by Jessica McGrath | Mar 28, 2019 | Crime, Rural Ireland, Security
IFA Deputy President Richard Kennedy has welcomed the publication today by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality of its Report on Community Policing and Rural Crime. Richard Kennedy said IFA has taken a proactive role in the area of crime prevention,...
by Jessica McGrath | Mar 21, 2019 | Environment, Habitats
IFA National Hill Committee Chairman Flor McCarthy has encouraged farmers to apply for the National Walks Scheme, which will double the number of national walks and benefit up to 2,000 farmers. The application process is now open to trail management committees,...
by Jessica McGrath | Mar 1, 2019 | Environment, Habitats, Rural Ireland
IFA National Hill Farming Chairman Flor McCarthy has criticised the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Culture Josepha Madigan for not allowing managed burning of gorse to take place in March. “The Minister has failed to take account of how farmers manage their...
by Jessica McGrath | Mar 1, 2019 | Environment, Rural Ireland
IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed the opening up of applications for the National Walks Scheme, which will double the number of national walks and benefit up to 2,000 farmers. At a meeting in Dublin today with the Minister for Community and Rural Development,...
