Tag: IFA
‘He represented all sections of farming with commitment and distinction’ –...
Tributes have been paid to Padraig Walshe, the Laois man who was a former president of the Irish Farmers Association, who died suddenly on...
Sadness and shock at death of former IFA president Padraig Walshe
The death has occurred of Padraig Walshe, the Laois man who was a former president of the Irish Farmers Association. He was aged in...
2022 Remembered: Laois farmer elected as chairperson of IFA national grain...
Former Laois IFA Grain Chairman, Kieran McEvoy was elected as the new chairperson of the IFA National Grain Committee back in January.
Emo-based farmer Kieran...
Laois farming couple receive joint honoury life membership of Irish Farmers’...
A Ballybrittas farming couple received joint honorary life membership of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) at a function in the Maldron Hotel, Portlaoise, recently.
Tillage...
Good yields but fertiliser price threatens margin for tillage farmers for...
IFA national Grain Chairman Kieran McEvoy, from Emo, has said winter barley, winter oats and winter rape are now all completed - but concerns...
CAP information meetings will reveal the ‘depressing reality’ of cuts, says...
IFA South Leinster Regional chairman Francie Gorman said the decision by the Department of Agriculture to have only one CAP information evening in South...
Laois farmer elected as chairperson of IFA national grain committee
Emo-based farmer Kieran McEvoy has been elected as chairman of the IFA's national grain committee.
The tillage farmer, who has been Laois IFA grain chairman...
IFA demonstration in Portlaoise hits out at imported pigmeat
An IFA demonstration in Portlaoise this week called for universal support for the Irish pigmeat sector where they argued that retailers, foodservice outlets and...
Farmers set to descend upon Portlaoise as IFA announce protest
Farmers are set to flock to Portlaoise on Friday as the Irish Farmers Association has confirmed details of a planned protest.
'Save Irish Farming' is...
Farm Safety Week: ‘It can be a dangerous place where the...
There's hardly a farm family in the country that haven't had an accident over the years.
Some have been minor bumps or scrapes, more have...
‘We will make environmental changes … but it’s very hard to...
The chairman of Laois IFA's environmental committee has said that farmers are fully embracing the ever-increasing list of measures - but there must be...
In Pictures: Laois farmers out in force as IFA seek to...
In another sign that some sense of normality is returning to our lives, the IFA held their first demonstration in well over a year...
Laois beef farmer re-elected to national IFA role following postal ballot
Declan Hanrahan, a suckler and beef farmer from Borris-in-Ossory, has been re-elected vice-chairman of the IFA livestock committee.
Hanrahan is the current livestock representative for...
Laois IFA National Dairy Chairman steps down to contest role in...
The IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan has stepped down from his position.
Mr Phelan, who is from Laois, informed the committee of his decision...
End of an era in Courtwood community following death of Liam...
The death has taken place of Liam Carroll, a highly-regarded member of the Courtwood and Rath communities.
He passed away suddenly in his 92nd year...
Laois man Francie Gorman elected as IFA South Leinster chairman
Laois farmer Francie Gorman has been elected as the new chairman of South Leinster region of IFA.
Gorman, who is from Spink and is a...
Laois man in the running for IFA South Leinster chairman role
Two candidates are in the running for the position of IFA South Leinster Chairman - and a Laois man is among them.
Francie Gorman from...
‘Tillage farmers fighting on their backs to survive’ say IFA as...
It's been one of the toughest harvests in years for tillage farmers and IFA President Tim Cullinan says he wants an immediate assessment from the...
Laois beef farmer elected to national IFA role following postal ballot
Declan Hanrahan, a suckler and beef farmer from Borris-in-Ossory, has been elected vice-chairman of the IFA livestock committee.
Hanrahan is the current livestock representative for...
Warm welcome as IFA representative added to Laois Joint Policing Committee
Laois IFA will have a voice on the county's Joint Policing Committee (JPC) for the first time following the appointment of Brendan Birney from...
IFA Grain Chairman calls on all feed mills to use Irish...
IFA Grain Committee Chairman Mark Browne has called on feed mills to use Irish grains.
According to Mr Browne, some feed merchants are now producing...
Fears for Malting Barley growers as significant downturn in drinks sales
Local tillage farmers are worried that their contracts for malting barley could be cut by up to 40% this year because of a significant...
John Fitzpatrick appointed new Laois IFA chairman as Francie Gorman’s term...
There was a change at the top table at the Laois IFA AGM in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Monday night as Francie Gorman's...
Farmers being treated like criminals, claims leading Laois IFA member at...
"I'm sickened at the minute - because between extreme veganist campaigns and talk about the environment, we farmers are being treated like criminals."
That was...
2002 & 2007 Election Memories: The rise and fall of Parlon...
In the spring of 2002 Mary Harney courted farm leader Tom Parlon and won him over.
She wiped the eye of Parlon’s other suitor, Michael...
Election Diary: Greens move to mend fences as the IFA call...
Can the momentum in favour of the Greens reach the midlands and get behind their Laois-Offaly candidate, Senator Pippa Hackett?
It’s a big ask in...
Laois IFA members begin voting this week as presidential election gets...
Approximately 2,000 Laois farmers across 20 different branches are entitled to vote as the IFA presidential election gets underway today.
IFA members vote for a...
IFA on election countdown as presidential candidates confirmed
Three candidates have been nominated to run for IFA President. They are Munster Regional Chairman John Coughlan from Cork, National Treasurer Tim Cullinan from...
Farming chief challenges government to develop climate plan to harness agriculture
Opening the Smart Farming Spring seminar in Portlaoise today (Tues), IFA President Joe Healy challenged the Government to come forward with a comprehensive climate...
Laois IFA to host ‘crisis’ beef meeting while farmers urged to...
Laois IFA are holding a Crisis Beef and Livestock Meeting in the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise on Monday April 15 at 8.30pm.
The focus of the...