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April 20, 2021 5:29 pm The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that the incomes of tillage farmers could be down 15% for 2020 because of a sharp drop in yields. IFA Grain Committee chairperson, Mark Browne, has been reacting to the latest data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which shows that overall production of the three main cereals (oats, wheat, barley) was down by 16% in 2020. “There’s an emphasis at government level on increasing the tillage area in this count...

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Lincoln strongman adds competition into his next charity challenge Marking a decade of challenges in memory of a special friend Lincoln strongman Dave Johnson has completed over 20 charity challenges since 2011. | Photo: Bretts photography A strongman from Lincoln is preparing for his latest charity challenge and is adding a competition element to get others involved. Dave Johnson will once again be doing the challenge in memory of his close friend Mark Browne, who passed away in 2012 after a b...

BBC News By Stephen Walker Published Mark Browne from Stormonts Executive Office made the remarks to assembly members (MLAs) Mr Browne said the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) should have made a business case for the scheme. There is currently a stand-off between London and Belfast on who should pick up the bill for Troubles pensions. Mr Browne told MLAs the administration costs for the first five years would be £40m. He also said the cost of the scheme could be anything from £600m up to £1.2b...

Prior to this, he was Deputy Secretary in the Department of Agriculture from 2009. He will take up the post in the Department of Education on 1 March 2021.     Education Minister, Peter Weir, said, “I want to congratulate Mark on his success in the recent competition to appoint a new Permanent Secretary for my Department.  “He brings with him an extensive range of skills and experience that are essential in such a key post. “Mark is joining the Department at a time when we continue to ...

THE Department of Education has announced that Mark Browne is to be its new permanent secretary.

IFA president Tim Cullinan. /Philip Doyle Irish tillage farmers are undermined by third country grain imports which are of lower regulatory and environmental standards, IFA grain chair Mark Browne has said. The comments came during a meeting with Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue, where IFA president Tim Cullinan again called for an immediate impact assessment of the EU Farm to Fork and biodiversity strategies. Cullinan said: "Our preliminary estimates indicate a fall in tillage inco...

The €10m straw incorporation scheme is dividing opinion among those affected. While tillage farmers are welcoming the scheme, livestock farmers, mushroom growers and compost manufacturers and farm contractors are all predicting negative effects for their sectors. While the details of the scheme have yet to be finalised, its shape is becoming clear. Firstly, as reported last week, farmers will receive €250/ha to chop and incorporate their straw. Farmers will apply by nominating plots of lan...

First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill are set to kick off negotiations before the end of next month (Liam McBurney/PA) Executive Office official Mark Browne said: “They are meeting with six relevant institutions to emphasise the moral imperative and need to make progress.” The state is covering the cost of payments to victims, which have already begun, but is attempting to recoup much of its outlay from those in charge of operating the institutions. Anoth...

Religious institutions willing to engage on compensation for abuse victims The Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) survivors outside court following the announcement that judges have ruled the Stormont Executive Office has the power to compensate survivors of institutional abuse Picture Mal McCann. Michael McHugh, PA 20 January, 2021 15:33 Religious institutions have been willing to come forward to discuss compensating abuse victims, Stormont offic...