Agri-Business
Soaring green diesel costs are pushing farmers and agricultural contractors to breaking point a Roscommon-Galway TD has warned.
Machinery
Government supports and high fuel costs appear to have driven a surge in electric car purchases, but what’s the farming alternative?
Fuel
Excise rates on fuel will begin to be restored from November 1 on a phased basis, according to proposals being presented to Cabinet.
fuel costs
The government has been called on to provide a 'rural mobility dividend' payment to combat the rising fuel costs for rural people.
Rural Life
Volatile green diesel prices have become a major headache for contractors this year - will 2027 offer greater stability or more of the same?
Podcast
The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week...
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said the new €100 million Fuel Subsidy Support Scheme will be "in place very quickly".
N.Ireland
Police in Northern Ireland have issued a number of penalties and cautions to vehicle drivers after traffic was slowed or stopped.
Agri Politics
Independent Ireland agriculture spokesperson Michael Fitzmaurice has welcomed elements of the government’s latest fuel support package.
An independent TD has said she will back a motion of no confidence in the government following a week of protests over fuel prices.
The government is working on finalising a "significant and substantial" support package to address spiralling fuel prices.
Stakeholders impacted by fuel costs and the fuel price protests have been asked to approach the issues with "calm and measured judgement".
Filling stations around the country are reporting shortages today (Thursday, April 9).
The spike in fuel prices due to the war in the Middle East is driving "unsustainable cost increases" for independent butchers.
Protests across the country against high fuel prices have this morning (Thursday, April 9) entered a third day.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) said the government needs to understand the anger felt by farmers and contractors.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) is urging the government to introduce a temporary farm fuels support scheme as costs spiral.
Farmers, contractors, hauliers and others are expected to continue protests over the spiralling cost of fuel today (Wednesday, April 8).
An Irish MEP has called for an immediate emergency EU response to the spiralling fuel and home-heating costs.
There are further calls from government TDs for "urgent, targeted action" to be taken on fuel costs affecting farmers.
A Louth TD has written to Micheál Martin and Simon Harris, calling for measures to address increasing fuel costs in the agriculture sector.
Tánaiste Simon Harris, Minister Martin Heydon, and representatives of the farm contractor sector have agreed to meet again on fuel costs.
An agricultural contractor has slammed the government's measures to cut the cost of green diesel as a "pure mockery".
