NEWS & EVENTS

Speaking following a ‘side’ meeting with the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessica Roswall, the President of ICMSA, Denis Dreannan said that he took the opportunity to outline to the Commissioner the huge efforts being made by the agriculture industry – and particularly,…

ICMSA Livestock Chairperson, Michael O Connell, has completely contradicted what he said was “a fairy story” being put about by the factories to the effect that the market is experiencing downward price pressure.   Mr. O’Connell said there was no basis for these reports considering the opportunities across UK and EU…

Responding to news of the postponement of BISS and CRISS payments to 27th October, the ICMSA President, Denis Drennan, said the announcement this evening was “stunning and totally inexplicable”.   Mr. Drennan said that the unions concerned had given notice of the strike action at least three weeks ago and it…

With the granting of the extension of the derogation last December to the end of 2028, one of the restrictions introduced was the verification of internal slurry transfers from the milking platform to ‘out blocks’ or non-milking platform lands – a restriction, incidentally, that flies in the face of the…

Expressing disappointment that there was no direct engagement between the Department and the farm organisations on proposed new animal welfare powers, ICMSA Deputy President, Eamon Carroll, has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine to spell out precisely what his intentions are in relation to the additional powers…

Speaking today on the final day of the National Ploughing Championships and just after a visit to the Association’s stand by the EU Agriculture Commissioner Hansen, ICMSA President Denis Drennan said that while there were enormously complex matters to be resolved, there were four issues that were ‘Head and Shoulders’…

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has expressed “real concern” at the findings of the Agriland – ICMSA Survey, commissioned to coincide with this year’s Ploughing Championships, that showed that 57% of the 2300 farmer respondents had not encountered a Garda Checkpoint in their localities in the previous two years.…

First published in the Irish Examiner on 10 September 2026. Reproduced with permission. Original article: https://www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-41909113.html CAP funds are misdirected from active food producers to landowners. A ‘starter’ question for five marks: What is a farmer? Have you got an answer? How about a follow-up question for €10bn (the total…

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Business Committee, Pat O’Brien, has said that “very hard choices” are coming down the line at farmers as tax bills from 2025 start coming through the letter boxes just as calculations are being done frantically on how to ensure that their animals will have enough…

Speaking following a meeting yesterday (7 Sept) with senior officials of the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine , ICMSA President, Denis Drennan, has called on Minister Heydon to allocate the maximum allowable amount of funding to the scheme under EU regulations.   “The Department officials stated today that if the…