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RISING FUEL COSTS SHOW EU SHOULD IMPORT ETHANOL FROM BRAZIL – NOT BEEF

by | 6th March 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has said the surge in global fuel prices highlights the need for Europe to prioritise bioethanol imports over unnecessary beef imports from Brazil. “Events in the Middle East have upended energy markets in a matter of days,...
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ICSA WELCOMES RESTORATION OF NORTH–SOUTH CATTLE AND SHEEP TRADE

by | 6th March 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

 ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair John Barron has said the Department of Agriculture’s announcement restoring north–south trade of cattle and sheep is a sensible and welcome step. “Since the first case of Bluetongue was confirmed in Ireland earlier this year,...
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ICSA SLAMS EU MOVE TO PUSH AHEAD WITH MERCOSUR DEAL BEFORE LEGAL REVIEW

by | 27th February 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said the European Commission’s decision to provisionally apply the Mercosur trade deal, before the European Parliament has voted and while a legal review is pending, is beyond frustrating. “We campaigned long and hard for a legal...
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WINTER FINISHERS HIT WITH MASSIVE LOSSES AS BEEF PRICES STAGNATE

by | 26th February 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

ICSA Beef Committee spokesperson Edmund Graham has said winter finishers are facing severe financial losses as beef prices remain well back on last autumn’s levels. “Once again, the extreme level of risk being carried by beef producers, and winter finishers in...
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SHEEP SECTOR UNDER SEVERE PRESSURE AS IRISH PRICES FALL WELL BEHIND EU

by | 20th February 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

 ICSA sheep chair Willie Shaw has said Irish sheep farmers are lucky to clear €25 per lamb at current prices, before a single hour of their own labour is counted. “Factories are quoting around €7.50 to €7.70/kg here. At the moment in Spain, lamb is making €10.77/kg...
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PROCESSORS CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS ON BEEF SUPPLY AND PRICE

by | 13th February 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

ICSA Beef Committee spokesperson Edmund Graham has said that while beef prices may have steadied in recent weeks, they remain nowhere near the level required to keep beef farmers viable. “The narrative that prices are ‘holding’ is simply not good enough. Farmers are...
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REGULATOR MUST INVESTIGATE DAWN FARM FOODS AND MURRIN MUST COOPERATE FULLY

by | 10th February 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said the Agri-Food Regulator must move immediately to investigate the activities of Dawn Farm Foods and that Larry Murrin must facilitate that investigation in full if he genuinely believes in transparency. “There are far too many...
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OIREACHTAS HEARING REINFORCES DOUBLE STANDARDS AT HEART OF BORD BIA

by | 5th February 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said today’s appearance by Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food served only to reinforce the fundamental problem of double standards within Bord Bia. Speaking from Leinster House...
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MURRIN MUST ANSWER TO OIREACHTAS AS CONFIDENCE IN BORD BIA COLLAPSES

by | 28th January 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said Larry Murrin must accept the invitation to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and explain how his role as chair of Bord Bia can be compatible with his company importing Brazilian beef. “This issue has now gone...
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ANGER AMONG FARMERS AT MINISTER’S DECISION TO BACK BORD BIA CHAIR

by | 23rd January 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said Minister Heydon has made a serious mistake by giving his full backing to Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin and dismissing legitimate farmer concerns as ‘emotion’. “Farmers are not confused or emotional. They are asking a very simple and...
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