Over €2.1m allocated to carry out ‘climate resilient’ road works in the region
Almost €2.1m in funding is being distributed in the north west for ‘climate resilient’ road works. Climate resilient works are the likes of alleviating road flooding, altering the level of the road to prevent flooding, strengthening bridges and carrying out repairs. Just over €500,000 is going towards works in Sligo,…
Agri Week: Latest on Cap talks. Dead Sheep dumped in Donegal. Farm Payments for Shass mountain farmers.
On Agri Week this week We will talk to MEP Luke Ming Flanagan on the very latest on the negotiations on the new CAP. Flanagan is the only Irish politician directly involved in the talks. We hear the latest discussions in the Dáil on how farmers impacted by…
Shass Mountain Farmers will recieve payments in 2021
The Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has said that farmers and landowners affected by the Shass mountain landslide in Drumkeeran in July of last year can apply for their basic payments under CAP in 2021 using a force majeure clause. In order to apply for the basic payment scheme,…
Regulator for Beef industry & Bog issues in North Leitrim – Agri Week
Agri Week February 25th 2021: 01.28 Gerard Pilkington the Vice Chairman of the national Beef Plan movement talks to John Lynch about the importance of creating a role for a beef regulator in Ireland. 16.21 Cllr Padraig Fallon talks about reports of peat earth and debris from the…
Solution needed for those affected by Shass Mountain landslide
Calls are being made on the Minister of Agriculture to be more pro-active in finding a solution for those farmers affected by the landslide on Shass Mountain close to Drumkeerin in County Leitrim. Sligo Leitrim TD Martin Kenny claims that property impacted is being negatively impacted as a result of…