by Neassa | Nov 20, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has expressed deep concern over reports that the Mercosur Trade Deal could be split into two parts to speed up its approval through the European Union, bypassing national parliaments. “This splitting of the deal is being orchestrated at...
by Neassa | Aug 20, 2024 | Latest News, Livestock Prices
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said that the reported deferral of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) for twelve months, to advance a new system for the tax, is a welcome development. “ICSA has consistently opposed including actively farmed land in this tax....
by Neassa | Aug 15, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed Minister McConalogue’s proposal to establish a Commission on Generational Renewal for farming. “The Minister’s recognition of the challenges young farmers face and his intention to critically evaluate existing supports...
by Neassa | Jul 24, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said that the stark figures released today by Teagasc in the National Farm Survey 2023 must serve as a wake-up call to how dire the situation has become for Irish farmers. “The figures on farm incomes for 2023 are alarming and...
by Neassa | Jul 3, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the agreement reached on an updated Farmers’ Charter of Rights. Speaking after the meeting held in Dublin on Tuesday (July 2), Mr McNamara said, “The negotiations around the formation of this Farmers’ Charter have been lengthy...
