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Commenting on today’s decision of the High Court to refer nine of the twelve issues identified to the Court of Justice of the European Union, the President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, said that ICMSA noted the decision of the High Court and welcomed the clarity brought to these complex issues.…

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has said that the Teagasc National Farm Survey, released today, shows a 69% collapse in dairy farm incomes in just the last year.    Mr. Drennan said that Government’s inaction in the face of the collapse in farmer incomes and the value of the agriculture…

Speaking following a meeting between the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine, Charlie McConalogue, and an ICMSA delegation in relation to farmer priorities for Budget 2025, the association’s President, Denis Drennan,  said that this last Budget by the present Government must deliver for farmers across a range of issues, particularly…

 The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has said that Ursula von der Leyen’s remarks in which she referenced ‘a new European strategy for our agriculture and food sector’ could not be taken seriously until such point as the Commission finally chooses to either fundamentally reform margins in the Food Supply…

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine should immediately inform all farmers of the amount of fertiliser they are legally allowed to spread between now and the Closing Date as there is utter confusion on the question, according to ICMSA Deputy President, Eamon Carroll. “In the face of the fodder…

Following a meeting with Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine officials in charge of administering the ACRES scheme, ICMSA Deputy President, Eamon Carroll, has called on the Minister to “look again” at the repayment option for those farmers who were given an interim payment and have now exceeded their…

Speaking in response to the latest EPA annual report on Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions, the President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, said that the reduction in overall emissions was welcome and he said that the drop in agri-emissions had been achieved in spite of – rather than because of – any meaningful…

 In the run-up to the Teagasc National Farm Survey that’s expected to show a serious drop in dairy farmer income in 2023 and with the challenges of this year already fully evident, the President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has said that the reality of dairy farming in 2024 is that…

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has described as “worthy and to be welcomed” the announcement by Minister McConalogue of an independent review and assessment into a complaint made by Dan Brennan of Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny and the investigation of that complaint. Mr Drennan called on the Minister to immediately…

Speaking following the conclusion of the Farmers Charter negotiations, the Deputy President of ICMSA, Eamon Carroll, welcomed the conclusion of the negotiations and repeated ICMSA’s position that the Charter provides a basis and reference towards ensuring that farmers are treated fairly and reasonably in their dealings with the Department. After…