March 3, 2021 6:05 pm
Farmers need the government’s promised new agri-environmental pilot scheme to be a “meaningful scheme – with a base payment of €10,000”, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA).
Commenting on this, IFA president Tim Cullinan said the “REPS pilot results-based scheme” – proposed by the Department of Agriculture, based on the “much-hyped commitment” in the Programme for Government – needs to deliver “real money” to farmers.
The president led a delegation including National Rural Development Committee chairman Michael Biggins and National Hill Committee chairman Flor McCarthy to meet Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue about the new scheme this morning (Wednesday, March 3).
This is the dad and engineer, 33, who died in tragic accident involving lift at Royal Oldham Hospital
Sandy Noble, 33, was working on the lift inside the hospital before the horrific incident
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Sandy Noble (Image: Family)
Tributes have been paid to an engineer and dad who died following a tragic accident involving a lift at Royal Oldham Hospital. The 33-year-old maintenance engineer was carrying out work on the lift at the hospital as a contractor when emergency services were called just before 9.30am.
Mr Noble, who leaves behind a young son, Jayden, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
His loved ones have now paid a heartfelt tribute to him.
The IFA are calling on farmers across the Shannonside region to attend a virtual meeting this evening to air concerns over a major Bord na Mona bog rejuvenation project. The Bord Na Mona peatlands rehabilitation project will see work to restore 80 bogs encompassing 33,000 hectares of land across 8 counties. The Irish Farmers Association […]