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A county Tipperary Macra na Feirme branch's tractor run livened up quiet New Year's Eve

New Year’s Eve celebrations may have been curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic but that didn’t stop the final day of 2021 being marked in grand style by members of Rathkeevin Macra na Feirme. The Macra branch’s inaugural New Year’s Eve charity ...

05 Jan 2022 at 19:00

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Macra seeks meeting with Green MEP over his letters to banks on livestock loans to farmers

Macra na Feirme has recently written to Green party MEP Ciaran Cuffe requesting a meeting over his letter regarding lending to young farmers for growth in their livestock enterprises. To date, they say no response has been received by Macra na ...

09 Dec 2021 at 17:21

Popular rural Irish youth organisation announces name change

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30 Sept 2022 at 18:11

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100% increase in annual funding for the Land Mobility Service announced at Macra conference

The go-ahead has been given for a 100% increase in annual funding for the Land Mobility Service – an independent facilitated service that matches young farmers and older farmers wanting to create collaborative farming arrangements. At ...

26 Nov 2021 at 19:38

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Macra says young farmers have been completely overlooked in Climate Action Plan

Young farmers and generational renewal have been completely overlooked in the the Government's Climate Action Plan, according to Macra na Feirme. Responding to the actions outlined to provide a roadmap for Agriculture to meet a ...

05 Nov 2021 at 10:37

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Rathkeevin Macra to host tractor, bike and vintage car run on December 31

Rathkeevin Macra is hosting a tractor, bike and vintage car run on December 31, Registration will open at Clonmel Park Hotel at 11am and the event will start at 12 noon. The event it being held to support Aoibheann's Pink Tie.

14 Nov 2021 at 12:52

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Macra na Feirme seeking ambitious and just commitments at Climate change conference

Macra na Feirme will be part of the Irish delegation attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) next week in Glasgow. COP26 is considered the last-chance to secure agreement on making the necessary changes ...

29 Oct 2021 at 17:10

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Budget 2022: Macra accuses Govt of being more interested in gaming than farming

Macra na Feirme has said that the Government has not shown any commitment to young farmers, and has instead shown greater support for the digital gaming industry through tax credits worth up to €25m. Macra claim there is ...

12 Oct 2021 at 16:37

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Govt TD opposes agriculture emission limits which will harm farming

A Government TD has warned that he will oppose any cut to agriculture emissions which adversely impacts rural Ireland and would "wipe farmers off the land". Fine Gael TD Michael Ring said: "If it is proportionately too ...

19 Oct 2021 at 11:19

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Ireland's climate emissions target is 'unjust' on young farmers, Macra claims

The need for agriculture to reduce its emissions by 21 to 30 percent by 2030 lacks climate justice, according to Macra na Feirme. "Climate justice is about the fair treatment of all people and the freedom from ...

18 Oct 2021 at 16:02

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Calls on Government to consider the future of young farmers

Macra na Feirme, the Irish voluntary rural youth organisation, is calling on the government to ensure that the upcoming CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) delivery and Carbon Budgets consider young farmers and the ...

04 Oct 2021 at 17:57

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Fifty years of Carrick-on-Suir Macra na Feirme celebrated in exhibition

A photo exhibition showcasing 50 years of Macra na Feirme in Carrick-on-Suir is on display for the month of September in Carrick-on-Suir Library. A reunion of Carrick Macra members took place in the ...

10 Sept 2021 at 15:00

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