by admin | Jun 28, 2017 | Press Releases
27 JUNE 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has expressed strong reservations that Irish farmers will suffer a double whammy as a result of Brexit because there is no plan to make up the shortfall in the UK contribution to the EU budget. Speaking in Brussels last week,...
by admin | Jun 28, 2017 | Press Releases
14 JUNE 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has congratulated Leo Varadkar on being elected Taoiseach by Dáil Éireann, following his appointment as Fine Gael leader. Mr Kent said that the biggest challenge facing Mr Varadkar would be to work with both the EU and the UK...
by admin | Jun 7, 2017 | Press Releases
2 JUNE 2017 -WE NEED TO FOCUS ON RENEWABLES WHICH CAN TRANSFORM OUTLOOK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL COMMUNITIES ICSA president Patrick Kent has welcomed news that a bill banning fracking in Ireland has now passed through all stages of the Dáil. Commenting on the...
by admin | Jun 7, 2017 | Press Releases
2 JUNE 2017 The stand out result from the Teagasc 2016 National Farm survey is that dairy farming still delivered an average income of almost €52,000 in a year supposedly one of the worst in living memory for dairying. Commenting on the survey results ICSA president...
by admin | Jun 7, 2017 | Press Releases
1 JUNE 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has welcomed a Dáil motion brought forward by the Rural Independents Group which demands urgent changes to the Fair Deal Scheme for farmers and the self-employed. Speaking following a meeting with members of...