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21 Feb
Minister Must Veto Mandelson
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on farmingpages.com
Speaking in Brussels this morning, Mr Padraig Walshe, IFA President called on Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan to veto EU Trade…... Continue reading »
08 Feb
Animal rights activists turn heat on Coughlan to ban fur farming
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on independent.ie/todayspaper/national-news
ANIMAL rights activists yesterday accused Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan of turning a blind eye to the suffering of animals on fur farms.... Continue reading »
31 Jan
Picket urges fur farming ban
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on animalconcerns.org
Animal rights activists have upped their campaign against fur farming demanding Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan introduce a ban.... Continue reading »
30 Jan
Furk off
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on twentymajor.net
It seems animal rights activists have ‘upped their campaign against fur farming today, demanding Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan introduce a ban’. Inconsiderate bastards. It’s much easier to skin an animal that’s trapped in a …... Continue reading »
28 Dec 2007
Minister get 95% of what Fisheries industry wanted
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on irishfarming.ie
Mary Coughlan TD, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and John Browne TD, Minister of State secured a total catch allowance of 182699 tonnes for Irish fishermen. While the ban on cod remains in place due to low stocks, …... Continue reading »
03 Dec 2007
ChancerMedia: Coke Is It!
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on thechancer.ie
Cocaine! Shame! This time, however, they named and shamed the SEVEN PEOPLE IN IRELAND WHO THEY KNOW FOR A FACT HAVE ACTUALLY DONE COKE! And they gave away a rockin’ Dickie Rock CD. Sweet. That list, in full:. 1. Mary Coughlan (pictured …... Continue reading »
19 Nov 2007
Loeb Is Close For Championship Victory
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on trustedlog.com
Loeb was presented with the Hands Across the Divide trophy by Ministers Mary Coughlan and Margaret Ritchie, representing the Irish and Northern Ireland governments. The trophy represents the cross-border co-operation of Rally Ireland. …... Continue reading »
15 Nov 2007
Coughlan clamps down on avian movements
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on independent.ie/national-news
AGRICULTURE Minister Mary Coughlan tightened restrictions on bird movements last night as the UK authorities confirmed the deadly outbreak.... Continue reading »
02 Oct 2007
No plan to revise agri-control measures
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on RTÉ News and Current Affairs - Irish and International News
Mary Coughlan has said safety measures will not be intensified in Ireland despite the increase in cases of FMD & bluetongue in Britain.... Continue reading »
14 Mar 2007
Donegal anger over large classes
Seen on Donegal Post
More than 350 parents and teachers vented their frustration at overcrowding in primary schools at a special meeting aimed at ending the practice in Donegal town on Monday night. The overflowed attendance at the Central Hotel overwhelmingly backed a campaign spearheaded by the Irish National Teachers Organisation and aimed at stepping up pressure... Continue reading »
14 Feb 2007
Conference to Address Challenges Facing Potato Growers
Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community
Conference to Address Challenges Facing Potato Growers The National Potato Conference and Trade Show 2007 will take place on Wednesday, 14 February at the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. This year’s conference will be officially opened by Mary Coughlan TD, Minister for Agriculture and Food and will take place against a challenging time... Continue reading »
01 Dec 2006
BALANCING PAYMENTS UNDER €1.3 BILLION 2006 SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME
Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community
The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan TD, today announced the issuing of balancing payments under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme. The Minister explained that for the majority of applicants under the Single Payment Scheme, these payments, worth in excess of €530 million, represent the balancing 50% payment due under the Scheme and... Continue reading »
11 Oct 2006
Off prescription veterinary medicine to remain…
Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community
The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan TD, has welcomed yesterday’s adoption by the EU Veterinary Pharmaceutical Committee of the criteria for exempting certain medicines from the general requirement in EU legislation that all veterinary medicines for food producing animals must be supplied only on the basis of prescriptions.... Continue reading »
06 Sep 2006
Good news for early retirement
Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community
The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan TD, said today that she was raising the off-farm income limit for transferees under the Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming from the current level of €25,400 to €40,000. The Minister also said that she was doing away with the total income limit for retiring farmers. Heretofore, an income... Continue reading »
02 Sep 2006
€300 MILLION PACKAGE FOR IRISH DAIRY P…
Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community
The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan TD, today welcomed the European Commission’s State-Aid approval of a €300 million investment package for the Irish dairy processing sector. The European Commission stated that the proposed package, which will provide financial assistance in support of capital investment into the marketing and... Continue reading »
31 Jul 2006
France becomes creative with wine labels
Seen on Men\'s Fashion
France becomes creative with wine labels.The French are coming up with some odd label names to boost international wine sales, The Sunday Times of London says. $300 Pot Of Pu-Erh.We’ve written about expensive tea here , here and here , but this is one that might just take the cake - or maybe not. Dairy sector faces 300m shake-up.A RADICAL shake-up... Continue reading »
29 Jul 2006
Government defends stance on EU sugar fund
Seen on ireland.com and The Irish Times, Ireland's Online Newspaper
The Government will defend its position in relation to the EU sugar compensation fund against Greencore’s legal challenge, a spokesman for the Minister for Agriculture, Mary Coughlan, said yesterday. Una McCaffrey reports.... Continue reading »
€300 million investment for dairy processing
Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community
The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan T.D., today announced a dairy processing sector investment package amounting to some €300 million over the next three years. The investment will include some €100 million of Government grant assistance and is designed to act as a catalyst to her vision for the future of the dairy industry in... Continue reading »
25 Jul 2006
Minister Coughlan view of WTO collapse
Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community
The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan T.D., today commented on the suspension of the WTO negotiations in Geneva. She said that while she favoured a deal being reached, she had continually pressed for an outcome that was balanced and which did not unfairly single out agriculture to bear the brunt of the cost. It has been clear in... Continue reading »
20 Jul 2006
Italy against EU wine reforms
Seen on Italy Travel Escape
Italy against EU wine reforms (ANSA) – Rome, July 20 – Italian wine chiefs and producers, meeting for the first time in Rome, came out strongly against European Union proposals to reform the wine sector . The proposals “are unacceptable and could do Italy great harm,” said the Confederation of Italian Agriculture, echoing other farm... Continue reading »