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'Right and appropriate' - Irish fur farms to receive funding for wind-down of operations

...information on the amount of funding available and deferred to Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Deputy MARTIN HEYDON. Deputy Heydon said, "That is effectively it. The legislation is close, funding provision has been made and that process...

20 Oct 2021 at 17:55

Local News

Ministers McConalogue and Heydon launch ACRES Training Scheme

...for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., and Minister of State with responsibility for farm safety MARTIN HEYDON T.D. have announced the launch of the ACRES Training Scheme. The scheme will provide specialist training to farmers in the...

19 Jun 2023 at 14:00

Longfordleader

ICSA say draft legislation around agrifood regulator is too weak

...format. Speaking following a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Ministers Charlie McConalogue, Pippa Hackett, and MARTIN HEYDON Mr Kelleher said, “If the ambition is to drive fair play for farmers in the food chain, then the legislation must be robust...

06 Jun 2023 at 07:01

Local News

New minister holds talks with NI counterpart

...interlocutors since taking office. The Minister was joined by his colleagues, Minister's of State Senator Pippa Hackett and MARTIN HEYDON TD. Speaking afterwards Minister Cowen said: “I was very glad to have the opportunity today to establish contact with...

16 Jul 2020 at 13:00

Farming

New research suggests Irish beef cattle emissions can be significantly reduced by improved genetics

...market at a younger age reducing emissions significantly. Minister of State with responsibility for research and innovation MARTIN HEYDON said: “Irish grass-based beef systems are among the most sustainable production models in the world. The work of our farmers...

02 Aug 2022 at 12:44

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Farm Safety Week 2023 – Longford farmers advised to make farm safety a way of life

...that farmers prioritise farm safety and put health and safety issues at the top of their agenda,” she said. Deputy MARTIN HEYDON, Minister of State with special responsibility for Farm Safety at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, said,...

24 Jul 2023 at 14:03

Local News

Weekend late bus for Granard - Burke

...which could be a real boost for bus companies here in Longford. “My colleague the Chair of the Fine Gael Party, Deputy MARTIN HEYDON, has brought the proposal forward to the Minister for Transport Shane Ross, who has expressed a desire to work with us to...

11 Dec 2017 at 12:00

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: Groups welcome positive first steps from TB Forum meeting

... to develop an agreed approach in achieving the eradication of TB in the shortest feasible timeframe. Minister of State MARTIN HEYDON also attended the TB Forum today. “This is an important first step, but the real work of agreeing a programme that reduces...

12 Oct 2020 at 12:00

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New weekend evening bus from Granard to Longford

...idea was proposed to the Minister for Transport last autumn by my Fine Gael colleague and Chair of our Parliamentary Party, MARTIN HEYDON TD. “The National Transport Authority has now agreed that a series of 50 routes in 19 counties will have extended...

09 May 2018 at 12:21

Local News

'Forgotten farmers’ in Longford to benefit from new scheme

...Longford businesses say there is too much 'uncertainty' with tariffs “Farmers can be reassured that Fine Gael and Minister MARTIN HEYDON are doing everything we can to support the agricultural sector”, concluded Deputy Micheál Carrigy.

02 Aug 2025 at 12:00

National News

'I am acutely aware of the challenges' - IFA pig protest paused after McConalogue meeting

The Minister for Agriculture has said he is "acutely aware" of challenges facing the Irish pig sector. The comment comes following a meeting with the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) yesterday evening (Tuesday March 29), which was prompted by 'Save ...

30 Mar 2022 at 13:13

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Longford Fine Gael contingent extol Leo's 'Republic of Opportunity' blueprint

Mr Varadkar used his keynote address to reinforce the party's commitment to reduce taxes for the so-called squeezed middle over the next three years. Among a full to capacity Slieve Russell Hotel in Ballyconnell were a number of locally elected ...

16 Nov 2017 at 11:00

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