by Jessica McGrath | May 8, 2019 | Rural Ireland
IFA President Joe Healy said the Government’s decision to proceed with the National Broadband Plan was an important development for rural Ireland. Mr Healy said, “Broadband is an essential tool for the business of farming, accessing health and education, bridging the...
by Jessica McGrath | Apr 10, 2019 | Environment, Habitats, Rural Ireland
IFA has said that the publication of research by Teagasc and NUI Galway highlights the need to review the current approach to developing greenways. National Environment Chairman Thomas Cooney said, “Recreational routes, such as greenways and blueways, have an...
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 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,...
by Jessica McGrath | Mar 23, 2018 | Rural Ireland
IFA Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady has welcomed the announcement that 250 additional places in the Rural Social Scheme have been allocated. The additional places, secured by IFA in Budget 2018, increase the total number of places on the scheme from 3,100 to...
