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ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin with local farmer Eddie McPartlin, at the fodder drop at Manorhamilton Mart last Saturday morning.

Deliveries continue to arrive

Essential fodder deliveries have continued to arrive in Co Leitrim over the last few days.

Last Friday morning Connacht Gold stores in Mohill accepted a shipment of haylage from England. Maurice McManus was there to purchase his bales of haylage with Stephen Hannon, Mart Manager, Sam Ward, Joe Wynne and Joe Dorrigan Store Manager. Photo by Th�r�se Foy

Fodder deliveries continue around the county

Farming organisations, Co-ops, local marts and even banks have now rowed in behind the farming community as the struggle continues to source fodder for animals after the appalling Summer and Winter of 2012.

Independent MEP Marian Harkin.

Harkin calls on ICMSA to reconsider coupling policy

The opposition expressed by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) to the coupled payments proposed by both the European Parliament and European Council is a regrettable and divisive response which would serve the interests of only a small number of farmers.

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Weather for Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland

Wednesday 22 May 2013

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Temperature: 5 C to 14 C

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