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May 20, 2021 4:01 pm The new Wild Atlantic Nature Project “has to give farmers maximum flexibility” to be a success, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). An IFA delegation – including IFA Rural Development chairman Michael Biggins, IFA Hill chairman Flor McCarthy, Mayo IFA Hill rep Pat Chambers and Mayo IFA chairman Jarlath Walsh – held a meeting with the project organisers earlier this week. An outdoor hill assessment meeting was held in Mayo, the organisation said. The Wild Atlantic Nature Project is focused primarily on the blanket bog Special Areas of Conservation ...

IFA calls for decisive action to protect farmers and rural Ireland in advance of CAP negotiations Published: Saturday, 15 May 2021 14:10 The IFA has called on the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and the Government to act decisively to protect farmers and rural Ireland in advance of upcoming European negotiations on CAP. IFA has intensified its CAP campaign with the publication of its  Six Key Objectives policy document. IFA Rural Development Chairman Michael Biggins from Glencorrib in South Mayo says decisions in the coming weeks and months will decide the direction of ou...

SHARING OPTIONS: Michael Biggins said that the €10m REAP budget is totally inadequate to cater for the demand for the scheme. Minister of Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has been called on to increase the budget in the Results-based Environment Agri-Pilot (REAP) to meet the demand, ensuring all farmers who wish to participate in REAP are given the opportunity to do so. IFA rural development chair Michael Biggins said the scheme closes to application on Monday 10 May and the scheme is already oversubscribed. “While we know it’s a pilot project to r...

Folksinger Iona Fyfe's new song in collaboration with Aberdeen Football Club reached the iTunes download charts A NEW song released by Scots folksinger Iona Fyfe in collaboration with Aberdeen Football Club has reached the charts and garnered hundreds of thousands of views. The award-winning singer, originally from Huntly in Aberdeenshire, recently released a version of The Northern Lights (of Aberdeen) that was originally written by Mary Webb. The new cover of the iconic song was commissioned by Aberdeen FC for their 21/22 season ticket campaign. The video has already been viewed m...

Updated: April 30, 2021, 9:51 pm Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up An Aberdeenshire folksinger’s voice has become the soundtrack to hopeful Aberdeen Football Club’s fans with her interpretation of The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen. The song, originally written by Mary Webb in the early 1950s, is the latest single from Huntly songstress Iona Fyfe. As part of Aberdeen’s 2021-22 season tickets campaign, the young ...