by admin | Feb 16, 2018 | Press Releases
15 FEBRUARY 2018 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said he is appalled at the decision by Permanent TSB to place €4.5bn of its loans on the market. Commenting on the move Mr Sherlock said, “Selling off these loans at a fraction of their value means...
by admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Press Releases
14 FEBRUARY 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said he is alarmed at soundings coming from Brussels that a reduced CAP budget post 2020 could be on the cards. “Maintaining the CAP budget has to be an absolute priority and I would urge Minister Creed, Taoiseach...
by admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Press Releases
14 FEBRUARY 2018 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has welcomed the announcement by Minister Creed regarding the allocation of €25m in additional ANC funding announced in Budget 2018. “ICSA is pleased to see some certainty regarding this additional money...
by admin | Feb 13, 2018 | Press Releases
13 FEBRUARY 2018 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has said it is time for Teagasc to advise on different systems of fattening lambs and prepping them for slaughter if the way sheep farmers have been doing it for decades is suddenly no longer acceptable under the Clean...
by admin | Feb 13, 2018 | Press Releases
12 FEBRUARY 2018 ICSA beef chairman Edmund Graham has said demand for cattle has picked up this week and has urged farmers to sell hard. “Factories are anxious for cattle at the moment so there is room to bargain hard,” he said. “Two boats will also leave the country...