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Acting president says debate around IFA salary levels ‘a distraction’ from operations
Acting president says debate around IFA salary levels ‘a distraction’ from operations

The IFA’s acting president has described the ongoing debate around salary levels in the organisation as a distraction from its day-to-day operations.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2015

IFA board criticism grows
IFA board criticism grows

Pressure is growing on senior members of the Irish Farmers Association executive board to step down after more local branches joined the call for resignations in the aftermath of the payments’ controversy within the organisation.

Fri, 04 Dec, 2015

Rebirth of a transparent and open IFA will be difficult
Rebirth of a transparent and open IFA will be difficult
Only a “new” IFA will be able to negotiate strongly for farmers.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2015

IFA stays silent on Eddie Downey comments
IFA stays silent on Eddie Downey comments
The IFA was last night remaining tight-lipped after its former president claimed he had been “thrown under the bus” and his position “misrepresented” in the striking of a controversial severance deal with the organisation’s former general secretary, Pat Smith.

Wed, 02 Dec, 2015

VIDEO: Ex-IFA boss Eddie Downey: I’ve been thrown under the bus
VIDEO: Ex-IFA boss Eddie Downey: I’ve been thrown under the bus
Speaking for the first time since he resigned as president of the IFA, Eddie Downey has said he only became aware of the full remuneration package that general secretary Pat Smith was receiving on November 19 and he acted on that information within hours.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2015

IFA split would not be in anyone’s interest
IFA split would not be in anyone’s interest
WITH the executive-pay crisis threatening to rip the Irish Farmers’ Association asunder, it would not be surprising if further revelations come to light concerning the pay, pensions and perks of those at the top of Ireland’s most powerful lobby group. Moreover, with some irate farmers already cancelling their membership, the danger that it could be riven by the proverbial ‘split’, a cancer which has destroyed many an Irish organisation in the past, cannot be dismissed.

Sat, 28 Nov, 2015

IFA fallout: Hard to find any positives in the bad publicity
IFA fallout: Hard to find any positives in the bad publicity
The old saying goes, “there is no such thing as bad publicity” but the past week’s revelations on pay and remuneration of the former chief executive and general secretary of the IFA, Pat Smith, have undoubtedly damaged the organisation.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

IFA fallout: All eyes look to Con Lucey for report on corporate structures and governance
IFA fallout: All eyes look to Con Lucey for report on corporate structures and governance

As the IFA enters the unchartered waters of vacancies in its presidential and secretary general roles, any member seeking solace might look at the man charged with ensuring that something similar does not happen again.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

Eddie Downey resigns as IFA face multi-million euro legal pay battle
Eddie Downey resigns as IFA face multi-million euro legal pay battle
Irish Farmers Association president Eddie Downey has been forced to resign after it emerged that the growing financial scandal engulfing the powerful lobby group is now set for a multi-million euro legal battle.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

IFA in legal bid to claw back €4.7m severance package to Pat Smith
IFA in legal bid to claw back €4.7m severance package to Pat Smith
IFA president Eddie Downey resigned last night after his organisation decided to take legal action to claw back a €4.7m severance package to former secretary general Pat Smith he only agreed last week.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Your Wednesday evening catch-up
Your Wednesday evening catch-up
Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

IFA salaries mess is akin to cattle trampling over the silage pit
IFA salaries mess is akin to cattle trampling over the silage pit

Plenty of analogies present themselves when discussing the current mess at the IFA, but maybe an appropriate one is the farmer returning home from a Sunday drive and being confronted with the sight of his cattle trampling all over the silage pit, writes Noel Baker.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

IFA salaries: Who are the key players?
IFA salaries: Who are the key players?
Pat Smith, IFA general secretary, who stepped down last week.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

IFA salaries: Review set to be complete in December
IFA salaries: Review set to be complete in December
The rebooted review into the IFA’s internal structures could be complete by December 15, with its findings likely to be presented to a meeting of the farming body’s national council.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

Downey to ‘step back’ from IFA during pay review
Downey to ‘step back’ from IFA during pay review
Irish Farmers’ Association president Eddie Downey is to “step back” from his position while a review of remuneration at the organisation takes place.

Tue, 24 Nov, 2015

Farmers on €27k paid for €535k post - IFA salary scandal
Farmers on €27k paid for €535k post - IFA salary scandal
THE political fallout from the IFA salary scandal may be more damaging to the organisation than the actual cost of the pay package of former general secretary Pat Smith.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2015

Great 60 years for IFA, but it’s as challenging as ever
Great 60 years for IFA, but it’s as challenging as ever
The best-organised and most influential farmers in Europe — that’s the Irish, and it’s all thanks to the IFA, was the very interesting assessment of EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, last week, writes Stephen Cadogan.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2015

Economist Lucey to retire

THE chief economist of the Irish Farmers Association, Con Lucey, who is to retire in May, was the recipient of a special tribute by Minister Mary Coughlan at the IFA annual general meeting.

