by admin | Sep 4, 2017 | Press Releases
4 SEPTEMBER 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said he is very concerned at the huge increase of High Court actions brought by private equity firms in the last year. Mr Sherlock said, “Figures reveal that there has been a tenfold increase in...
by admin | Sep 4, 2017 | Press Releases
01 SEPTEMBER 2017 Donegal ICSA has offered its assistance to any farmer in the region affected by recent flooding. Following an emergency flooding meeting the Donegal ICSA committee has agreed to be of assistance in any way possible. According to Donegal ICSA chairman...
by admin | Aug 31, 2017 | Press Releases
30 AUGUST 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has welcomed the report by Joseph Curtin on behalf of Friends of the Earth which strongly recommends that state policy should support roof-top solar energy. The report proposes a combined tariff for generation and export to...
by admin | Aug 31, 2017 | Press Releases
29 AUGUST 2017 ICSA suckler chairman John Halley has reminded farmers who have applied to participate in the BDGP II scheme that the deadline for appealing their reference year is this Thursday 31 August. Applicants were initially told a reference year of 2014 would...
by admin | Aug 28, 2017 | Press Releases
25 AUGUST 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has called on the Department of Agriculture to guarantee that all payments under the Rural Development Programme will be paid on time in light of the severe difficulties facing farmers due to current adverse weather...
by admin | Aug 21, 2017 | Press Releases
18 AUGUST 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that commercial jeeps and vans should not be deterred from using the motorway network due to unfair tolls. “Hard working farmers and small business owners using commercial vehicles are being hammered with excessive...