Tipperary Receives Funding of €184,809 Across 3 Organisations Under CLÁR Programme
Heather Humphreys, Minister for Rural and Community development has declared that further funding of €2.1 million is being rolled out for Measure 2 of the 2024 CLÁR Programme. Measure 2 of this programme relates to funding for transport of cancer patients, those with mobility issues, meals on wheels vehicles and transport for first responders. […]
Deadline for Submissions to Tipperary’s Biodiversity Action Plan 2025 – 2030 Extended
Tipperary County Council in partnership with the Heritage Council are developing a Biodiversity action plan for County Tipperary. This plan will aim to outline Tipperary County Council’s intentions relating to nature and biodiversity across the county. Through the Biodiversity Action Plan measures will be put in place to safeguard Tipperary’s wildlife and natural spaces. […]
LESS Requirements for Small Scale and Lower Stocked Farms Not Viable or Necessary – IFA
IFA National Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan has called for a deferral and review of the Low Emission Slurry Spreading requirements which are set to be implemented on January 1st, 2025. He highlighted issues with the requirements for this category which is populated by small dry stock farmers who operate on fragmented, smaller holdings often […]
Schedule For In – Person Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme Training Days Announced
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme in person training schedule. According to data from the SCEP online training portal 46% of farmers who are part of the programme have already completed their compulsory training online in advance of the November deadline. When it was […]
Additional €100 Million Added to First Home Scheme
Minister for Housing, Heritage and Local Government Darragh O’Brien has announced that an additional sum of €100 million is to be added to the First Home Scheme fund. This scheme was set up over two years ago to provide financial support to first-time buyers in the housing market to assist with the price of the […]
IFA President To Meet Taoiseach and Tánaiste – IFA
IFA President Francie Gorman will meet separately with the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste today to discuss immediate and medium-term farming priorities. The Budget will be delivered in three weeks’ time and IFA has a suite of specific proposals that we want the Government to implement.” Mr. Gorman called the meetings an opportunity to highlight […]
Market Conditions Justify Further Beef Price Increases – IFA
IFA National Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan said tight supplies and market demand are driving trade in our key beef export markets. EU young bull prices are continuing to strengthen, combined with the UK price, the Bord Bia Prime export benchmark has opened a gap of 12c/kg with the Prime Irish composite price. The amount of […]
Twenty-Five Projects in Tipperary Receive Funding Under Community Climate Action Programme
Under the Community Climate Action Programme, twenty-seven million euro is being allocated to local authorities to be provided to partnering community groups for initiatives like community composting, community gardens, EV charging areas and solar energy projects. The fund will be provided to local authority groups with partnering community groups with amounts of up to €100,000 […]
Cabragh Wetlands Hosts Ecology Fieldwork Workshop for Junior Cycle Teachers
The Cabragh Wetlands are running an ecology fieldwork workshop for post primary teachers who want the opportunity to develop their skills in habitat study and field work for ecology. The workshop will take place on Saturday, September 28th in The Cabragh Wetlands (E41 T266) beginning at 10am and finishing at 1pm. The workshop will […]
