by Neassa | Mar 24, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA President Sean McNamara has called on Minister Martin Heydon to stand up for farmers at today’s meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels and fight for a properly funded CAP budget. “With everyone looking for a bigger slice of the EU budget, we cannot let...
by Neassa | Mar 19, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has said it is completely unacceptable that farmers are still waiting indefinitely for the ACRES payments they are entitled to. He insisted that the Department of Agriculture must commit to a firm, non-negotiable end date for...
by Neassa | Mar 18, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said that while beef prices have improved, they must continue to rise to reflect the soaring costs of production. “After years of struggle, cattle prices are finally reaching a point where farmers can see a reasonable return on their...
by Neassa | Mar 18, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Sheep chair Willie Shaw has said that recent price and weight cuts are costing sheep farmers approximately €32.50 per hogget. “Those who committed to feeding hoggets to heavier weights on the understanding they would be paid for up to 24kg have been left high and...
by Neassa | Mar 6, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said Minister Heydon’s attempts to downplay the significance of a recent meeting on rewetting and “reduced management intensity” of 80,000 hectares under Ireland’s Climate Action Plan have done little to reassure farmers....
by Neassa | Mar 5, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has said that before Storm Éowyn, Ireland’s forestry sector was already struggling, and if the current windblown crisis is not handled correctly, it could spell disaster. “If the timber industry is allowed to slash the...
