by admin | Dec 17, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
17 DECEMBER 2019 ICSA rural development chair Tim Farrell has said the Government decision not to impose a nationwide ban on smoky coal is a victory for common sense. “For the ban to go ahead it would have to include both turf and timber, so this decision will be a...
by admin | Dec 17, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
13 DECEMBER 2019 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has said the outcome of the UK election will hopefully bring much-needed clarity to the Brexit process. “While hoping for a reversal of Brexit was always wishful thinking, there is now little doubt that Boris Johnson’s...
by admin | Dec 11, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
10 DECEMBER 2019 Ní bheidh aon tinteán ar bith ICSA rural development chairman Tim Farrell has slated proposals to ban burning turf and timber in every fireplace in the country. “It is totally insane to say that people in the country would be banned from burning wood...
by admin | Dec 9, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
9 DECEMBER 2019 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has expressed amazement at the statement made by TESCO in response to the IFA protest at its distribution centre in which it claims that the price paid by consumers in their shops is unrelated to the price paid to the...
by admin | Dec 9, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
9 DECEMBER 2019 ICSA sheep chair Sean McNamara has said it is stunning that Irish lamb producers are getting almost 70c/kg less than New Zealand producers, even though we have open access to the EU market and have less transport costs than them. “Our sheep farmers are...
by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
6 DECEMBER 2019 ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has said a beef price increase of just 5c is a derisory offer that won’t quell farmer frustration with the current state of beef prices. “The proposed level of this increase by ABP is way below what’s needed. It appears...