Sheep
A TD has raised concern around the risk posed by bluetongue to sheep.
Beef
Beef imports to Ireland from Brazil have increased by more than 800% over the past 10 years, according to data released to an Aontú TD.
Rural Life
DAFM provided funding of almost €6.5 million to 94 animal welfare charities, €4 million was awarded to horse-related charities.
Agri-Business
The leader of Aontú has called for a full audit of the hot school meals programme to identify where products are sourced from.
Opposition has "done the heavy lifting" in opposing the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, according to an Aontú senator.
Aontú Senator Sarah O’Reilly has made an official complaint with the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) against the Bord Bia chair.
Aontú TD Paul Lawless has condemned the European Commission’s move to adopt the legal text of the EU–Mercosur trade agreement.
The proposals from Minister Martin Heydon to tackle spiraling TB rates show "little thought of evidence of efficacy", Aontú has claimed.
A community demonstration to highlight local policing concerns will take place outside Derrinturn Garda station, Co. Kildare on April 26.
Agri Politics
Aontú TD Paul Lawless has strongly criticised the government’s decision to include mineral soils under GAEC 2.
Aontú has today (Thursday, November 14) launched its agricultural policy in which the party has...
Recent figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate that since 2016, Ireland has imported 172,000t of peat.
Peadar Tóibín has called for a "more even system" of CAP payments, after DAFM provided the average payments per farmer for each county.
There is a pressing need for a government-led awareness campaign on mental health supports for farmers, an Aontú election candidate said.
The number of people attaining a Green Cert qualification has taken a "post pandemic dip", according to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín.
The leader of Aontú Peadar Tóibín has said that a "damaging" decision by the NCT service to go cashless must be reversed.
The leader of Aontú, Peadar Tóibín has criticised what he says is the side-lining of gun licence holders in the push to reform legislation.
Animal rights organisations have met with members of the Oireachtas and agreed that a cross-party animal welfare group is "urgently needed".
