Person: George Lyon

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golf

Rio set for ‘an historic moment’ as golf returns to Olympic Games

Brazil’s Adilson da Silva will hit the first shot in Olympic competition for 112 years tomorrow when golf’s controversial return to the Games finally gets underway.

farming

Optimism for CAP reform deal in June

world

MEPs back 6.8% spending rise

sport

How the return of golf chips away at the Olympic ideal

farming

Ireland, England and Wales to dodge land fines

world

Victory for MEPs as EU oil drilling ban is overturned

MEP delivers dire warning on threat to Irish farming from EU budget cuts

THE greatest threat to Irish farming is looming over the size of the European Union budget and its impact on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013.

Sat, 11 Sep, 2010

UCD Dairy Business degree applicant numbers almost doubles this year

THE number of applicants for the Dairy Business degree programme, run by University College Dublin and Teagasc, has almost doubled this year, it was disclosed yesterday.

Thu, 02 Sep, 2010

CAP report author to be keynote speaker at ASA annual conference

THE keynote address at the Agricultural Science Association’s annual conference in Tullow, Co Carlow, on September 10 will be given by George Lyon.

Sat, 21 Aug, 2010

Smith stresses to EU Commissioner need for continued income support

THE future direction of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was one of the issues discussed at a meeting in Brussels yesterday between Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith and European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacien Ciolos.

Tue, 13 Jul, 2010

Parliament adopts report calling for CAP budget to stay at current level

THE European Parliament yesterday took the first step on the path to reforming the Common Agriculture Policy post-2013.

Fri, 09 Jul, 2010

CAP pessimism is overdone

AFTER nearly 40 years of relative prosperity in the EU, farmers are taking the Lisbon No campaign warning of tough times ahead for agriculture with a big pinch of salt.

Thu, 10 Sep, 2009