Meetings to clarify beef aid package
GALWAY farmers have been invited attend one of two West of Ireland IFA regional information meetings next week aimed at working out the ‘nuts-and-bolts’ of the €100 million EU/Government Brexit Beef Aid Package.
A meeting...
Sheep woes as factories chop Spring lamb prices
THE meat plants have been called upon to back-off from ‘opportunistic price cuts’ that has in cases led to a price drop for Spring lambs of up to €30 a head since early May.
A...
Go-ahead for mart fencing but height must be reduced
NEW entrance and security fencing that has been provided at Tuam Mart can be retained – but it has to be reduced in height to prevent it obscuring signage in the immediate area.
The Mart...
Broadband delivery is a task that must start now
THE Government has been urged this week by a Galway IFA representative to get their €3 billion rural broadband plan up-and-running over the coming weeks and months – with real delivery targets and budgets...
A time to save the sucklers!
GALWAY has the biggest suckler herd in the country – 97,000 – supporting 5,500 jobs and is worth in the region of €300 million to the county, the Beef Summit in Ballinasloe heard last...
Galway Summit protest planned
THE Beef Plan Movement (BPM) is planning to stage a large ‘peaceful demonstration’ before the start of a major ‘Beef Summit’ to be held in Ballinasloe this Thursday evening (May 9).
Galway Chairperson of BPM,...