European news for Ireland
Special rules allowing Irish farmers to continue to spread significant amounts of manure may be leading to increased pollution levels and embedding bad habits. The European Commission has published the…
The Council of the European Union has approved “urgent and targeted financial support” to farmers struggling with high fertiliser prices as a result of the war in the Middle East.…
European Commission announced on Friday that it had approved €2 million Irish State aid for horticulture companies facing increased fuel prices. Announcement in full: “The European Commission has approved a…
The European Commission has cleared an €85 million state aid package for Irish farmers designed to help the agricultural sector tackle “dramatic” fuel price hikes. The emergency scheme was set…
The European Commission will find half a billion Euro to try and fend off a farming fertiliser crisis. The war in the Middle East is causing fertiliser supply issues. The…
Close to half of all farms failed their inspections last year, that’s according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Local authorities are supposed to inspect 4,500 per year. In 2025,…
Ireland is set to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2030, compared to a national target of 51 percent, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned. The EPA’s…
The Irish government hopes that a number of Brexit deals can be agreed during Ireland’s six-month tenure of the European Council presidency. Negotiators for the EU and UK are currently…
The European Commission has announced new support for farmers struggling to pay for fertilisers. “Fertilisers are not only an agriculture issue. It is a question of Europe’s food resilience,” said…
Brazil will not be able to export meat products including beef, chicken, milk and honey to the EU from September due to the use of antibiotics in farming. “Under EU…