Two independent TDs opposed the bill, with Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae saying foxes had ‘completely taken over the place’.

Farmers and farming representatives took part in the ‘flash action’ at the European Commission offices on Tuesday morning.

The EU Commission is holding a budget conference in Brussels on the day, and the action is timed to happen when the conference is underway.

Climate change was selected by 43 per cent of farmers as one of the three most important issues they face out of a list of eight.

Deputy president of the Irish Farmers' Association, Alice Doyle, is urging farmers here to stay vigilant.

Jim Flannery, brand ambassador with OMC Claims, said some farmers might find themselves unable to access money to repair their sheds.

Diarmuid Phelan (56) has pleaded not guilty to murdering father-of-four Keith 'Bono' Conlon (36) at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, Dublin 24, on February 24th, 2022.

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Two litres of full-fat milk is 3c more expensive in shops, while Irish cheddar cheese is up 9c per kilo.

Fine Gael candidate Catherine Callaghan tackled the issues deeply affecting the farming community

Chief executive of Irish Rural Link, Seamus Boland, said the vote in Ireland's rural areas will "never go too far to the left"

Politicians were out in their droves at the farming exhibition as the pressure builds ahead of a general election.

Minister for Sport Thomas Byrne has rejected any criticism “from Green backbenchers” about Fianna Fáil’s record in Government on housing

A young female dairy farmer said she could actually fit her feet into over-sized calving gloves as she struggles to find outdoor workwear that isn't designed for six-feet tall men

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue will unveil the National Biomethane Strategy on Tuesday afternoon

Simon Harris was speaking during a visit to Co Kildare on Thursday.

The compensation package, which is expected to help around 6,000 farmers, should be in place before the end of the year.

Irish tillage farmers have been struggling to know whether to sow crops after months of continuous wet weather.

Conor O'Leary of the IFA in Cork says farmers are at breaking point and need additional supports.

Social Democrats Holly Cairns leader has criticised other parties for not being honest with the public about the scale of change needed.

The action is fully contested by the State and opposed by the Irish Farmers’ Association and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

Ireland is one of three EU member states that has a derogation to enable some farmers to work to a higher nitrate limit than the rest of the EU

Mairead McGuinness said that the Environment Commissioner’s visit to Ireland in relation to the issue ‘will happen’.