Minister for Marine Michael Creed has discontinued a licence held by Norwegian multinational Mowi for a fish farm in Co Kerry.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has announced grant aid for solar panels and LED lighting on all farms.

Plans have been revealed for the €4.5m rebuilding of an iconic theatre in Co Cork which was gutted by fire two years ago.

Farmers will get compensation to help them adjust to price shocks if there is a no-deal Brexit.

Minister for Agriculture and the Marine Michael Creed appears to be preparing the ground for a tough outcome from the latest EU fisheries round which starts in Brussels today. The annual EU fisheries negotiations in Brussels on fishing quota pose significant challenges for the Irish industry, Mr Creed has said.

Sustainable agricultural practices which enhance wetland and freshwater ecosystem services will be rewarded in the five-year Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments (Allow Project), selected to implement a new €1.4 million European Innovation Partnership.

The low-cost loan scheme in 2019 will bring previously unavailable 8-10 year unsecured investment finance to the market at competitive interest rates, said Agriculture Minister Michael Creed last week.

The Agriculture Minister says the agri-food sector will be hardest hit by Brexit.

You can lead a farmer to water but you can’t make him drink.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has refused to describe this year’s fodder shortage as a national crisis, but has warned that farmers could experience severe difficulties again this winter.

West Cork's fishing industry is to gain a new €23.5m, 216m-long quay development following approval of the project and associated works on Dinish Island, Castletownbere.

The Agriculture Minister has hit out at Fianna Fáil for voting down new EU fishing laws in a move set to cost Ireland €40m, and says any new deal supporting the Government must contain a clause preventing the opposition from blocking other important legislation.

Implementation of the Government’s €2.75m incentive for tillage farmers must be kept simple, farm organisations have urged.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has appealed to farmers with lower stocking density to consider growing fodder cash crops which could be used by farmers nationally who are short of winter fodder.

The Stamp Duty relief for farm consolidation will commence on August 1, and the Stamp Duty relief for long-term leases will commence on July 1.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed told the Council, “A reduced budget means reduced ambition. This is the wrong signal to send our young people, and it is inconsistent with the increased ambition outlined in these proposals.”

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has revealed a thorough investigation is taking place into the circumstances of the journeys undertaken, after four animal welfare organisations reported alleged violations on calf trucks leaving Rosslare.

Fish producers have praised opposition parties for blocking Government moves to introduce an EU points system for the industry.

The 15 markets that are likely to present growth opportunities for Irish food and drink exports over the next five to 10 years have been analysed.

Ireland could face a multi-million euro fine after the European Commission moved formal infringement proceedings over the failure to implement fishing regulations.

The Government has issued permits for the horticulture sector to source 500 workers outside the European Economic Area (the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.

Greencore — Ireland’s former national sugar-processor, and the sugar beet growers who delivered to it — can look forward to a windfall of €933,435, plus 17 years of interest payments, after the European Court of Justice has ruled that sugar production levies were miscalculated by the EU Commission Regulations from 1999 to 2001.

Achieving required ammonia reduction targets is a significant challenge, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has warned.

Fianna Fáil says the government has ignored warnings from the farming community about the developing fodder crisis.

Farmers have welcomed a beef deal with China which will open up a multimillion-euro market to Irish producers.

Fianna Fáil will bring a motion before the Dáil and Seanad tomorrow calling for the Government to step up its efforts to deal with the fodder crisis.

There is a call for the Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to allocate a dedicated budget to farmers to help them through the fodder crisis.

The Minister for Agriculture's been accused of "making it up as he goes along" in dealing with the fodder shortage.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has allocated €1.5m for the importation of fodder to help reduce costs for farmers, writes Elaine Loughlin.

The IFA has urged Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to use a projected €106m underspend in the €4bn Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 to fund existing and new farm schemes.

Insurance companies are being urged to prioritise farmers who've been hit by Storm Emma after the Beast from the East ravaged the country last week.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has revealed that he cannot support unrestricted abortion and that in his opinion the unborn deserves protection in law where the health of the mother is not at risk.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has revealed he will not back proposals for unrestricted abortions up to 12 weeks but that the current constitutional ban on terminations is “unrealistic”.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has ruled out additional schemes to support the suckler herd.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has said he supports the plan for a referendum on abortion but has yet to make up his mind on recommendations to liberalise the law on terminations.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has said it is very clear that EU member states do not favour co-financing of Pillar 1 direct payments, writes Stephen Cadogan.

Farmers fear 2018 could be the year when a 20-year bogeyman finally appears, in the shape of an EU trading agreement with Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, which make up the Mercosur trade bloc, writes Stephen Cadogan.

The UK Government will not be able to rely on the votes of the DUP in parliament for any Brexit deal that treats Northern Ireland differently from the rest of the UK, one of the party's MPs has warned.

Tributes have been paid to former minister of state Donal Creed, father of the current Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and the man credited with coming up with the idea of the National Lottery.

A fish producers’ organisation has warned of a policy of apartheid in the fishing industry which affects the bulk of the fleet.

The extraordinary intervention by Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed, comes amid concern about Brexit’s impact on Ireland, but the candid remarks may threaten a rift between Dublin and London.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed is refreshingly candid about the challenges ahead but his commitment appears solid, says Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe.

Unannounced inspections are to be carried out on horse-racing facilities to investigate claims of exploitation, including the treatment of foreign nationals and children.