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Farmers can receive Department payments to credit union accounts
The Irish League of Credit Unions has announced that its member credit unions in the Republic of Ireland can now receive electronic payments due to their farming members from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Milk testing satisfactory
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has carried out a full audit on three of the 23 milk testing centres throughout the country and all were found to be satisfactory.
Smith welcomes reopening of Philippines market to Irish beef
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, this week announced that the Philippines had removed the ban on the importation of Irish EU beef.
Local Farmer wins top prize at Bord Bia event
A Kilkenny man has won the Bord Bia Quality Beef Producer award this week.
Significant funding for five Mayo piers and harbours
Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has announced funding of €236,250 for piers and harbours within the constituency under the 2008 Clár Coastal Development Scheme.
Department dispute hitting farmers’ pockets
An internal dispute in the Department of Agriculture is being cited as the reason why farmers throughout Carlow and Kilkenny as well as a number of surrounding counties are not receiving their REPS 4 payments.
Mayo farmers to receive over €20m funding this week
Mayo farmers are to receive over €20 million in funding under the 2008 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, it was announced this week.
Éamon ‘Obama’ and ‘Baracking’ Éamon
There are hundreds — if not thousands — of men across the globe making a good living at impersonating Elvis Presley. They are the ‘Elvis lookalikes’ and ‘soundalikes’, an uncanny knack of nature that produces a shape and a voice something like Elvis. It won’t be as good as Elvis, but it will be good enough to draw a crowd… and keep drawing a crowd.
Department dispute finally over
Two weeks ago we reported that a local internal dispute in the
Dept blamed for poor milk price
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food is being blamed for the fact that the price that the farmer receives for his milk is lower than it should be.