# michael-creed - Friday 12 June, 2020
# Funding
# Funding
The news was welcomed by the Irish Famers’ Association.
# michael-creed - Wednesday 15 January, 2020
# Protest
# Protest
It follows a similar protest in November when dozens of farmers also arrived on tractors.
# Beef Protest
# Beef Protest
Gardaí expect that around 400 tractors could form a blockade in the city centre.
# michael-creed - Thursday 9 January, 2020
# Beef
# Beef
Agriculture Minister Michael Creed said discussions were well underway among the various stakeholders.
# michael-creed - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
# Mooving Up In The World
# Mooving Up In The World
There are currently 243 breeding females and 23 breeding males in Ireland.
# michael-creed - Thursday 5 December, 2019
# Beef Protests
# Beef Protests
Farmers, organised by the IFA, are protesting again.
# michael-creed - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
# BEEF MARKET TASKFORCE
# BEEF MARKET TASKFORCE
The Taskforce was agreed to by beef farmers and organisations in October after weeks of protests.
# michael-creed - Saturday 30 November, 2019
# EQUINE SAFETY
# EQUINE SAFETY
Minister Michael Creed has said the figure is consistent with other major racing jurisdictions.
# michael-creed - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
# Tractor Protest
# Tractor Protest
Creed made the comments in the Dáil yesterday and some farmers are calling for an apology.
# michael-creed - Monday 14 October, 2019
# Beef
# Beef
It’s one of a number of measures agreed to last month in order to end a dispute between farmers and processors.
# michael-creed - Saturday 5 October, 2019
# Farmers
# Farmers
The task force was agreed to by farmers and industry representatives following talks with the minister last month.
# michael-creed - Thursday 19 September, 2019
# Agriculture Minister
# Agriculture Minister
The Agriculture Minister was speaking at the National Ploughing Championships in Carlow.
# michael-creed - Sunday 15 September, 2019
# Beef Row
# Beef Row
The agreement comes into force once all protests and blockades have stopped.
# michael-creed - Saturday 14 September, 2019
# Beef Prices
# Beef Prices
Minister Michael Creed said it’s important both sides enter talks with a “firm intention to reach agreement”.
# michael-creed - Thursday 12 September, 2019
# Aldi
# Aldi
The issue comes amid stalled talks between the Department of Agriculture and farming organisations.
# michael-creed - Monday 9 September, 2019
# Beef Talks
# Beef Talks
Talks between beef farmers, the Department of Agriculture and MII resumed this morning as protests continue.
# michael-creed - Thursday 5 September, 2019
# Beef Talks
# Beef Talks
Agriculture minister Michael Creed announced that new talks will take place next week.
# michael-creed - Monday 2 September, 2019
# Protests
# Protests
A man was arrested in Cavan outside a meat processing plant today.
# michael-creed - Wednesday 21 August, 2019
# Early Hours
# Early Hours
Talks between Meat Industry Ireland and beef farmers ended late last night.
# michael-creed - Tuesday 13 August, 2019
# Beef Plan Movement
# Beef Plan Movement
Talks between farmers and the beef industry concluded late last night.
# michael-creed - Thursday 8 August, 2019
# Protests
# Protests
Farmers around the country have been holding protests over the past 10 days.
# michael-creed - Wednesday 10 July, 2019
# Farmers Fight Back
# Farmers Fight Back
There were heated scenes in the crowd during today’s protest when a farmer rounded on Fianna Fáil’s Jackie Cahill.
# michael-creed - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
# Fishing
# Fishing
The government has previously tried to implement the points system – in 2014, 2016 and 2018 – failing each time.
# michael-creed - Saturday 6 July, 2019
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
Transport Minister Shane Ross told Cabinet this week that a more ‘robust’ response is need from government.
# michael-creed - Thursday 4 July, 2019
# Slap On The Wrist
# Slap On The Wrist
The EU Commission has suspended more than €6 million in funding as a result of Ireland’s failure to establish a points system.
# michael-creed - Sunday 30 June, 2019
# Mercosur
# Mercosur
The deal with hit the Irish beef sector.
# michael-creed - Monday 24 June, 2019
# Banned
# Banned
Government will consider an implementation plan to ban fur farming.
# michael-creed - Sunday 9 June, 2019
# Rockall
# Rockall
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said he hopes a “sensible solution” can be found on the issue of Rockall.
# michael-creed - Saturday 8 June, 2019
# Fisheries
# Fisheries
The Irish government said yesterday it rejected Scotland’s warnings of “enforcement action” against Irish fishing vessels.
# michael-creed - Friday 7 June, 2019
# Ongoing Dispute
# Ongoing Dispute
The jurisdiction over the 12 mile area around Rockall have long been disputed.
# michael-creed - Monday 20 May, 2019
# Exceptional Measures
# Exceptional Measures
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has said he has appealed to colleagues in other member states.
# michael-creed - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
# No Deal
# No Deal
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed was involved in a tense interview on Morning Ireland today.
# michael-creed - Friday 21 December, 2018
# Fishing
# Fishing
The restrictions will kick in in 2020.
# michael-creed - Thursday 29 November, 2018
# Fishy Business
# Fishy Business
Mackerel quotas for Irish fishermen next year will be just over 55,000 tonnes.
# michael-creed - Saturday 11 August, 2018
# IFA
# IFA
The Irish Farmers Association has called for the Government to introduce a fodder import scheme “sooner rather than later”.
# michael-creed - Thursday 5 April, 2018
# Crisis Point
# Crisis Point
The weather since Christmas has meant poor grass growth and a lack of fodder for animals.
# michael-creed - Sunday 26 November, 2017
# Crisis
# Crisis
The bad weather throughout the summer has left farmers without sufficient amounts of fodder.
# michael-creed - Thursday 9 November, 2017
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
“The use of wild animals for entertainment purposes in circuses can no longer be permitted.”
# michael-creed - Sunday 10 September, 2017
# Unprecedented
# Unprecedented
The Department of Agriculture has announced a compensation scheme of up to €15,000 for farmers affected.
# michael-creed - Sunday 6 August, 2017
# Environment
# Environment
Studies in Australia and Canada look promising, but the Department of Agriculture still have some questions.
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