Tag: IFA

As the General Election approaches this Friday, 29th November, IFA President and Laois farmer Francie Gorman is urging people to recognise the critical importance of...

Irish Farmer’s Association (IFA) president, Francie Gorman said the delivery of the Tillage Survival Scheme put forward by the IFA is a litmus test...

Members of the IFA turned up in big numbers at Laois County Council this morning as part of their 'Enough is Enough' campaign. Laois IFA...

IFA President Francie Gorman has paid tribute to the former Taoiseach John Bruton, who has died. The Fine Gael politician served as Taoiseach from 1994...

There was a massive crowd in Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Saturday evening as Laois IFA held a Dinner Dance. This was the first Laois IFA...

In his inauguration speech today at the 69th AGM of the Irish Farmers Association, IFA President Francie Gorman said Irish farmers are the unsung...

Outgoing IFA President Tim Cullinan presented honorary life membership to a Laois farmer at a recent meeting. Mr Cullinan has since been replaced by Laois...

When Michael McEvoy from Spink encouraged Francie Gorman to get involved in the IFA a long number of years ago now, neither man could...

The counting of votes for the next president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is underway with Laois man Francie Gorman currently ahead according...

Laois beef farmer Declan Hanrahan from Borris-in-Ossory has been elected as elected Chairman of the IFA's National Livestock Committee. Hanrahan was previously vice-chairman of that committee...

His son, Tom’s, 10th birthday party at Roll and Bowl, Portlaoise, took more out of him than the previous five months on the IFA...

Voting for the next president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) began last week, with the process to continue throughout the month ahead of...

This story was published on LaoisToday in March 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of the massive National Farmers Association protest.   The surviving Laois members...

Francie Gorman, the Laois man who is hoping to become the next president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), says he is hugely enthused...

Over 350 people were in attendance at the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Friday night as Laois farmer Francie Gorman officially launched his campaign to...

The Laois man that is seeking to become the next president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) says that the biggest challenge he will...

IFA presidential candidate Francie Gorman is the latest guest on our Love Laois podcast. The Spink native is set to launch his presidential campaign this...

IFA President, Tim Cullinan is encouraging farm families to attend and support the upcoming Green Ribbon walk. The walk is organised by IFA in partnership...

Francie Gorman from Spink is set to contest for the position of IFA national president later this year. He is the current South Leinster chairman...

Tributes have been paid to Padraig Walshe, the Laois man who was a former president of the Irish Farmers Association, who died suddenly on...

The death has occurred of Padraig Walshe, the Laois man who was a former president of the Irish Farmers Association. He was aged in...

Former Laois IFA Grain Chairman, Kieran McEvoy was elected as the new chairperson of the IFA National Grain Committee back in January.  Emo-based farmer Kieran...

A Ballybrittas farming couple received joint honorary life membership of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) at a function in the Maldron Hotel, Portlaoise, recently. Tillage...

IFA national Grain Chairman Kieran McEvoy, from Emo, has said winter barley, winter oats and winter rape are now all completed - but concerns...

IFA South Leinster Regional chairman Francie Gorman said the decision by the Department of Agriculture to have only one CAP information evening in South...

Emo-based farmer Kieran McEvoy has been elected as chairman of the IFA's national grain committee. The tillage farmer, who has been Laois IFA grain chairman...

An IFA demonstration in Portlaoise this week called for universal support for the Irish pigmeat sector where they argued that retailers, foodservice outlets and...

Farmers are set to flock to Portlaoise on Friday as the Irish Farmers Association has confirmed details of a planned protest. 'Save Irish Farming' is...

There's hardly a farm family in the country that haven't had an accident over the years. Some have been minor bumps or scrapes, more have...

The chairman of Laois IFA's environmental committee has said that farmers are fully  embracing the ever-increasing list of measures - but there must be...