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Irish fishermen are the ‘poor relation’ and should have separate ministry

Irish fishermen are the ‘poor relation’ and should have separate ministry
13 Dec 2018A West Cork councillor is calling for the establishment of a standalone Fisheries and Marine Department because he feels that fishermen have become the ‘poor relation’ in Irish politics.read more

Grant allocated to West Cork Farm Tours

Grant allocated to West Cork Farm Tours
12 Dec 2018West Cork Farm Tours have been allocated a grant of €3,541 under the 2018 Rural Innovation and Development Fund.

Successful year for Cork West ploughing teams reviewed

Successful year for Cork West ploughing teams reviewed
11 Dec 2018The annual general meeting of Cork West Ploughing Association was held recently at the Old Still Bar in Bandon hosted by the Bandon Club. 

Meetings to further Beef Plan initiative

Meetings to further Beef Plan initiative
10 Dec 2018Beef farmers are set to demonstrate their unhappiness with the way they are being treated by the industry at public meetings next week in Kenmare Mart on Tuesday night, December 11th, and Kanturk Mart the following...

EU leaders endorse ‘best possible’ Brexit deal

EU leaders endorse ‘best possible’ Brexit deal
06 Dec 2018EU leaders approved an agreement on the UK’s withdrawal and a political declaration on future ties with the bloc on November 25th, with UK Prime Minister Theresa May insisting it was the ‘best and only deal...

Landing Obligation seminar outlines major changes to EU fishing strategy

Landing Obligation seminar outlines major changes to EU fishing strategy
04 Dec 2018Over 100 participants from the seafood sector attended BIM’s seminar on the EU Commission’s Landing Obligation in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Congratulations to Carbery’s fantastic ambassadors as they graduate from UCC

Congratulations to Carbery’s fantastic ambassadors as they graduate from UCC
02 Dec 2018‘Fantastic ambassadors’ for Carbery is how a group of West Cork farmers who have just graduated with a diploma in Environmental Science and Social Policy from UCC have been described. 

‘We have to decarbonise farming’

‘We have to decarbonise farming’
02 Dec 2018West Cork farmers need to decarbonise their operations and look at providing, not only themselves with biomass energy, but also their communities.

Biomass refinery will go on trial in West Cork next May

Biomass refinery will go on trial in West Cork next May
01 Dec 2018Five West Cork farms will have the opportunity to take part in a trial test of a mobile biomass refinery from next May.
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