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IFA election may be in April at earliest

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IFA election may be in April at earliest

IFA is likely to remain without an elected president until April of 2016, at least.

Crime alert texts pass the one million mark as more rural dwellers track suspicious activity

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Crime alert texts pass the one million mark as more rural dwellers track suspicious activity

Only one way to secure fresh milk supply, says IFA

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Only one way to secure fresh milk supply, says IFA

Stephen Cadogan: Luck of the Irish has saved us from worst of EU crisis

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Stephen Cadogan: Luck of the Irish has saved us from worst of EU crisis

Fertiliser industry under the spotlight at IFA conference

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Fertiliser industry under the spotlight at IFA conference

No winners in bank versus farmer combat, says IFA President Eddie Downey

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No winners in bank versus farmer combat, says IFA President Eddie Downey

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

Text alert system is doing the job of rural crime prevention

Text alert system is doing the job of rural crime prevention

Over 600,000 texts alerting people to potential criminal activity in their local area have been sent to individuals and communities across the country during the first year of the Text Alert crime prevention system, according to figures released by An Garda Síochána.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2014

Get behind Irish beef brand, IFA tells Coveney and O’Neill

IFA President Eddie Downey has called on Irish Agriculture Ministers Simon Coveney and Michelle O’Neill to support branding solutions for beef from southern cattle finished in the North – which have been approved by the Department of Agriculture in the North, but not by UK supermarkets.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2014