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Responding to the reported remarks of Green Party Minister of State, Pippa Hackett, in which she raised the possibility of livestock farmers introducing horses as a way of reducing emissions while supporting the equestrian sector, the President of ICMSA said that it appeared that the Minister of State was “on…

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee has again pointed to what he described as the “bluntly suspicious” development that has beef prices either rising or stable all over Europe – except for Ireland. Des Morrison said that “yet again” Irish factories – uniquely in Europe – had managed to find…

The President of ICMSA has again criticised Minister McConalogue for what Pat McCormack says is a completely disingenuous message on the ‘voluntary’ nature of Government policy.  Citing remarks made by Minister McConalogue yesterday at the Tullamore Show in which the Minister was, again, quoted as saying that “no measure will…

The President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, has flatly contradicted the statements of Government Ministers who continue to maintain that compulsory destocking of family farms need not happen and is not being sought. So far from that being the case, Mr McCormack said that such compulsory destocking has already begun and…

Responding to the announcement of a 25% emissions reduction for agriculture, Pat McCormack, the President of the ICMSA, the state’s specialist dairy farmer organisation, said that the Government’s decision would have wholly negative and predictable economic, social and demographic consequences for the massive areas of the state that depended on…

Mr. Pat McCormack, President of ICMSA has welcomed the decision of AIB to reverse the decision to make 70 branches cashless which would have had a disproportionate impact on specific rural towns and their associated hinterlands.   ICMSA had called for action from Government following the AIB decision and the outcome…

Commenting on the announcement by Minister Hackett on improved payment rates under the Organics Scheme from 1 January 2023, Mr. Denis Drennan, Deputy President and Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm & Rural Affairs Committee said that while improved payment rates are always welcome, the reality is that unless the economics of…

Demonisation of Agriculture Needs to Stop. –  ICMSA. Irish farmers have a critical role to play in Ireland’s climate strategy and we need to move away from demonising the sector and start to put in place real plans to allow the sector to continue to do what it is good…

Speaking in relation to AIB’s decision to make 70 of its 170 branches cashless including the removal of ATM machines, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Pat McCormack said, that there will be huge disappointment in the towns concerned and their associated rural areas and it will put further pressure on…