Cavan Monaghan Constituency

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TDs

Senators

Councillors

Ballybay Town Council

Belturbet Town Council

Cllr. Liz McDermott

Carrickmacross Town Council

Castleblayney Town Council

Cavan County Council

Cavan Town Council

Clones Town Council

Cootehill Town Council

Monaghan County Council

Monaghan Town Council

Cllr. Robbie Gallagher

Local News Stories

Minister Smith welcomes raising of age limit for BSE testing regarding beef exports to Russia

4:41 30/08/10 by Brendan Smith

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, today welcomed the decision by the Russian authorities, to raise the age-limit above which slaughtered animals must be tested for BSE from 30 months to 48 months, in respect of exports of beef from Ireland to Russia. This means that the BSE testing requirements for exports to the Russian Federation are now the same as for exports to EU member states. Read More

Minister Smith confirms opening of €8 million sheep fencing and mobile handling scheme

6:09 18/08/10 by Brendan Smith

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, today confirmed that a new €8 million sheep fencing and mobile handling scheme will be open for applications from 1 November 2010. Read More

Conlon congratulates Monaghan Mushrooms on its multi million Euro expansion

5:02 16/08/10 by Margaret Conlon

Local Fianna Fáil TD Margaret Conlon has warmly congratulated Monaghan Mushrooms on the official opening today of its new state of the art mushroom growing facility at Tyholland. Read More

Smith welcomes improved outlook for farm incomes

5:58 09/08/10 by Brendan Smith

Brendan Smith TD, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food officially opened the Tullamore and AIB National Livestock show on Sunday 8th August in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Read More

Minister Smith meets with Hungarian Minister on CAP

5:56 29/07/10 by Brendan Smith

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD met this week in Budapest with Mr Sándor Fazekas, the Hungarian Minister for Rural Development. The meeting is one of a series that Minister Smith is holding with colleagues in other Member States as part of a determined effort to defend Ireland’s and Irish farmers’ very significant CAP interests. Read More

Speech by Minister Brendan Smith TD, at the Launch of Food Harvest 2020

11:03 19/07/10 by Brendan Smith

I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to all of you for attending the launch of this report. I trust you found Sean’s presentation as interesting and informative as I did. His presentation provides a good overview of what is a very comprehensive and wide-ranging report. Read More

Appointment of design team for Monaghan Educational Facility a significant step forward - Conlon

11:21 15/07/10 by Margaret Conlon

Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil TD Margaret Conlon has said that the appointment of the design team for the Monaghan Multi User Educational Facility is a significant step forward for the project. Read More

Funding for Monaghan Group under Government cross-border initiative – Conlon

10:25 07/07/10 by Margaret Conlon

Funding of €10,000 has been allocated to Youth Work Ireland Monaghan under the Government’s Reconciliation and Sectarianism Fund, according to local Fianna Fáil TD Margaret Conlon. Read More

MINISTER ANNOUNCES €1M FUNDING TO IMPROVE CATTLE & SHEEP BREEDING

4:49 06/07/10 by Brendan Smith

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, today announced a €1m grant to support improvements in the breeding of cattle and sheep in 2010. Read More

Labour Party cannot even name 3 Principles they will stand by - Conlon

9:43 30/06/10 by Margaret Conlon

It’s clear that the Labour Party favours soundbites over policies, according to Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan Monaghan Margaret Conlon. Deputy Conlon was referring to the Vincent Brown Show last night where Labour’s Ciaran Lynch couldn’t come up with 3 principals that distinguish his party. Read More