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The Irish Famine Memorial on the North Quay in Dublin. Photo:PA

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Billy Lawless: A Former Emigrant Senator's Musings

It has often been said that you don't miss something until it's gone. Under lockdown, I can imagine that there are many 'at home' reminiscing fondly about their last pint in the local or harkening back to a time, when their daily activities had not been curtailed by a global pandemic.

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Your Friday evening catch-up

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Farmers warned not to rely on slurry alarm

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Stephen Cadogan: Winning hearts and minds in war against farm fatalities

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Phil Hogan reveals EU Commission’s frustrations in dealing with Greece

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Hard to restore beet industry: EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan

The speech Taoiseach Enda Kenny will never make to the electorate

ENDA KENNY needs me. He needs me if John McNulty loses the Seanad by-election tomorrow and he needs me even more if John Mc Nulty wins.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2014

Changeover talk helped by top-up aid

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has said the single farm payment top-up of €16,000 over five years to qualifying young farmers will force a conversation to take place in families, between parents and their sons and daughters, on handing over the farm and the decision-making that goes with it.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2014

Keep party interest out of Seanad constituency

I have been interested to read reports recently that the Minister for Environment Phil Hogan has prepared legislation for a partial reform of the Senate and apparently presented this to cabinet.

Sat, 07 Dec, 2013

More West Cork funding is available

Fears that rural development projects in West Cork will lose out due to reduced funding for the West Cork Development Partnership (WCDP) have been allayed by Environment Minister Phil Hogan.

Thu, 06 Jun, 2013

Ash die-back disease will be dealt with ruthlessly

A ruthless approach to Chalara fraxinea ash die-back disease has been promised by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Shane McEntee.

Thu, 22 Nov, 2012

Callely awarded €17,000 damages over lost earnings

A “delighted” Ivor Callely has been awarded €17,000 damages for a 20-day Seanad ban over his controversial expenses.

Mon, 31 Jan, 2011