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Martin Heydon
‘No guarantee’ Mercosur trade deal can be stopped, says Heydon
Agreement would lower barriers to trade between the EU and Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay
Ireland still hopeful of EU coalition to block Mercosur trade deal with South America
Poland and Austria oppose agreement while France and Italy are sceptical, says Minister for Agriculture
Nitrates derogation for farmers ‘a top priority’, says Minister
Government is in ‘detailed negotiations’ with the European Commission, says Heydon
The grass ceiling: ‘It’s amazing the number of women who are interested in farming who don’t get the farm’
As female farmers bring innovation and fresh ideas to a traditionally male-dominated industry, change is underfoot in rural Ireland
Ireland seeks allies to help block Mercosur trade deal
Sources say there will be severe pressure from European Commission and countries favouring deal in coming months
No appetite in Government to unwrap reasons behind rising food prices
State agency that could get to bottom of problem denied powers required to expose unsettling facts of the matter
‘She is one of us’: Fierce competition but Virginia Show attendees forgive absence of regular Heather Humphreys
Record competition entrants at Virginia agricultural show
A promising start for Jim O’Callaghan, not so for James Browne: How has the Cabinet performed in its first six months?
Jim O’Callaghan and Peter Burke have made promising starts, James Browne has a lot of catching up to do
Owners surrender 60 XL Bullies to authorities after move to ban breed
TD warns of breeding practices where 8,000 pups registered annually but 25,000 for sale on dog website
State agencies to implement new rules aiming to enhance transparency in political ads
Introduction of alcohol warning labels to be deferred for two years, Ministers to hear
Ireland needs to stop holding out against Mercosur
Trade deal is a big win for Ireland, but beef farmers feel challenged
More than 20 Irish companies on Asian trade mission
Agriculture minister Martin Heydon and State agencies bid to boost markets for Irish food
Irish farmers tackling emissions and water quality issues but more needs to be done, says Taoiseach
Farmers willing to ‘lead, not lag, in moving to a more sustainable model of farming’
Always running for office: Barry Heneghan praises northsiders’ athletic superiority
Plus: Old Belvedere Squash Club up the creek without a padel; a Freedom of Information request deemed ‘frivolous or vexatious’; and a chance to test yourself against Dublin’s finest sprinter, Callie the cheetah
Eradication of TB threat to Irish dairy exports ‘further away than ever’
Lakeland Dairies chairman urges greater efforts in protecting Irish produce and farmers
Teagasc opens new brewing and distilling research centre
Brewers previously had to travel abroad to train, Minister says, on opening new Teagasc centre
Equivalent of cost of national children’s hospital spent on bovine TB eradication
Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny said an estimated €2.24bn had been spent on schemes to eliminate the disease
Bovine TB Q&A: What is it and why is incidence of the disease increasing on Irish farms?
The Department of Agriculture is holding an emergency meeting today to address rising levels of the disease
No match for Marty Morrissey when it comes to RTÉ moonlighters
Plus: Michael O’Leary’s brush with the Residential Tenancies Board; and Michael Lynn’s latest legal move
Agri-Food Regulator board frustrated at delays in granting new powers
Regulator wants authority to force businesses to provide price and market information for reporting purposes
Over 60,000 birds to be slaughtered after suspected avian flu case detected in Co Tyrone
Housing orders for poultry and captive birds to come into effect across Ireland from midnight
Bird flu: Poultry must be kept indoors from next Monday amid an ‘increased risk’
Measures set to escalate after bird flu detected in five wild birds in last two months
Who’s in the Cabinet? All the Ministers appointed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and their roles
Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice
Only certain ministerial job appointments so far are the five Independent TDs
Speculation intensifying six days ahead of formal appointment of new Cabinet next Wednesday
Kildare South constituency candidates list: Fianna Fáil senator may benefit from Sinn Féin in-fighting
Election 2024: Fine Gael junior minister Martin Heydon seeking re-election and should get over the line handily enough
Food industry tried to push Government to oppose EU ban on smoky flavourings
Records show lobbying push from Kerry Group and Dawn Farms against proposal to phase out flavourings
Row between Coalition Ministers over suspension of €12m straw scheme
Minister of State Martin Heydon said move by Minister Charlie McConalogue with harvest under way has thrown plans of many farmers into disarray
Aldborough House may be brought back into State ownership
Government signals it would be willing to fund purchase of historic Dublin Georgian mansion
How Fine Gael’s tax cut proposal soured relations in the Coalition
Senior Fianna Fáil ministers are diplomatic but the party’s backbenchers are openly angry and detect Varadkar’s hand in the populist policy gambit
Why has a row broken out within Government over the next budget?
As McGrath considers how to spend surpluses, time pressure mounts on politicians to have their voices heard
Fine Gael throwing a €1,000 tax cut into the mix started a row ... but it may not be far off what happens
Smart Money: Indexing for inflation and preparing ground ahead of a General Election means €1,000 tax package figure per middle income earner might not be too far fetched
Tánaiste says Fine Gael junior ministers ‘undermined the budgetary process’ as war of words deepens
Party meeting sees Fine Gael members turn on Fianna Fáil partners who ‘crashed the economy’
Michael McGrath says Fine Gael Ministers’ call for €1,000 tax break an ‘unusual approach’
Intervention surprised some in Coalition, while others described it as ‘kite flying that gets earlier every year’
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