Category: Business
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Farm Families to Come to Dublin on Sun, Nov 21st
IFA President Tim Cullinan has announced that farm families will be coming to Dublin on Sun, November 21st to highlight the importance of farming to the Irish economy, and to send a strong message to Government that they need to sit down with elected farm leaders to make an agreed plan for the sector. “Farm…
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Our Lady’s Secondary School Templemore Proceeding to Construction – Cahill
Our Lady’s Secondary School in Templemore has received permission to proceed to construction from Minister Norma Foley, local Fianna Fáil T.D. for Tipperary, Jackie Cahill confirmed today. This approval allows the school to proceed with the demolition of an old, existing building to be replaced with a new building, inclusive of two new classrooms as…
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Funding for Organics Welcome, but Supports Needed to Embrace the Opportunity
The Chairman of the IFA Organics Project Team Nigel Renaghan has acknowledged the increased funding of €256m for organics under the new CAP proposals. “It’s critical that the review of the Organic Food Sector and Strategy for its Development Report 2019-2025 is acted upon and implemented immediately,” he said. The European market for organic products…
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Strong Market Demand & Tight Supplies Drive on Lamb Prices by 30c/kg, Bringing €7.00/kg into Sight – IFA
IFA Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy said lamb price continues to rise as factories struggle to match supplies with market demand, increasing by 30c/kg over the week. He said lambs are making €6.70/kg to €6.80/kg today, with weights of 22.5kgs and 23kgs offered. Higher deals are available for groups and larger lots. Cull ewes are making…
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Rising UK and EU markets must be reflected in beef prices – IFA
IFA Livestock Chairman Brendan Golden said beef prices must move on to keep pace with the significant increases in the UK and EU cattle prices. Brendan Golden said the latest Prime Export Benchmark price is €4.19/kg, which is 9c/kg above the prime Irish composite price of €4.10/kg. “Beef prices in our key markets have strengthened…
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New State of the Art Units Officially Opens at Tipperary University Hospital – Lowry
There were many who doubted that a new 40 bed unit at Tipperary University Hospital in Clonmel could or would ever materialise. When it was first mooted, it was described as a pipe-dream, a fairytale with no end. Today that fairytale has the happiest of endings as An Taoiseach, Micheal Martin officially opens the new…
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Tipperary women seeking career supports can now avail of expanded WorkEqual service
Tipperary women seeking support to enter the workforce or progress their careers can now avail of the services on offer from WorkEqual, a charity that provides professional styling, mentoring, workshops, and career consulting programmes, free of charge. WorkEqual began life 10 years ago as Dress for Success Dublin but, this week, announced its rebrand and a…
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Permit Announcement Positive, But More Needed – IFA
IFA President Tim Cullinan has reacted to the announcement today by Damien English TD, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, of changes to the employment permits system for workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA). He said, “It is positive to see some progress on this urgent issue. IFA has lobbied continuously on…
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Shannon Foynes join Irish Ports Safety Forum for inaugural Irish Port Safety Week
Irish Ports set to host inaugural Irish Port Safety Week The Port authorities of Ireland have joined together through the Irish Ports Safety Forum to host the first Irish Port Safety Week from November 1st to 5th 2021. The authorities have come together to ensure to highlight and enhance collective safety responsibility with events planned under differing…
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Beware of new tax implications for receiving gifts and inheritances warns IFAC
Ifac, Ireland’s eighth-largest professional services firm and specialist for the farming, food, and agribusiness sectors, is warning beneficiaries of gifts and inheritances of new tax implications. Ifac Head of Tax, Declan McEvoy said: “A change in how the value of gifts or inheritances of free money is calculated for Capital Acquisitions Tax purposes will have implications for anyone…