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Ciaran Fitzgerald

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Future policy drivers for the agri-food sector?

Opinion

3 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Future policy drivers for the agri-food sector?

The fact that Ireland celebrates 50 years of membership of the European Union (EU), having joined in 1973, gives pause for thought as to what the future of our membership of the EU might hold in terms of policy.

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Accountability must prevail over ideology

Opinion

3 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Accountability must prevail over ideology

The adult approach of accountability to environmental challenges is that shouting for all activity to stop is not an option.

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Will food ever recapture its selling power?

Opinion

3 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Will food ever recapture its selling power?

Will agriculture and food ever recapture selling power so as increase its sustainability...

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Exposing non-policy on price availability

Opinion

3 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Exposing non-policy on price availability

The current food price inflation debate exposes the superficial non-policy on price...

Ciarán Fitzgerald: Focus on food prices is mere populism

Opinion

3 years ago

Ciarán Fitzgerald: Focus on food prices is mere populism

The current focus on food prices seems to be more about populism than real concern about long-term...

Opinion

3 years ago

Ciarán Fitzgerald: What did supermarkets ever do for us?

The ever growing shortages of food produce on the shelves of supermarkets in Ireland and the UK are...

Ciarán Fitzgerald: What did supermarkets ever do for us?

Opinion

3 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Dismissing farmers as a 'lobby' shows prejudice

The view of farmers and the farming community is, according to the newspaper, the outpourings of the 'farm lobby'.

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Dismissing farmers as a 'lobby' shows prejudice

Opinion

3 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Inflation has many impacts on agri sector

The year 2022 was a challenging one for the agri sector, but with output prices performing better...

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Inflation has many impacts on agri sector

Opinion

3 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Food vs. pharma - the impact of selling power

I spoke recently at the IFA Climate Summit about the challenge of getting government to understand the economic importance of the agri-food sector

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Food vs. pharma - the impact of selling power

Agri-Business

3 years ago

IFA Climate Summit: Economic impact of agriculture 'ignored'

The significant impact of the agriculture sector on the Irish economy is being "ignored and dismissed" by government, a food economist said.

IFA Climate Summit: Economic impact of agriculture 'ignored'

Opinion

3 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Dramatic increase in value of Irish agri output

Agri output in Ireland increased by over 26% in 2022 with gross output reaching an...

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Dramatic increase in value of Irish agri output

Opinion

4 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Job creation not just about multinationals

Job creation and industrial development is not just about the multinationals. The very recent...

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Job creation not just about multinationals

Opinion

4 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Why export focus is a boon amid inflation

When talking about inflation, consider first that Ireland exports just over €15 billion worth of...

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Why export focus is a boon amid inflation

Video

4 years ago

Farmland discusses the new CAP and Budget 2023 in relation to farmers in vulnerable sectors

On this week’s episode of Farmland, Agriland journalist Aisling O’Brien sits down with the...

Farmland discusses the new CAP and Budget 2023 in relation to farmers in vulnerable sectors

Opinion

4 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Litany of attacks on agri sector continues

There has been a litany of attacks on the agri sector in some of the D4-dominated national media,...

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Litany of attacks on agri sector continues

Opinion

4 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: When does the EU start to reassess attitude to food?

In addition to the human misery inflicted on Ukraine by the Russian invasion, the war has led to a...

Ciaran Fitzgerald: When does the EU start to reassess attitude to food?

Opinion

4 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: When is a quota not a quota?

There have been plenty of contradictory statements from government about whether Ireland will introduce a form of milk quota.

Ciaran Fitzgerald: When is a quota not a quota?

Video

4 years ago

Farmland Episode 1 2022

In this weeks Farmland editor Stella Meehan discusses the CAP and carbon farming with MEP Colm Markey, takes a trip to Dubai to see how Irish produce is rated in the UAE and covers food pricing and inflation with columnists Ciaran Fitzgerald and Richard Halleron.

Farmland Episode 1 2022

Opinion

4 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Food pricing - red herrings and sacred cows

I have written previously about the disconnect between the ever increasing regulatory costs that the EU Green Deal will impose on Irish agricultural production, and the realities of dominant food retail buying power, driving lower food pricing.

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Food pricing - red herrings and sacred cows

Opinion

5 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: 'Misleading' EU auditors' report on CAP climate spend

The latest report from the EU Court of Auditors (ECA) was given the full anti-agriculture treatment this week across the mainstream media platforms.

Ciaran Fitzgerald: 'Misleading' EU auditors' report on CAP climate spend

Opinion

5 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Government should support farmers to plan long-term

Stability and policy coherence supports long-term investment while confusion and contradiction only undermines it and this applies to farmers.

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Government should support farmers to plan long-term

Opinion

5 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Agriculture needs to better promote its strong economic story

Ireland's notorious GDP figures, which memorably saw a 25% increase in 2015, are an unreliable indicator of our economic performance

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Agriculture needs to better promote its strong economic story

Opinion

5 years ago

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Have environmentalists forgotten about Brexit?

Brexit is real and hasn’t gone away, and new UK trade deals loom with very real impacts for...

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Have environmentalists forgotten about Brexit?

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