Ireland to scale up ‘carbon farming’ with key role for farmers in capturing emissions

Minister announces €2.7m to expand National Agricultural Soil Carbon Observatory

McConalogue suggests ’sliding scale’ for mica support may not be in scheme

Both scheme itself and rates contained in it will be reviewed and updated, says Minister

Irish potato industry could be mashed by Brexit seed ban, Minister told

Scottish seed potato producer evokes Famine in letter to Minister for Agriculture

Export of live pigs from Ireland would be terrible for environment – Babe actor

Minister for Agriculture: Any animals exported would be of high value and handled carefully

Babe actor pleads with Minister to halt plans for exporting live pigs to China

James Cromwell, who starred in the classic film, says live exports are a ‘stain on humanity’

Foresters demand that Taoiseach intervene in crisis around licensing delays

Lobby group says Department of Agriculture licensing backlog has hit 5,500 applications

Farmers to challenge Government plan to reroute €49m in ‘green’ funding

Backlash as capital to help decarbonise farming switched to fund fuel subsidies

Government accused of making ‘mockery’ of plan to incentivise green farming

Farmers had expected €49m boost in budget this year to help sector decarbonise

Trawler owners to be paid up to €89,000 to stay at port for a month under new scheme

Payments can be claimed to mitigate effects of drop in fisheries quotas after Brexit

Prices for basic timber products up 60%, TD claims

Backlog of licences is squeezing supply

Four FF members of Cabinet say Martin should lead party into next general election

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue calls on internal Fianna Fáil critics to ‘cop on’

Provisional deal to overhaul Common Agricultural Policy agreed

Irish farming bodies demand Government secures flexibility on implementation of deal

Irish farmers claim CAP deal agreed in Brussels ‘potentially disastrous’

Birdwatch Ireland says provisional deal ignores science on environmental degradation

Cap reform talks at critical stage, says Minister

McConalogue reiterates demand for maximum flexibility on funding pot for member states

Up to 50 trawlers protest against Brexit fishing quotas at Cork Harbour

Fishermen to march to Taoiseach’s Cork city office calling for fairer access to waters

Mounting concern at impact of UK-Australia deal on Irish beef exports

Irish Government source says matter closely monitored but UK is free to pursue trade deals post-Brexit

High Covid-19 rates in north-west ‘not a Border issue’, Minister says

Cross-Border non-essential travel will be stopped by enforcement if needed says Swann

New department strategy to consider income and other supports for farmers

Among to be completed in 2021, plan outlines that food ombudsman’s office will be established

‘Intensive’ Irish-Chinese virtual trade meetings follow EU sanctions

Exports grown in last 10 years to value of €872m last year, notably dairy and pig meat

Cahill questions ‘logic’ of quizzing Minister over horse racing controversies

Agriculture committee chair says McConalogue could be invited for broad discussion

McConalogue ‘appalled’ at photo of trainer Gordon Elliott on dead horse

Hackett says photo was ‘very concerning and disturbing error of judgment’

Ireland faces losing thousands of tonnes from fish quotas after EU investigation

State could miss out on €40m funding over deficiencies in fisheries controls

Five more ports in State to open for Northern-registered fishing vessels

‘Step in the right direction’ as Howth, Ros an Mhíl and three Donegal ports added to list

Brexit: Irish farming and fisheries to get hundreds of millions in support

Department of Agriculture working on supports that will kick in even if deal agreed

Dolphin and seal deaths in Waterford Harbour spur call for inquiry

Verified reports of deaths and circumstantial evidence animals trapped in ‘bycatch’

‘No evidence whatsoever’ animals are dying from malnutrition

Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed defends his handling of fodder crisis

Enda Kenny: Fianna Fáil decision ‘driven by narrow interests’

Micheál Martin rejects partnership but willing to support Fine Gael minority government

SF proposes commission on Irish Water

Eoin Ó Broin says no party has outlined ‘detailed or credible alternative’ yet

Fianna Fáil’s negotiating team for government talks revealed

Four TDs given authority to negotiate with interested parties and individuals

FF select McConalogue and Gallagher in Donegal

Both Fianna Fáil members elected on first count to compete in five-seat constituency

Over 500 retired teachers employed during last school year

Department should take steps to ‘ensure newly-qualified teachers have first call’ - FF

Patients undergoing treatment referred back to waiting lists, says McConalogue

Fianna Fáil TD highlights case of young mother awaiting surgery

Quinn says 20 secondary schools being built to meet rise in student numbers

Education Minister also considering training of teachers in science, technology, engineering and maths

Tensions increase between Quinn and teachers over Junior Cert reforms

Teachers reject Minister’s claim that existing resources are adequate

Ruairí Quinn admits Susi grant system failures

Minister for Education promises not to “take my eye off the ball” this year

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