NEWS & EVENTS

 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…

 The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has said that the elevation of Food Security in the EU’s Strategic Agenda 2029 is potentially very significant and signals a commitment to dealing with ‘here and now’ threats and challenges over what Mr. Drennan said were the more abstract and long-term challenges contained…

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to clarify the latter’s call for a “robust” CAP Budget following the EU Farm Council meeting on Monday last. At the Farm Council discussions on the ‘The Future of Agriculture in the…

Reacting to the announcement of a round of voluntary redundancies at Tirlan – the State’s largest milk processor – ICMSA President Denis Drennan said that he feared it was “just the beginning” of a massive restructuring of our dairy sector due primarily to current Government policy.    Mr. Drennan said…