The Government’s ‘outdated’ and frenzied emissions reduction targets may keep Fianna Fail and Fine Gael in power with the Greens, while robbing farming families of income generation, depriving rural communities of jobs, and causing billions …
The Group has also called for the Dail to be recalled immediately, citing that rural communities cannot be hollowed out further when government Ministers are on holiday. The Government is completely complicit in allowing State-owned …
A government with ‘no plan’ and ‘no ideas’ to help the public cope with the current cost-of-living crisis is deserving of no support, according to the Rural Independent Group of TDs, who today confirmed they …
The Rural Independent Group have labelled as insane and dogmatic plans by the Environment Minister Eamon Ryan, to criminalise anyone, who markets, offers for sale, or distributes a sod of turf in Ireland. The group …
Speaking from his Tipperary constituency, the leader of the Rural Independent Group, Deputy Mattie Mc Grath, stated: “AIB was bailed out by almost €21 billion during the bank bailout, with taxpayers paying the bill. Instead …
The Government’s pathetically cruel, ever- changing restrictions and new lockdown measures are killing the domestic economy and destroying any semblance of a normal Christmas, according to the Rural Independent Group. Reacting to this evening’s disjointed …
Malfunctional government’s abuse of power cannot be allowed to strip freedoms from public any longer. The government are insulting people’s collective and individual intelligence through new extensions to emergency powers, potentially to June 2022, outlined …
Under this government, the lowest ever rate of tree planting in Ireland has been recorded, while a massive carbon footprint has also been created through importing timber. Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue, has failed all stakeholders …
The Rural Independent Group is now calling on the government to fully reinstate the PUP and all business support schemes, for all impacted workers and sectors, in light of new shutdown measures, which the group …
A government high on rhetoric and devoid of leadership – forcing people to pay the highest electric and heating bills in the EU, with average bills increasing by €800 this winter per household – is …
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