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McConalogue got string of angry emails on nitrates rule

The Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue received a string of angry emails from farmers saying they had been left to "foot the blame" for the climate crisis amid new EU rules on nitrates.

Business • 14 Nov 23

Bord Bia will host 14 Irish exporters on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's trade mission to China

Bord Bia's first post-Covid-19 trade mission to China

Bord Bia is this week holding its first post-Covid-19 trade mission to China, led by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue.

Business • 15 May 23

27% of farm workers are female but just 13% of Irish farm owners are women

McConalogue seeks to improve gender balance on boards

The Minister for Agriculture has said he will refuse nominations to state boards for which he is responsible, if women are not sufficiently represented on them.

Business • 01 Feb 23

Charlie McConalogue said there is huge potential for sheep meat exports to the US

Deal agreed over sheep meat exports to US

Irish lamb could soon be on US menus after agreement was reached with the US Department of Agriculture to allow Irish sheep meat plants formally apply for export permits.

Ireland • 24 Apr 22

Farmers, minister to resume talks on pig sector

Talks between the Minister for Agriculture and Irish Farmers' Association representatives of pig farmers are set to resume this afternoon.

Ireland • 30 Mar 22

Tara McCarthy is to leave Bord Bia to take up a new job in the private sector

Bord Bia CEO McCarthy to step down later this year

Tara McCarthy, the chief executive of Bord Bia, is to step down from her role later this year to take up a new position with animal nutrition, feed and health company Alltech.

Business • 11 Mar 22

Bord Bia is visiting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for five days on a trade mission

Bord Bia's first trade mission to Gulf since Covid

Bord Bia is making its first trade mission to the Gulf region since the start of Covid-19 this weekend.

Business • 11 Feb 22

Countrywide interview - Charlie McConalogue

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, talks about a range of issues affecting the agricultural and environmental sector.

Business • 06 Dec 21

Bord Bia said 50 Irish food, drink and horticulture companies had achieved gold membership status based on exemplary performance in reaching their sustainability targets

Origin Green members seeing carbon footprint reductions

Bord Bia's Origin Green members continue to make progress across a range of sustainability initiatives, according to its Progress Update Report 2021 launched earlier today by Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue.

Business • 24 Sep 21

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue is undertaking a tour around the country's marts (Pic:RollingNews.ie)

McConalogue taking a tour of the country's marts

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said a tour of cattle marts he is undertaking across the country is aimed at meeting farmers to canvass their views on Common Agriculture Policy reforms.

Business • 17 Sep 21

Environmentally sustainable food production urged

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine says food must be produced in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner.

Business • 26 Jul 21

The IFA says that there are almost 6,000 forest licences caught in the backlog (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Forest owners protest at delays in felling licensing

Forest growers have called for emergency legislation to be introduced to deal with the licence backlog that they claim is causing huge delays and frustration in the sector.

Business • 14 Jul 21

McConalogue says new CAP deal is 'balanced'

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has said the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) deal that was signed off on by Agriculture Ministers across the EU is "a balanced CAP".

Business • 29 Jun 21

The CAP reforms will see a shift towards more environmentally-friendly farming

Final round of CAP talks begin in Brussels

The final round of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) negotiations began today in Brussels with the policy reforms seeing a shift towards more environmentally-friendly farming.

Business • 26 May 21

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue

New three-year plan aims to improve farming incomes

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has published a Statement of Strategy and an Action Plan detailing five goals to support farm incomes, the environment and wider economy.

Business • 14 Apr 21

Workers from Foyle Fishermen's Co-op sorting a catch of fish

Seafood Sector Taskforce launched in wake of Brexit

There has been a guarded welcome to a Seafood Sector Taskforce set up by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, in the wake of Brexit to make recommendations on measures to mitigate the impacts of fish quota cuts.

Brexit • 26 Feb 21

Up to €70m is available under the first call of the scheme, which is being administered by Enterprise Ireland

€100m Brexit scheme for agri-food sector now open

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment have today opened the first call for applications under the Government's €100m Scheme for the agri-food sector.

Business • 03 Feb 21

If the EU approves the proposal it will mean that Irish grass fed beef will have protected status and cannot be replicated anywhere else

Govt seeking special status for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef'

The Government is to seek EU approval to grant "Irish Grass Fed Beef" special status under the Union's Protected Geographical Indication Status.

Business • 26 Nov 20

Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue succeeded Dara Calleary

McConalogue: Challenging times ahead for farming sector

Minister for Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has said that Common Agricultural Policy reform and Brexit will make the coming times challenging for the agricultural sector.

Politics • 09 Sep 20

Minister Michael Creed said that 99,000 tonnes of beef coming from South America was a concern

Mercosur not a 'done deal', Minister tells Dáil

The Minister for Agriculture has said the Mercosur trade deal must not be spoken about as if it is a done deal.

Politics • 09 Jul 19

Charlie McConalogue