by admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Press Releases
15 FEBRUARY 2017 The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) along with ICMSA have this morning mounted a protest at the Regional Veterinary Laboratory in Knockalisheen, Co Clare over the possible closure of the facility. The protest was scheduled to...
by admin | Feb 13, 2017 | Press Releases
10 FEBRUARY 2017 The ICSA AGM and Annual Conference will take place on Thursday, 16 February 2017 at the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The Conference open session will commence at 5.30pm with guest speaker Mr Michael Creed TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food...
by admin | Feb 13, 2017 | Press Releases
10 FEBRUARY 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has welcomed the news that all eligible farmers will be accepted into GLAS III. Mr Sherlock was speaking following the announcement by Minister Creed that 12,400 applicants have met the requirements of...
by admin | Feb 8, 2017 | Press Releases
7 FEBRUARY 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has told the UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Andrea Leadsom that the fortunes of UK and Irish farmers are intrinsically linked. Speaking following the meeting which took place in the House of...
by admin | Feb 7, 2017 | Press Releases
6 FEBRUARY 2017 ICSA will meet with UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Andrea Leadsom, as well as Minister of State George Eustice to discuss Brexit in the House of Commons tomorrow evening, (7 February 2017). Speaking ahead of the meeting...
by admin | Feb 7, 2017 | Press Releases
3 FEBRUARY 2017 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has demanded openness and transparency around which meat factories are importing live sheep or sheepmeat carcasses from the UK at a time when Irish sheepmeat price is on the floor. “We know that big numbers of live sheep...
