Person: Pat O’Rourke

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Cahill re-elected as ICMSA chief after voting goes to the wire

THURLES farmer Jackie Cahill has been re-elected as president of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), but only after a nail-biting photo-finish.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2009

Balloting gets under way to elect Walshe’s successor as IFA chief

BALLOTING to elect the next president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) began last night. The first votes were cast in more than 70 of the IFA’s 947 branches countrywide.

Wed, 02 Dec, 2009

Bonner eyes FF seat in Europe

SOCCER legend Packie Bonner has officially joined the battle for Fianna Fáil’s European election ticket in the north-west.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2009

Ecstatic Bowen salutes Erins Own ‘maturity’
FOR 14 years Erins Own have waited for a second chance to contest the AIB Munster club hurling championship decider and finally they realised their ambition in Pairc Ui Chaoimh yesterday.

Mon, 20 Nov, 2006

O’Rourke wraps it up for Tones
WOLFE TONES, who won the Munster club hurling title at the first time of asking back in 1996, ended Bruree’s adventure in a dull first round clash at Cusack Park, Ennis, yesterday to set up what should be a more exciting assignment against Erin’s Own in Cork in two weeks time.

Mon, 06 Nov, 2006

We’ll be ready for Erin’s Own challenge, warns O’Rourke
WOLFE Tones coach Pat O’Rourke has warned Cork champions Erin’s Own they will face a different team in Cork on Sunday week.

Mon, 06 Nov, 2006

2005 winners, losers for mainstream farmers
AS the New Year begins, farmers will remember 2005 as a milestone.

Thu, 05 Jan, 2006

ICSA chief urges farm group unity
IRISH Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Malcolm Thompson has congratulated both Padraig Walshe of the Irish Farmers’ Association and Jackie Cahill of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association on being elected presidents of their respective associations.

Fri, 23 Dec, 2005

Farmers clash with Coughlan over ‘disastrous’ deal
THE powerful farm lobby clashed yesterday with Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan over the “disastrous” outcome of the world trade talks in Hong Kong.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2005

IFA and ICMSA leadership elections
THE country’s two main farming bodies, the Irish Farmers Association and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, will elect new leaders today.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2005

Farm organisations elect new leaders next week
TUESDAY marks the changing of the guard as the two main farming organisations elect new leaders.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2005

Farm leaders reject British proposal
IRISH farm and rural development leaders have given the thumbs down to the latest British proposal for the European Union budget.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2005

December dates for new leaders
NEW leaders for both of the main farmer organisations will be announced on Tuesday, December 20, after the IFA election count in Dublin and the ICMSA ballot in Limerick.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2005

Farmers to protest outside EU offices
FARMERS are to stage a 90 minute protest outside the European Union offices in Dublin next Tuesday over what they see as a major threat to agriculture in the world trade talks now entering a crucial phase.

Tue, 01 Nov, 2005

Milk suppliers to enter talks
THE ICMSA has accepted an invitation from Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to enter talks on a new national agreement, but has set out areas that must be addressed to restore profitability in farming.

Sat, 29 Oct, 2005

Farmers take double hit from oil prices
Ireland: Soaring oil prices, which have already affected farmers directly, are now beginning to impact indirectly through damaging the competitiveness of the Irish food sector, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association warned yesterday.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2005

IFA moves to tackle beef imports
Ireland: The IFA has launched a four-point action plan to tackle the problem of beef imports head on and protect the integrity and high quality of the Irish market for both consumers and producers.

Fri, 26 Aug, 2005

Penalty points system ‘unworkable’
FARM leaders have described Agriculture Department proposals to introduce a penalty point system for breaches of conditions of the new EU single farm payment (SFP) as unworkable and bureaucratic madness.

Sat, 30 Jul, 2005

Nitrates Directive sparks fury
Stephen Cadogan

Thu, 21 Apr, 2005

Meetings premature, say ICMSA
THE series of regional information meetings on the single payment system, kicked off by the Department of Agriculture and Teagasc last Tuesday, are “grossly premature”, according to ICMSA president Pat O’Rourke.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Egypt the focus for exports drive
Cairo: A delegation of senior officials from the Department of Agriculture and Food and Bord Bia is in Cairo this week for meetings with Egyptian authorities to review the arrangements for the beef and cattle trade between the two countries.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2005

ICMSA welcomes mission to Egypt
Egypt: ICMSA president Pat O’Rourke has welcomed a decision by Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan to send a delegation to Egypt to review arrangements for the beef and cattle trade between the two countries.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2005

Dairygold move on milk welcomed
A decision by Dairygold to increase the price it pays its farmer suppliers for milk was described by the IFA yesterday as evidence of what could be done by co-ops who seriously address their inefficiencies.

