Person: Charlie McConalogue

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European and local elections
Gardaí and Department of Agriculture investigating 'horror hole' horse abattoir
Government vows 'abhorrent and distressing' treatment of horses will be fully examined

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

Minister pledges full investigation into 'abhorrent' abuse of horses shown in RTÉ programme
Minister pledges full investigation into 'abhorrent' abuse of horses shown in RTÉ programme
Footage captured showed, among other things, horses being repeatedly punched around the head, whipped, and struck with long lengths of plastic piping

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

Israel-Hamas conflict
Irish Examiner view: Real action must follow recognition
It is difficult to be optimistic about Ireland, Norway, and Spain’s bold, if belated, step of officially recognising the state of Palestine, but it does represent a glimmer of hope

Wed, 29 May, 2024

New bill will allow all third-level graduates vote in Seanad elections
New bill will allow all third-level graduates vote in Seanad elections
Seanad Electoral Bill comes in the wake of Supreme Court ruling that university electoral panels for Seanad Éireann are unconstitutional

Tue, 30 Apr, 2024

XL bully dog restrictions
Humphreys to establish taskforce to strengthen dog control laws
Earlier this year, Heather Humphreys announced that spot fines for serious dog control offences would be increased to €300, while increasing funding for dog warden services

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

Donal Hickey: Do e-collars work — and are they cruel?
Donal Hickey: Do e-collars work — and are they cruel?
The deadline for public consultation on e-collars is February 16

Thu, 08 Feb, 2024

Fishermen 'kept in the dark' over EU deal to allow Iceland fish in Irish waters
Fishermen 'kept in the dark' over EU deal to allow Iceland fish in Irish waters
Fishermen 'afraid Iceland will get a similar deal to the one Norway already has', which allows Norwegian fishermen to fish for 224,000 tonnes of blue whiting here

Tue, 06 Feb, 2024

McConalogue officially opens the €48m Dinish Wharf & Breakwaters at Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre
Skippers say €48m West Cork wharf expansion will not benefit Irish trawlers
Dinish Wharf expansion at Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre is of little use to Irish fishers given the EU quota deal, they say

Thu, 01 Feb, 2024

Ministers receive St Patrick's Day travel assignments today
Ministers receive St Patrick's Day travel assignments today
Last year saw the largest St Patrick’s Day programme to date, with 77 programmes, in more than 70 cities, across 41 countries

Tue, 30 Jan, 2024

Government has failed farmers, new IFA president claims 
Government has failed farmers, new IFA president claims 
Call for retailers to publish their data on their margins and profits

Tue, 09 Jan, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Israel's history of conflict has long reach
Irish Examiner view: Israel's history of conflict has long reach
Israel has always regarded assassination, or extraction, on foreign territory as a legitimate weapon in the armoury against its enemies and is prepared to take a long view on retribution

Sat, 06 Jan, 2024

McConalogue refuses to rule out tilt at EU commissioner role
McConalogue refuses to rule out tilt at EU commissioner role
Asked whether he would be interested in the top EU job, agriculture minister says there is 'nothing to rule in or out' yet

Fri, 05 Jan, 2024

Diners need less food on plates to cut waste, says minister
Diners need less food on plates to cut waste, says minister
Agriculture Minister said overloaded plates in food outlets 'really grates with me and really annoys me'

Fri, 05 Jan, 2024

Agriculture minister stands by controversial Teagasc report on livestock systems
Agriculture minister stands by controversial Teagasc report on livestock systems
State agriculture agency's Dublin Declaration' was accused of having links to the livestock industry

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

Charlie McConalogue enjoys successful meat and greet at Korean beef market
Charlie McConalogue enjoys successful meat and greet at Korean beef market
Cow stomach, liver, intestine, head and hooves were on display for sale with local suppliers showcasing their best offering to the Agriculture Minister and the traveling press

Wed, 01 Nov, 2023

Expansion of Irish beef into Korean market on agenda during trade mission
Expansion of Irish beef into Korean market on agenda during trade mission
Irish food and beverage exports to country were worth €75m last year

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023

Fishing industry unease at talks with Iceland
Fishing industry unease at talks with Iceland
If a deal were to be signed, it would give Iceland access to EU waters in general, and Ireland’s mackerel-rich waters in particular

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

Glass of whiskey with ice cubes on the old barrel
Protecting the status of Ireland's famed food and drink products
Despite Ireland’s global reputation for the quality of its food and drink, relatively few products enjoy international protection compared to those produced in other European countries

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

Fishermen fear EU could allow Iceland access to Irish waters 
Fishermen fear EU could allow Iceland access to Irish waters 
Were any deal to go ahead, it could see the Icelandic fishing fleet moving into Irish waters for the first time ever

Fri, 27 Oct, 2023

McConalogue inundated with letters about mistreatment of calves
McConalogue inundated with letters about mistreatment of calves
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue was bombarded with furious letters from the public about the mistreatment of calves in Irish farming.

Wed, 25 Oct, 2023

Up to 41,000 cows could be culled to meet nitrates derogation levels 
Up to 41,000 cows could be culled to meet nitrates derogation levels 
Tim Lombard said an 'animal welfare catastrophe' will occur if Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue does not intervene

Sun, 22 Oct, 2023

McConalogue defends agriculture's budget following reduction 
McConalogue defends agriculture's budget following reduction 
Various farming associations criticised this budget allocation calling it a “nothing burger” for farmers and lambasting the overall reduction the department received

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023

National Ploughing Championships 2023
Tadgh McNally: As a means of gauging the lay of the land, The Ploughing is hard to beat
The Ploughing allows politicians to break free from the political bubble and meet people from all walks of life

Sun, 24 Sep, 2023

Eamon Ryan TD
Ryan pushing for extra supports for farmers who 'go green'
"We will have to pay people to do what we need to have done with our land to improve our water quality, reduce emissions, and improve by biodiversity," said Environment Minister Eamon Ryan.

