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Local MEP calls for extra bank holiday to thank COVID-19 volunteers 27 May 2021 print Galway Bay fm newsroom – A local MEP is calling for an extra bank holiday to thank COVID-19 volunteers. Fine Gael Midlands-North-West MEP Colm Markey says the Government should introduce a new bank holiday later this year to thank volunteers for their tireless efforts during the pandemic. According to an Ipsos MRBI survey, commissioned by Volunteer Ireland, as many as three out of every four people volunteer...

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says hes nervous about re-opening the economy through May as the cabinet meets to sign off on the latest plans. Ministers are examining plans that would see inter-county travel return on May 10th along with greater freedom to meet people socially. The move will see inter-county travel return on May 10th with more scope to visit peoples gardens and homes. Hairdressers and barbers will also return with the retail sector re-opening fully on May 17th. Hotels will re...

If you have a question for our panel, send it to webinar@farmersjournal.ie. Farmers are invited to send their questions and concerns on the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to a panel discussion hosted by the Irish Farmers Journal next Monday. German MEP Norbert Lins, Ireland’s Midlands-North West MEP Colm Markey and Minister of State for Agriculture Pippa Hackett will all be on the panel, which will be moderated by editor and CEO of the Irish Farmers Journal Justin McCarthy. Norbert ...

Chair of the European Parliaments agriculture committee Norbert Lins. \ Mathieu Cugnot, EP The European Parliament will continue to seek the full flattening of farm payments in the next CAP, according to its chief negotiator in ongoing reforms. Achieving full internal convergence was not a bad objective for the next CAP, chair of the Parliament’s agriculture committee Norbert Lins told an Irish Farmers Journal webinar. The policy of convergence has been extremely divisive since it was first ...

If you have a question for our panel, send it to webinar@farmersjournal.ie. Farmers are invited to send their questions and concerns on the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to a panel discussion hosted by the Irish Farmers Journal next Monday. German MEP Norbert Lins, Ireland’s Midlands-North West MEP Colm Markey and Minister of State for Agriculture Pippa Hackett will all be on the panel, which will be moderated by editor and CEO of the Irish Farmers Journal Justin McCarthy. Norbert ...

If you have a question for our panel, send them to webinar@farmersjournal.ie \ Philip Doyle Farmers are invited to send their questions and concerns on the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to a panel discussion hosted by the Irish Farmers Journal next Monday. German MEP Norbert Lins, Ireland’s Midlands-North West MEP Colm Markey and Minister of State for Agriculture Pippa Hackett will all be on the panel, which will be moderated by editor and CEO of the Irish Farmers Journal Justin Mc...

Image source: Revenue Twitter Moves by some EU member states to alter the calculation method for allocating the €5 billion Brexit Adjustment Reserve is an “attempted cash grab which goes against the spirit of EU solidarity”, according to one Irish MEP. Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey made the comments at the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH) today (Monday) where members discussed a draft opinion on the issue. The Midlands North West MEP said he has serious concerns that any su...

March 12, 2021 7:41 am The Covid-19 pandemic has “presented a unique opportunity” to reinvent and reimagine rural communities, according to MEP Colm Markey. The Midlands North West MEP was speaking in the European Parliament during a debate yesterday (Thursday, March 11) with the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Janusz Wojciechowski on the long-term vision for rural areas. Commenting afterwards, the Fine Gael MEP said: “Generations of skilled and talented peopl...

Today, the EPP Group voted by a large majority (84.1% or 148 MEPs) in favour of amending the Group's internal Rules of Procedure.

Half of workplace deaths are on farms, Louth Senator told online farm safety meeting Reporter:  ); Fatal accidents on farms account for nearly 50% of all workplace fatal incidents each year, despite farms only accounting for 6% of the workforce, according to Fine Gael Senator John McGahon. Senator McGahon was speaking during an online webinar on Farm Safety and CAP which he organised for members of the farming community in County Louth. The online meeting was addressed by Martin Heydon Minist...