NEWS & EVENTS

The Chairperson of ICMSA Livestock Committee, Mr. Michael O’ Connell, has said that there is a sense of optimism amongst farmers with the current state of the beef trade, with quotes moving to 520/525 c/kg for steers and 525/530 c/kg for heifers.   Rises in quotes has been well received but…

Commenting on todays’ EPA water quality report, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Denis Drennan said that he is confident that Irish farmers will deliver water quality improvements and what is required is a collaborative approach working with farmers and dealing with issues on a site-specific basis rather than loading more…

The proposal from Dairy Industry Ireland calling for a clear focus in Bord Bia Quality Assurance Schemes on water quality issues amounts to a proposal for additional rules and regulations on farmers and needs to be called out as it is according to Mr. Denis Drennan, President of ICMSA, who…

Dairy markets have moved on considerably during the month of May and not only do dairy farmers need an increase in milk price, the market justifies it and dairy farmers need a strong signal from their milk processor that they understand the pressures on them at present by the delivery…

Speaking following a meeting with the EU Commission’s DG Environment in Brussels on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive in Ireland and in particular, the future of the Nitrates Derogation, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Denis Drennan said, that ICMSA clearly stated to the EU Commission the huge significance for…

Commenting on the guidance document published today by the Revenue Commissioners in relation to farmers reclaiming VAT on certain investment items, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Denis Drennan, said that while the guidance document provided clarity on a number of issues, the document did not go far enough and it…

Commenting on the Biomethane Strategy published earlier this week, the ICMSA President, Denis Drennan, said that the proposals were undermined by the Government’s failure to grasp – and state publicly – that it, the State, will have to underwrite the selling price of biomethane gas to the grid or biomethane-generated…

Speaking following a meeting with An Taoiseach, Simon Harris, the President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, said that meeting had dealt with very serious short and long term challenges facing the agriculture sector that required speedy and concerted responses from both Government and the EU. Mr Drennan said the very existence…

  The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has launched the association’s ‘ICMSA Guide To Election 2024’ at the Raddison Hotel in Limerick as the essential guide to agri and rural issues for both farmer voters and candidates in the run-up to the elections being held on 7 June.  Mr Drennan…

 The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Business Committee, Pat O’Brien, said that the Association is being told that farmers are no longer even considering TAMS as the reference costings on which the grant is based move into the realms of fantasy.  Mr. O’Brien said wherever he goes in the state, he…