Thu, 07 Feb, 2008

Commodity prices to rise in 2008

THE factors that underlined the rise in world commodity prices in the past year are set to continue in 2008, according to the Irish Farmers Association’s chief economist Con Lucey in his annual review and outlook.

Thu, 03 Jan, 2008

Rising world commodity prices

IN his farm income review for 2007 and outlook for 2008, IFA’s chief economist Con Lucey said the factors underlying the rise in world commodity prices in the past year are set to continue in 2008.

Sat, 22 Dec, 2007

IFA chief economist set to retire

THE IFA’s chief economist Con Lucey yesterday announced his intention to retire from his position as the association’s chief economist after 34 years. His retirement will take effect from May 2008.

Thu, 15 Nov, 2007

Goold’s goal a real steal
MIGHTY battlers Macroom. And they needed to be in Carrigadrohid on Saturday where a last gasp David Goold goal left Aghabullogue stunned, just when some skilful, no-nonsense defending looked like earning the more renowned hurling battlers a place in the Evening Echo Cork Co IFC semi-final.

Mon, 30 Jul, 2007

Can markets curb ‘agflation?

FARMERS have had to cope with a bewildering range of bureaucratic and economic buzz words for decades.

Thu, 07 Jun, 2007

Farm income rise a once-off boost
A ONCE-OFF boost of 43% in direct payments to farmers in 2005 was the main factor in their 24% income increase for the year, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2006

Seeking common ground

ON the face of it, Ireland has more to lose than any other EU country from the current round of World Trade Organisation talks on agriculture.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2005

Farmers turn to IFA to address ‘alarming’ costs
FARMERS have turned to IFA to mount an all out blitz on the costs of farm inputs and services, as profit margins come under intolerable pressure.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

IFA criticises Agri Vision 2015
Dublin: Misleading in presentation and flawed in analysis was how the IFA chief economist Con Lucey yesterday described the Agri Vision 2015 committee report published last December.

Thu, 17 Feb, 2005

Further CAP price reductions ‘unacceptable’
One economist says the IFA must bid for lower production costs, reports RAY RYAN.

Wed, 05 Jan, 2005

Reaction to EU policy still unclear

FARMERS are still not clear how they will react to the new European Union policy environment, according to a Teagasc survey.

Fri, 24 Dec, 2004

Sugar industry could be wiped out
The entire sugar beet industry in Ireland could be wiped out by European Commission proposals to reform the sector, the IFA warned yesterday when it announced that it is planning a major campaign on the issue.

Fri, 06 Aug, 2004

Part-time farmers earn €6,500 a year

FOUR out of 10 farmers work part-time and earn less than €6,500 a year. The average income of full-time farmers stands at €29,000, €1,000 above the average industrial wage.

Thu, 05 Aug, 2004

CSO figures 'over-stated' farm income
RECENT figures from the Central Statistics Office show that it has been seriously over-stating national farm income for many years, the IFA has claimed.

Thu, 08 Jul, 2004

CAP reform may lower consumer food prices by 6% in short term
CONSUMERS will enjoy some limited reduction in food prices as a result of reforms to the Common Agriculture Policy.

Mon, 22 Mar, 2004

Farmers face into a year of transition

THIS year will be one of transition for the country's 130,000 farmers, following radical reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.

Fri, 02 Jan, 2004

Irish farming could be damaged by import tariff cuts - IFA

The Irish Farmers Association says any major cuts in import tariffs at next month's WTO negotiations could have serious implications for Irish farming.

Thu, 07 Aug, 2003

IFA hopes for restoration of farm funding

The Irish Farmers Association has said they believe the Government has sufficient funding left to restore farm investment schemes to the original levels set under the National Development Plan, despite financial cuts in the sector.

Sat, 04 Jan, 2003

Farmers gear up for challenging year
THE farm lobby is gearing itself for a challenging year at home and abroad.

Thu, 02 Jan, 2003

Fewer farmers surviving on less money

The flight from the land is continuing while those who remain are trying to make ends meet on a dinimished income.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2002

IFA highlights farm income decline
FARM income data for last year is old news, when the real concern is the income decline in 2002, the IFA said yesterday.

Thu, 24 Oct, 2002

Farming is now a gamble
A BETTER way must be found to run the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy than to announce shock proposals to turn the policy upside down.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2002

EU farm chief aims to cut production, says IFA
THE IFA claimed yesterday that the real agenda in EU Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler’s CAP review plan is to reduce the level of production of beef, sheep meat and cereals in anticipation of future budgets, enlargement and WTO pressures.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2002

IFA says CAP reform will harm Irish economy

The Irish Farmers Association has claimed that the European Commission’s proposed reform of the Common Agriculture Policy will take €355m out of the rural Irish economy each year.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2002

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