Sat, 05 Feb, 2005

Dillon urges firm stance on nitrates
Ireland: The Government must not give an inch on the nitrates action programme it has formally submitted to the European Commission, Irish Farmers Association president John Dillon has urged.

Sat, 29 Jan, 2005

Farm lobby dismayed at EU reaction to nitrates directive plan
Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent

Tue, 11 Jan, 2005

Extra research funding vital for food sector
THE ICMSA has rejected Agri-Vision projection of 10,000 full-time farmers by 2015.

Wed, 05 Jan, 2005

Farming industry welcomes moves to build viability

By Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent

Mon, 03 Jan, 2005

ICMSA rejects farmer projection
THE Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association has rejected a projection in the recently published Agri-Vision report that the numbers of full-time farmers in the country would have fallen to 10,000 by 2015.

Tue, 21 Dec, 2004

Call to clarify land access rights
THE issue of access to land cannot be resolved without clarity of legal rights and obligations, ICMSA president Pat O’Rourke told his association’s annual general meeting in Limerick.

Sat, 20 Nov, 2004

Local authorities worst polluters, claims farmer
Every farmer is entitled to expect common courtesy and fair play, the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association told his annual general meeting in Limerick last night when he hit out at those who unfairly criticise the sector.

Fri, 19 Nov, 2004

Live exports to EU go via Britain
Arrangements for the continuation of live exports through Britain could be in place early in the New Year ICMSA president Pat O’Rourke predicted yesterday, following a meeting with the European Commission in Brussels.

Tue, 16 Nov, 2004

Milk quota exchange ‘utter madness’
THE introduction of a milk quota exchange would be utter madness and would be seriously detrimental to the future of active committed producers, the ICMSA has warned.

Sat, 06 Nov, 2004

O’Rourke: Land Bill a ‘double cross’
THE first legislation introduced by Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan is an attempt to “double cross” farmers, says ICMSA President Pat O’Rourke.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2004

ICMSA seeks rise in farm funds
INCREASED funds for on-farm investment in the environment are being sought by the ICMSA.

Wed, 27 Oct, 2004

Rural people in fear of roaming gangs

RURAL people are living in fear of being attacked in their own homes by gangs of roaming criminals, according to the national council of a leading farm body.

Tue, 26 Oct, 2004

ICMSA in plea to Coughlan

ICMSA president Pat O’Rourke said Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan would be judged on how farm incomes progress over the next two-and-a-half years.

Fri, 01 Oct, 2004

Ferry service ‘essential’ to livestock exports
FARMERS called on the Government at the national ploughing championships in Tullow, Co Carlow, yesterday, to ensure that Ireland continues to have a ferry service for live cattle exports which were worth an estimated €150 million last year.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2004

New brooms in 2005
MACRA na Feirme have kicked off a year of electioneering among farmers.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2004

Suppliers against IDB changes
THE Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association warned yesterday that it was completely opposed to any downgrading or dismantling of the Irish Dairy Board.

Thu, 23 Sep, 2004

New EU accession to lower single farm payment
THE accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU is expected to knock another 2% off the Single Farm Payment amounts notified to Irish farmers last week, bringing total deductions to 10%.

Thu, 16 Sep, 2004

Farmers ready for single payments
CALCULATORS will be busy this week as farmers check their entitlement assessments for the new EU single farm payment.

Tue, 07 Sep, 2004

IFA critical of nitrates proposals
Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent

Fri, 03 Sep, 2004

ICMSA calls for calf producers to unite
ICMSA has called on all calf and weanling producers, regardless of what farm organisation they are affiliated to, to campaign for additional direct payments from the National Reserve to compensate for low Single Farm Payment entitlements.

Thu, 02 Sep, 2004

Fair play for calf and weanling producers
Demand is growing among calf and weanling producers for fair play in the allocation of the single farm payment entitlements, ICMSA president Pat O’Rourke has claimed.

Tue, 31 Aug, 2004

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