Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe ‘strongly considering’ putting his name forward

FG hopeful keen to have single running mate while Labour candidates push to be the one

Downey determined to change approach to farm reviews

Eddie Downey sees protecting farm incomes and securing new charter of rights as key priorities

Hanafin rules out running for FF in Dublin

ESB working to restore power to 3,000 homes cut off

Woman rescued from water at Galway docks after being swept off a quay wall

IFA disputes claims by retailers that farmers are not picking up the tab

Eddie Downey leading race to to succeed John Bryan as chief of farming group

Two farmers from Meath and Laois contesting election

Re-opening of Japanese market to Irish beef comes after years of negotiations

Expert body should be modelled on Fiscal Advisory Council

IFA accuses bacon produces of confusing consumers with labels

Minister of State says receivership won’t have a major impact on trade

Majority of callers to local radio station yesterday expressed anger with council, saying the people of Sligo would have to foot the bill

Committee proposes ban on below cost selling of staples such as bread and milk

Contenders to take part in series of debates around country

Taoiseach spends morning at event to canvas for Yes vote in Seanad Referedum

Event will return to Ratheniska, the ‘crossroads of Ireland’, next year

Increase in numbers attributed to central location in Co Laois and good weather

IFA criticises minister for trying to mask “massively disproportionate” cuts

Meat factories reject claim that they are profiteering at the expense of farmers

Competition Authority inquires into alleged IFA co-ordination of protests

Period after State emerges from bailout could be a time of even ‘greater hopelessness’, committee hears

His ‘gifts as writer, musician and singer, husband, father and grandfather’ recalled

Award-winning ‘Irish Times’ journalist had career spanning more than 44 years

Some 61,000 people attend show opened by Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney

Horses being abandoned on State lands to avoid disposal charges

Key demands include improving land mobility and protecting farm schemes

IFA submission to Government says sector has been targeted disproportionately

It is essential that everyone in farming is seen to be complying with best standards

Removal of milk quotas in 2015 bolsters confidence and majority expect industry to grow, finds Outlook survey

Deal paves way for the most significant reform of the EU’s agriculture policy in a decade

Agreement paves way for most significant reform of EU agricultural policy in decade

Irish Farmers’ Association says future of sector will be determined in Luxembourg

Ahead of EU meeting minister says compromise needed

Warning that shops and pubs will close if single farm payment is drastically cut

Tipperary South TD will fill the vacancy in Department of Agriculture left by the late Shane McEntee

Protest to be held outside Dublin Castle today

Agriculture commissioner optimistic that agreement will be reached