by Neassa | Sep 3, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary and ICSA Sheep chair Willie Shaw say the latest CSO livestock slaughtering figures, showing a sharp fall in cattle and sheep throughput, are alarming and underline just how serious the situation is for drystock farmers. Commenting on the...
by Neassa | Aug 27, 2025 | Latest News
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said that low-income drystock and tillage farmers cannot be sacrificed in the rush to secure the nitrates derogation or in any other policy decisions. Speaking after a meeting with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon...
by Neassa | Jul 18, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
A delegation from ICSA has met with Minister Martin Heydon to discuss the latest developments in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to outline the association’s key demands for Budget 2026. Speaking after the meeting, ICSA president Sean McNamara said, “ICSA...
by Neassa | May 13, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair John Barron has said that while Minister Heydon’s TB Summit held in Dublin yesterday (Thurs 8 May) showed a welcome intent to reinvigorate the fight against TB, many of the Department’s proposals lacked clarity and fairness. “We...
by Neassa | May 8, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said the ongoing uncertainty around GAEC 2, just weeks out from the BISS application deadline, is completely unacceptable and deeply unfair to farmers. “The closing date for BISS applications is just two weeks away, yet farmers still...
