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'State of emergency' as Laois dairy farmers face project €64 million income reduction this year

Milk price reductions are projected to leave Laois dairy farmers almost €65 million out of pocket this year. That’s according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association(ICMSA) who say dairy farmers nationwide are facing a €2 billion reduction ...

29 Aug 2023 at 17:53

Local News

Farmers ignored hedge cutting warnings in Laois for years

Laois farmers ignoring orders by the county council to cut overgrown roadside hedges should be brought to court or have their payments cut, say councillors. Farmers are ignoring the legal notices from Laois County Council for as much as seven ...

07 Oct 2019 at 17:13

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Farmers urged to keep an eye on their neighbours over Christmas

Farmers and others living in rural areas and Laois and around Ireland have been urged to keep an out out for their neighbours over Christmas. The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association's rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock ...

22 Dec 2016 at 15:24

Covid-19

Hill farmers urge walkers to abide by countryside code during Covid-19

More people than ever are taking to walks in the countryside during the Covid-19 crisis, but farmers are urging them to abide by the 'countryside code'. Hill farmers are concerned about recreational users not abiding by the code, ...

20 Mar 2020 at 15:45

Business

ICSA to discuss agriculture post-Brexit at AGM

The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed will be the guest speaker at the AGM and annual conference of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA), which will take place at the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise this ...

15 Feb 2017 at 15:33

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COMMENT: Major Government effort needed to secure increased CAP Budget

The Basic Payment Scheme, and other schemes funded through the CAP, are critical for Irish farmers, putting a total of €1.75bn into Irish farming. The current CAP runs up to the end of 2020. The EU are at present devising ...

22 Apr 2018 at 10:00

National News

Could you be Ireland's next Biodiversity Young Farmer of the Year?

The search is on for the next Biodiversity Young Farmer of the Year, the National Rural Network (NRN) has announced. The award, which is part of the FBD Young Farmer of the Year competition in association with Macra na ...

17 Nov 2021 at 12:06

Local News

Food scarcity to highlight Laois farming value

The importance of farmers in Laois and elsewhere will be appreciated when food supply runs low, a Laois public representative believes. Cllr Ollie Clooney, Independent, made the comment at a recent meeting where ...

12 Jun 2022 at 21:53

Local News

Gardaí WARN motorists about traffic disruption in Portlaoise due to LAOIS farmers tractor protest

Laois Gardaí have alerted the public to the potential for traffic to be disrupted and possible delays in Portlaoise on Friday. The gardaí advise the public to plan any journeys in Portlaoise during the morning ...

10 Jun 2021 at 22:28

Crime & Court

Official Garda figures don't tell true story of crime against farmers -survey finds

A national farm organisation has claimed agricultural crime is far bigger than official Garda figures suggest ICSA president Patrick Kent made the claim following the release of the third and final report ...

09 Nov 2017 at 21:08

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Laois IFA members clear snow and ice from local health centres

Members of the Laois Irish Farmers Association (Laois IFA) have donated their time to clearing frost and snow around the county. Henry Burns, Chairperson of Laois IFA, told the Leinster Express / Laois ...

09 Jan 2025 at 16:53

National News

Ireland’s nature minister: ‘We can’t restore nature without active farmers’

The Irish government will continue with plans to protect and restore nature if a key law is not passed at European Union level, a minister has said. Ireland’s junior minister for nature said the ...

25 Feb 2024 at 11:09

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