SDLP

SDLP election candidate recalls fulfilling Laois farm upbringing

Rural Life

SDLP election candidate recalls fulfilling Laois farm upbringing

%%excerpt%% A woman from a Laois farming background was announced as one of two SDLP candidates at the party's virtual convention to run in next May's election.

MLAs seek Assembly action over NI's 'woodland scarcity'

N.Ireland

MLAs seek Assembly action over NI's 'woodland scarcity'

SDLP MLAs have called for action on Northern Ireland’s forests after a Woodland Trust report warned the UK's forests are at "crisis point".

Calls for emergency Executive meeting on the back of Lyons' ports intervention

N.Ireland

Calls for emergency Executive meeting on the back of Lyons' ports intervention

Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister has led calls for now for an emergency Executive meeting following the Agriculture Minister's decision to halt progress on customs facilities.

SDLP launches consultation on legally-binding targets to tackle biodiversity loss

N.Ireland

SDLP launches consultation on legally-binding targets to tackle biodiversity loss

SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly has launched a public consultation on proposals to introduce legally-binding targets to tackle biodiversity loss in Northern Ireland.

McGlone: 'Brexiteers cannot be trusted to act for Ag'

N.Ireland

McGlone: 'Brexiteers cannot be trusted to act for Ag'

SDLP rural affairs spokesman Patsy McGlone has said that farm labour issues emphasise the "havoc" that Brexit will bring to rural areas.