Minister Creed must withdraw his inference that ‘death threats’ are acceptable to me – Mattie McGrath TD
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said it was totally inappropriate for the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, to imply that he found the alleged use of death threats by some of those who were involved in the meat processor protests as an acceptable course of action. Deputy McGrath was speaking after he questioned the Minister […]
Minister Creed must support Independent farmer representation at beef talks – Mattie McGrath TD, Carol Nolan TD
Independent TD Mattie McGrath and Independent Offaly TD, Carol Nolan, have called on the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, to facilitate the inclusion of Independent Farmer representatives in any future talks on the beef crisis. The call by the TD’s comes after it emerged that three independent farmer representatives were denied access to discussions aimed […]
IFAC call on Minister Creed to convene emergency meeting of lenders
The accountancy and financial advisory firm ifac (www.ifac.ie) today called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D. to immediately convene a meeting of lenders to seek reassurance that there are appropriate credit facilities available to farmers over the coming months as the farming sector faces the prospect of a very […]
Minister Creed fiddling with rules while rural Ireland burns in savage fodder crisis – Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has stated that farmers are being driven to the limits of their endurance as the consequences of an unprecedented lack of available fodder kicks in. Deputy McGrath was speaking after he called on the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, to immediately draw up and implement plans including the possible importation of […]
