Ireland will not follow Scotland and Wales in banning greyhound racing, Minister says The Journal Ban on Irish greyhound racing ruled out after Welsh, Scottish parliaments outlaw sport The Irish Times Greyhound racing outlawed in Scotland after MSPs back ban BBC Agri Minister dismisses any suggestion of Ireland Greyhound Racing ban LMFM BHA confident that greyhound racing bans in … Read more
Greyhound racing will not be outlawed in Ireland after both the Welsh and Scottish parliaments voted to end the sport this week, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said. In the Dáil, Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger said Ireland was “going backwards” in terms of animal rights by not following suit. She pointed to figures from … Read more
The Government has nominated former European commissioner Phil Hogan as Ireland’s candidate to contest an election for a senior job at the United Nations. Ministers agreed to back the former Fine Gael politician as Ireland’s pick in the race to take over as the next director general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). … Read more
Noisy IFA protests against Bord Bia chairman ignore the bigger threats coming down the track Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon appears to be giving the Irish Farmers’ Association a face-saving out. Photo: Getty Normally, the focus of attention is on the other side of the road. The imposing US embassy is a landmark of Dublin 4. … Read more
An outbreak of bluetongue has been detected in County Wexford, the Minister for Agriculture has said. On Saturday, Martin Heydon confirmed that the disease which affects livestock including cattle and sheep as well as goats, deer and llamas had been found in a herd. Mr Heydon said: “This is unwelcome news but unfortunately it is … Read more
Part of the TD’s job is to talk up their constituency. Dublin Bay North Independent Barry Heneghan, one of those Government-supporting deputies for whom Opposition speaking time was controversially sought, is no different. He recently drew the attention of Minister of State for sport Charlie McConalogue to the work of Raheny Shamrocks Athletics Club and … Read more
When RTÉ began compiling a quarterly register of external activities documenting requests by staff to engage in side hustles, it was assumed the most eager moonlighters would be young influencers with large Instagram followings. On the contrary, it turns out there’s no party like a Marty party when it comes to sideline gigs. The list … Read more
More than 60,000 birds are to be slaughtered after a suspected avian flu case was detected at a poultry operation in Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has said. Disease control measures have been initiated as a precaution in response to the suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) case, which was reported from a … Read more
The senator was arrested for being drunk last month in incident that has led to his resignation from Fine Gael parliamentary partyTánaiste has avoided questions about when he knew about senator’s inappropriate behaviour to a female staffer in bar Fine Gael senator Martin Conway pictured at Leinster House. Photo: Frank McGrath Simon Harris met with … Read more
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has emphasised the need for all those with poultry and kept birds to implement the highest standards of biosecurity to protect their flocks from avian influenza (bird flu). The minister made his comments after a case of bird flu was detected in a small captive bird … Read more