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Referee 'wrestled to the ground' in '18th attack' on Irish soccer officials since Daniel Sweeney assault

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Referee 'wrestled to the ground' in '18th attack' on Irish soccer officials since Daniel Sweeney assault

A soccer match in County Wexford had to be abandoned in the 70th minute after a referee was allegedly assaulted at the weekend.

Seanad losses for Fine Gael

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Seanad losses for Fine Gael

Fine Gael activist says ‘John Perry vote pact worked’ on night

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Fine Gael activist says ‘John Perry vote pact worked’ on night

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Fine Gael to lose three senators in abortion vote

Up to six senators will seek to block bill

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Up to six senators will seek to block bill

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14,000 on commonages must work together

All over bar the Seanad referendum

A FORMER leader of the Seanad brought a close to the election count by imploring newly elected members to fight for the continued retention of the Upper House.

Sat, 30 Apr, 2011

Clune heads FG list for Seanad

HIGH-PROFILE election casualties Cork South Central’s Deirdre Clune, Kerry South’s Tom Sheahan and Wexford’s Michael D’Arcy are among those nominated by Fine Gael for the upcoming Seanad election.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2011

Two seats for FF in Sligo/North Leitrim

Fianna Fáil has taken two seats in Sligo/North Leitrim.

Fri, 25 May, 2007

Sinn Féin tipped for shock election gain in north-west

SINN FÉIN is set to pull off a major surprise in the new three-seat Sligo-North Leitrim constituency, the latest Red C opinion poll has revealed.

Tue, 03 Apr, 2007

Ó Cuív consults on countryside recreation

THE vexed issue of access to the countryside is to be the subject of a consultative process announced by Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Afairs Minister Éamon Ó Cuív.

Sat, 29 Oct, 2005

Leased commonage payment appeal

Ireland: IFA National Hill Committee chairman Michael Comiskey has called on Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan to instruct her department to allow leased commonage to be eligible for REPS/SMA payments.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2005

IFA issue plea to hill farmers

IFA has urged farmers in hill areas to join REPS, after receiving commitments from Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan to address REPS problems in commonages and SAC areas, resulting from the introduction of the Single Farm Payment.

Thu, 09 Dec, 2004

IFA not so happy with destock pay

THE Department of the Environment has confirmed to IFA that the destocking payment for 2004 for non-REPS farmers with commonages has been set at €58.80 per destocked sheep.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2004

Progess on destocking levels

THE IFA Hill Farming Committee yesterday welcomed progress on appeals being made by farmers to Commonage Framework plans which will result in a reduction of the level of destocking required.

Wed, 14 Jul, 2004

Part compensation

More than 400 commonage farmers who were in the REPS scheme for only part of 2003 are being part compensated for destocking that was forced on them by Commonage Framework Plans.

Thu, 11 Mar, 2004

Commonage appeals agreement

Agreement has been reached between the Department of the Environment and REPS planners, which will result in farmers’ costs being fully covered for appeals lodged for commonage framework plans, according to the IFA.

Tue, 02 Sep, 2003

Sheep tag problems 'not tackled'

THE fundamental problems associated with the National Sheep Identification Scheme (NSIS) have not been addressed by the Department of Agriculture, the IFA has claimed.

Thu, 31 Oct, 2002