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ICMSA highlight PRSI “absurd anomaly” in transition from Sole Trader to Partnership

2024-11-18

  The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Business Committee, Pat O’Brien, has called on the Government to address what he said was a serious anomaly that had farmers who had changed their enterprise status from ‘Sole Trader’ to ‘Partnership’ being asked to pay often sizable amounts of ‘back’ PRSI on the…

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ICMSA describe as “scaremongering rubbish” warnings of post-Christmas trade ‘correction’ in beef price

2024-11-08

While acknowledging the recent welcome increases in beef price, the Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Michael O Connell, has derided as “rubbish” and “scaremongering” warnings from the beef processors that prices will be dropped immediately after the Christmas trade ‘Kill’ and we will head into the New Year in a…

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ICMSA “absolutely expects” milk price increase on foot of ‘mini rally’ in dairy markets

2024-11-07

Speaking in advance of Co-op’s October milk price announcements, ICMSA Dairy Chairperson, Noel Murphy has said that the association “absolutely expects” all Co-ops and milk purchasers to reflect the on-going buoyancy in the milk market. Mr. Murphy said there were some very questionable differences in the prices being paid by…

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Eamon Carroll, who also chairs the association’s Farm & Rural Affairs Committee, said there is a real lack of confidence in ACRES at present.

ICMSA welcome review into ACRES and identify lack of farmer confidence in ‘flagship’ Agri-environmental scheme

2024-11-04

Speaking following the announcement by the Minister of Agriculture Food and the Marine that there will be a review into the ‘flagship’ ACRES environmental scheme for farmers, the Deputy President of ICMSA welcomed the move. Eamon Carroll, who also chairs the association’s Farm & Rural Affairs Committee, said there is…

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ICMSA welcome Government ‘realisation’ that farm Inheritance tax changes require ‘specific focus’

2024-11-01

 The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has welcomed the Government announcement that the changes to farm inheritance tax reliefs announced is the Budget will be ‘put on hold’.  Mr. Drennan said that ICMSA had noted and highlighted several instances in which the proposed changes would have impacted bone fide farm…

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ICMSA challenge ‘ridiculous’ exclusion of certain breeds from Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme

2024-10-30

The Chairperson of the ICMSA Livestock Committee Chairperson, Michael O Connell, has criticised the ‘eligible cow’ criteria of the Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme and he especially noted the exclusion of the Fleckvieh and Montbeliarde breed calves, describing their exclusion as ridiculous.   Mr. O’Connell said that the development of this…

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ICMSA say inclusion of Dutch cheese in State School Meals Programme “an insult” to Irish dairy farmers

2024-10-29

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has said that reports that cheese supplied to children under the School Meals Programme operated by the Department of Social Protection is in some cases Dutch cheddar is “surreal” and was nothing less than an “insult” to Ireland’s hard-pressed 18,000 dairy farmers. Mr. Drennan…

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ICMSA Livestock Chairman welcomes additional SCEP in person training courses but issues reminder about other important SCEP core requirements.

2024-10-25

ICMSA Livestock Chairperson, Mr. Michael O Connell, has welcomed the additional SCEP in person training courses announced and has stated that it recognises areas which are predominantly farmed by suckler farmers are now being facilitated where they were not in the previous allocation of training courses. ‘Our members in certain…

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Suspend Agricultural Relief Changes Until Commission on Generational Renewal Reports.  –  ICMSA.

2024-10-24

The President of ICMSA, Mr. Denis Drennan has called on the Minister for Finance to suspend the proposed changes to Agricultural Relief as set out in the Finance Bill in light of the serious implications for many ordinary family farms and in light of the establishment of the Commission on…

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Upward Movement in Beef Prices Necessary and Welcome – ICMSA

2024-10-21

ICMSA Livestock Committee Chairperson, Mr. Michael O’Connell has welcomed the beginning of beef prices moving upwards with factories notably working on securing adequate supplies in the run up to the Christmas trade.   We saw 5c/kg extra added to base prices as last week progressed with 510c/kg base price for steers…

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