Margaret Donnelly

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Margaret Donnelly

Speaking at its annual results announcement, Dairygold CEO Michael Harte said if this land is kept in dairy, volumes to the co-op should improve overall. The co-op, which announced a turnover of €1.4bn, an increase of €10.6m year-on-year, carried out a census of its 2,500 supplier base in October. Twenty per cent of its milk suppliers have an average of 32 cows and according to Michael Harte, the people exiting are only supplying an average of 170,000L of milk per annum.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Margaret Donnelly

‘Vast majority’ of ACRES payments cleared by end of May – Agriculture Minister Martin HeydonOver 12,000 farmers still await payments as Minister vows to get through most of the backlog in two monthsAgriculture Minister Martin Heydon said he has reduced the backlog of payments by 40pc. Photo: CollinsThe “vast majority” of ACRES payments will be processed and cleared by the end of May, Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon has said.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Margaret Donnelly

Martin Heydon pledges ‘urgency’ as he tackles escalating problem that he accepts he will be judged on – but admits he doesn’t have the funds in his budget. He also reveals how he intends to minimise the damage caused by Trump’s tariffs, keep the Nitrates Derogation and improve farm successionThe Minister for Agriculture has said he will make decisions around proposals to tackle TB in the coming weeks.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Margaret Donnelly

Martin Heydon pledges ‘urgency’ as he tackles escalating problem that he accepts he will be judged on – but admits he doesn’t have the funds in his budget. He also reveals how he intends to minimise the damage caused by Trump’s tariffs, keep the Nitrates Derogation and improve farm successionThe Minister for Agriculture has said he will make decisions around proposals to tackle TB in the coming weeks.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Margaret Donnelly

O’Neill is the first female candidate to contest and win a Macra Presidential Election and she beat Conor Murphy of Whitechurch Macra in the Seandún Region of Cork by a margin of 29 votes. Outgoing President Elaine Houlihan congratulated O’Neill on her victory. “I am delighted to be handing over Macra to Josephine’s safe hands and wish her the very best of luck as she adjusts to her new role,” she said.