yet again failed to step up to the mark with opening prices for spring lamb. “Again we have seen the failure of factories to pay out a sustainable price for this highly specialised premium product”...
by admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Press Releases
22 MARCH 2017 ICSA general secretary Eddie Punch today met with EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis in Brussels where he emphasised the need for a tough response to the Brazilian meat scandal. “ICSA is calling for a full ban of Brazilian...
by admin | Mar 21, 2017 | Press Releases
21 MARCH 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said he was shocked to hear EU Commission officials admit in the European Parliament that they only found out about the Brazilian meat scandal via press reports. Mr Kent was in attendance at a European Parliament...