Fri, 22 Sep, 2023

National Ploughing Championships 2023
Cool reception for McConalogue but Higgins prompts cheers from crowds at the Ploughing
With two more days to go yet at one of Ireland’s biggest festivals, there will be more politicking, more debates on nitrates and more people caked in muck

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Fine Gael party think-in
Varadkar intervenes in nitrates dispute
Taoiseach tells farmers he will ask the EU Commissioner to meet with the Agriculture Minister and a delegation from the sector

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

Fianna Fáil ministers hold 'constructive' meeting with IFA amid farmers' protest
Fianna Fáil ministers hold 'constructive' meeting with IFA amid farmers' protest
The Tánaiste admitted that dairy farmers would “bear the brunt” of the decision by the European Commission to reduce Ireland’s nitrate derogation.

Mon, 11 Sep, 2023

Farmers to protest at Fianna Fáil think-in over nitrates derogation
Farmers to protest at Fianna Fáil think-in over nitrates derogation
Alterations would see farmers lose €40,000 each year

Mon, 11 Sep, 2023

Members of The Irish Farmers' Association protesting outside the Department of Agriculture, Dublin. They were protesting outside
Farmers demand McConalogue stands up to EU over decision on nitrates derogation
Thousands of dairy farmers could be forced to reduce herds in the next four months or spend money to acquire extra land

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023

Buying meat at a supermarket.
Mick Clifford: Faux outrage ignores what is at stake
For whom the tweet tolls? The hunt is on for the issuer of the latest tweet to cause outrage, horror and disturb a whole reservoir of anger.

Sat, 02 Sep, 2023

McConalogue to come before committee earlier over nitrates derogation
McConalogue to come before committee earlier over nitrates derogation
It follows a report in the Irish Examiner where politicians and the were critical of what appeared to be the lack of urgency on Ireland’s nitrates derogation

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

Post Cabinet press conference
McConalogue accused of lack of leadership over cut to nitrates derogation
Agriculture minister urged to stand up to the European Commission on the pending reduction

Mon, 21 Aug, 2023

FILE PHOTO Minister for Children Roderick O'Gorman is under pressure, after the Dail last night voted to pass a bill which has r
Requests for higher pay for public bodies' bosses denied 
The Department of Public Expenditure rebuffed two requests for higher salaries for incoming staff

Sun, 20 Aug, 2023

Organic Fruits and vegetables on a supermarket
Attitude change needed to 'wonky' fruit and veg ahead of potential shortage
FG senator Tim Lombard said that up to 30% of fruit and vegetables never make it to the supermarket shelves simply because items look imperfect

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

'As an island nation, there is no excuse': Call for people to eat more fish
'As an island nation, there is no excuse': Call for people to eat more fish
University College Cork’s head of psychiatry Professor Ted Dinan has branded the low level of fish consumption in Ireland as 'crazy'

Sat, 05 Aug, 2023

Greta Thunberg
Europe's nature restoration proposal looks doomed to fail
Fine Gael’s MEPs have signalled that they will vote for the nature restoration proposal in direct opposition to the EPP’s position

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Source of Ash Dieback disease in Ireland remains unknown
Source of Ash Dieback disease in Ireland remains unknown
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue refused in the Dáil last week to name businesses, importers and distributors associated with the first finding of ash dieback disease in Irish trees.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

Denis Egan 13/6/2020
Horseracing body failed to outline large exit payment to former chief executive
Denis Egan was paid a termination payment of €384,870 in September 2021, around €141,000 more than he was entitled to under a voluntary redundancy scheme.

Thu, 29 Jun, 2023

Greyhound Racing Ireland asks minister to hike salary by €27k to attract 'high-calibre' CEO
Greyhound Racing Ireland asks minister to hike salary by €27k to attract 'high-calibre' CEO
An executive salary survey from recruitment firm Brightwater said the average pay for a CEO in general management and operations was €180,000

Wed, 31 May, 2023

John Gibbons: Wildlife population decline is more acute than we once thought
John Gibbons: Wildlife population decline is more acute than we once thought
While efforts at EU level to push through a are being stymied at every turn, is it instead our dysfunctional political process that’s in need of restoration?Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Dáil this week that aspects of the proposed law “go too ...

Thu, 25 May, 2023

Crisis leaves no room for prevarication in cross-party action on climate 
Crisis leaves no room for prevarication in cross-party action on climate 
At a time of climate emergency, why is Minister Paschal Donohoenot stepping forward enthusiastically to provide insights into how this ongoing challenge is being addressed, asks Dr Catherine Conlon

Tue, 23 May, 2023

Majority of respondents to public consultation back deer cull
Majority of respondents to public consultation back deer cull
More than three-quarters of the people who responded to the public consultation called for financial supports for landowners to manage deer numbers.

Mon, 08 May, 2023

'Losing my fishing boat is like losing a limb, or my identity'
'Losing my fishing boat is like losing a limb, or my identity'
Caitlín Uí Aodha's family has fished since before the Famine. She lost her husband in the Tit Bonhomme disaster, and returned to the sea herself. Now, she has decommissioned her fishing boat. Neil Michael reports

Sun, 07 May, 2023

ISPCA rescues 200 more dogs this year compared to same period last year
ISPCA rescues 200 more dogs this year compared to same period last year
The animal welfare charity raised concerns over the effect changes in lifestyle at the end of covid-19 restrictions have had on pets

Wed, 05 Apr, 2023

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