ICOS president Jerry Long with vice-president James O Donnell.
The agri-food industry is the sector most exposed and impacted by the change in relationship with the UK and this must be reflected in how the funding is used nationally, the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney confirmed the funding at the IFA AGM of the north Tipperary executive meeting on Tuesday night.
The support comes as part of the Brexit adjustment Reserve, which is worth a total of €5.4bn up until 2024.
A total of €4.2bn will be released this year and €1.5bn (25%) of that will be received by Ireland.
January 13, 2021 4:00 pm
Following the UK’s departure from the EU, there are “new risks now” with the British market for Irish agriculture, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney.
Speaking at the North Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) county executive annual general meeting yesterday evening (Tuesday, January 12), the minister revealed that, while tariffs and the worst impacts had been avoided, bureaucracy, paperwork and delays could see the costs of exporting to the UK rise by up to 10%.
The minister attended the virtual IFA AGM after being asked by local Tipperary Senator Garret Ahearn and North Tipperary IFA chairwoman Imelda Walsh.
January 12, 2021 3:54 pm
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney will be guest speaker at the North Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) County Executive annual general meeting (AGM) tonight (Tuesday, January 12).
Set to take place at 8:00pm tonight, the AGM will be held online, using the Microsoft Teams platform.
IFA officers have confirmed that the meeting will be open to guests from 7:00pm onward to facilitate guests who are not familiar with logging into Microsoft Teams meetings.
The virtual event will not be confined to Tipperary IFA members; farmers across the country are welcome to log in.
Minister Coveney – also a former agricultural minister – will give a speech at the event, with a question and answer session taking place afterwards.
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