Charlie McConalogue

Dart+ Coastal North will see electrified line connect commuter stations such as Donabate, Balbriggan and Skerries

Minister for Agriculture declines to comment on investigation of Science Foundation Ireland chief executive Prof Philip Nolan

Money will fund 600-plus research roles in bioeconomy, agrifood, neurological disease and advanced manufacturing

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue says move follows months of ‘significant consultation’

Most people in Ireland ‘very concerned about climate change and solidly supportive of Government action to cut polluting emissions’

Minister for Agriculture announces fodder transport support scheme to provide additional assistance to livestock farmers most severely affected by weather

Sport can’t keep leaking reputational own goals and expect no political repercussions

Minister underlines the importance of Irish aid to beleaguered country

Minister says work on bog restoration is ‘ramping up’, as EC set to take Ireland to court over failure to protect bogs from turf cutting

Varadkar is in Washington meeting Biden as Micheál Martin heads to Canada and others travel to Africa, South America and Asia

The Shared Island Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative was launched to focus on sustainable opportunities in agriculture and marine resources

Hawthorn most vulnerable to bacterial threat arising from imported plants, say environmental groups

Draft strategy sets objective to scale up indigenously-produced biomethane to 5.7 terawatt hours annually by 2030

Eating dinner from a bowl is a fundamental error if reducing food waste is your aim, says one expert

Importers in the UK must notify authorities of shipments from January 31st with many food products requiring additional health certification

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris will also bring new policy on student accommodation to Cabinet

Minister Charlie McConalogue says we can always ask for seconds, but greed tells us to order too much upfront

Minister told IFA the support of other EU nations was required to keep the present derogation, and water quality must be improved

Minister for Health is bringing a memo that could potentially recognise the status of hundreds of families who had children born by surrogacy abroad

Ireland committed to continuing sustainable food production and becoming climate neutral as fast as possible, says Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue

New report recommends Government consider setting up deer management agency

Ministers to be briefed on new scientific research centres and special EU status for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’

‘My fear is the national narrative is making climate change to the 95 per cent of people who are not in agriculture somebody else’s problem,’ climatologist Peter Thorne says

Irish efforts to gain a foothold in south east Asian market hit by further blow

Problem threatens €1.3bn Government plan, says forestry industry

Cabinet will also hear that a funding scheme will be opened for farmers in Shannon Callows whose fodder was badly damaged by extreme weather

Mr Varadkar stepped briefly into what is technically the territory of North Korea

Taoiseach will be joined by three other Government ministers this week in effort to boost exports and attract investment

O’Neill’s jersey sales, media regulator’s new hires, insolvency fun in Amsterdam, Tirlán recruits McConalogue’s adviser

Budget 2024: Relief on stamp duty on transfers of farmland within a family, from 7.5% down to 1%, extended until the end of 2028

Every political party has known for years the derogation is incompatible with our climate targets. Despite this, zero planning has been done to prepare for its reduction

‘It’s fine for him writing poetry and fancy speeches, but people who have to work hard need meat,’ says Danny Healy-Rae

‘You need to get fighting’: Farming group representative tackles Charlie McConalogue over EU nitrates derogation

Tighter EU regulations in light of worsening water pollution crisis could have far-reaching implications for Irish farmers

Minister says children were failed at the hospital and it should never happen again

Fianna Fáil figures say Taoiseach’s gesture will not lead to change in EU’s nitrates policy

Taoiseach told farmers he would write to EU Commissioner to discuss derogation in move welcomed by IFA

Fianna Fáil gathering in Co Tippearay overshadowed by demonstrations over farm payments and nitrates directive

Party leader accuses media of ‘cheerleading’ Sinn Féin as if outcome of the next election is a ‘slam dunk’

Minister for Agriculture criticised for holding virtual meeting with EU Commissioner on Nitrates Directive instead of having in-person meeting