Category: Business

  • Irish water is this Governments Waterloo by Cllr Seamus Morris

    by Cllr Seamus Morris The last week has seen this government trying to demonise the peaceful protesters who have taken to the streets including calling them everything from “dissidents” to “ISIS”. It is a tried and tested system used on Republicans in this state ever since they had the nerve to stand up to drug dealers…

  • Noel Coonan TD Welcomes News of National Postcode System

    Noel Coonan TD Welcomes News of National Postcode System

    Tipperary TD Noel Coonan said the roll-out of the National Postcodes System (Eircode) will bring significant benefits to consumers, businesses and rural communities while improving the delivery of public services, including emergency services. “Every address in Ireland will be allocated a unique and memorable 7-digit postcode in mid-2015. The Department believes most residents and businesses…

  • STRONG DEMAND FROM FARMERS FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE PRICE INCENTIVE

    IFA National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns said there is a strong demand from farmers all across the country that animals coming from a Quality Assurance herd should receive a QA price incentive. He said this issue is raised at almost every livestock farmer meeting. Henry Burns said IFA lobbied hard at the Beef Forum on…

  • IFA PRESIDENT WELCOMES COMMISSIONER HOGAN’S COMMENTS ON FOOD CHAIN EQUITY

    IFA President Eddie Downey, who was recently elected Chairman of the COPA-COGECA Working Party on the Food Chain, welcomed EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan’s comments yesterday in relation to fairness in the food chain and called for EU legislation. IFA President Eddie Downey has said he will meet Commissioner Hogan in the coming weeks and…

  • IFA WARNS FACTORIES THAT UPWARD CATTLE PRICE MOVEMENTS MUST CONTINUE

    IFA President Eddie Downey said cattle prices are rising and he warned the factories that the upward movements must continue to fully reflect the strong increase of over 30c/kg in recent months from our main export market in the UK. Following a meeting of the IFA Executive Council in Dublin this week, Eddie Downey said…

  • New plan outlines future waste management in Tipperary

    The public are being invited to have their say on the preparation of a new regional plan that will set out a framework for waste management in ten countries across the south of the country during the next six years. The Southern Region Waste Management Plan, which encompasses 10 local authorities and is one of…

  • Hypocrisy And Cynicism Are Undermining Democracy

    by Seamus Healy, TD The irony and hypocrisy of today’s announcement introducing water charges by Labour Party Minister Alan Kelly T.D. will not be lost on the general public. During the last General Election Minister Kelly and the Labour Party asked the people of North Tipperary to vote for him to prevent Fine Gael imposing…

  • The pin is still out of the Irish Water Grenade – McGrath

    Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said that new measures outlined by the Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly in relation to Irish Water lack the kind of definitive safeguards that those opposed to the quango are calling for. Deputy McGrath was speaking after the new charging regime and system of penalties for non-payment was announced…

  • PROGRESS MADE ON FINANCE BILL FOR AGRICULTURAL RELIEF

    IFA Farm Business Chairman Tom Doyle has said that while the proposed amendments to the Finance Bill represent some progress on agricultural taxation issues, more clarification is required to ensure that genuine part-time farmers are not unfairly excluded from Agricultural or Stamp Duty reliefs. Mr Doyle said, “The proposed definition of a farmer to qualify…

  • Get water right, or call an election – McGrath

    Get water right, or call an election – McGrath

    Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said that the revised programme of water charges which is expected to be announced by the Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly this Wednesday is the last opportunity the Government has to meaningfully address the publics concerns. Deputy McGrath was speaking after leaked details of the new proposals continue to…