Micheál Martin: has he made good on IFA AGM promises?
SHARING OPTIONS: Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin alongside Charlie McConalogue at last year's IFA AGM.\ Finbarr O'Rourke It’s one year ago this week since Micheál Martin arrived into the Irish Farm Centre ahead of the general election at the IFA AGM, but has he made good on his promises to farmers? At last year’s AGM, he committed to a €15/ewe payment under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, a €5 increase. This commitment hasn’t been followed through on, to date, and last week Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue announced that the scheme w...