Hughie McGrath

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2024-05-19

Intent: To invite local TD's and Councillors to attend event held by North Tipperary County Executive to mark the end of Tim Cullinan's term as IFA President.

Details: Event to acknowledge Tim Cullinan's term as IFA President

Officials: Alan Kelly, Eddie Moran, Fiona Bonfield, Garret Ahearn, Gerard Darcy, Hughie McGrath, Jackie Cahill, Jim Ryan, ... Read more

Methods: Email, Informal communication

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2024-05-18

Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::To highlight the following key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2. The failure of the EU to properly compensate farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In 2014, Ireland received €1.16bn in Pillar one funding from EU – that figure is effectively the same today, 10 years on, despite huge inflation in farmers' cost of production in the interim. Farmers are being ask

Details: Tipperary County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign

Officials: Andy Maloney, Annemarie 'Shiner' Ryan, David Dunne, Declan Burgess, Eddie Moran, Fiona Bonfield, Gerard Darcy, Hughie McGrath, ... Read more

Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ... Read more

RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited)

2023-09-21

Intent: To share information on proposed wind farm developments with elected reps from relevant constituencies

Details: Information about proposed local wind farm developments

Officials: Brendan Mulroy, Christy Hyland, Gerry Coyle, John O'Malley, Paul McNamara, Peter Flynn, Sean Carey, Dara Calleary, ... Read more

Methods: Letters with information on the proposed wind farms in Muingmore (Co Mayo), Clooncunny (Co Sligo), Ballincor (Co Offaly and Tipperary) and Shancloon (bordering Co Mayo and Co Galway) were sent to local elected reps. - Letter, Emails with information on the proposed wind farms in Muingmore (Co Mayo), Clooncunny (Co Sligo), Ballincor (Co Offaly and Tipperary) and Shancloon (bordering Co Mayo and Co Galway) were sent to local elected reps. - Email, Phone calls with information on the proposed wind farms in Muingmore (Co Mayo), Clooncunny (Co Sligo), Ballincor (Co Offaly and Tipperary) and Shancloon (bordering Co Mayo and Co Galway) were made to local elected reps. - Phone call

Irish Bioenergy Association

2022-09-21

Intent: Attendance at project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).

Details: Invitation to project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).

Officials: John Dolan, Tom Farrell, Frankie Keena, Johnny Penrose, Vinny McCormack, Aengus O'Rourke, Louise Heavin, Paul Hogan, ... Read more

Methods: Email

Construction Industry Federation (CIF)

2021-01-20

Intent: For information purposes

Details: Information on CIF South East Branch submission to Tipperary County Development Plan

Officials: Kevin O'Meara, David Dunne, Fiona Bonfield, Joe Hannigan, Kieran Bourke, Andy Maloney, Máirín McGrath, Marie Murphy, ... Read more

Ibec

2019-05-21

Intent: Inform the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Southern Region

Details: Economic and spatial development of the Southern Region

Officials: Pat Millea, John Brennan, Robert Beasley, Séamus Cosaí Fitzgerald, Tom McEllistrim, Denis Foley, William Paton, Thomas Kinsella, ... Read more

Methods: Submission

Ibec

2018-05-18

Intent: Support for the interests of the Irish business community in the debate on the Future of Europe::Acknowledgement of the critical need for the closest possible future relationship with the UK, post-Brexit::Better understanding of the evolution and substance of the Irish business model and a commitment to promoting and protecting the credentials of Ireland as a business and investment location

Details: Advancing the priorities of Irish business in EU Affairs

Officials: Mary Freehill, Kieran McCarthy, Deirdre Forde, Hughie McGrath, Kate Feeney, Enda Stenson, Jerry Lundy, Gerry Murray, ... Read more

Methods: Meeting

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2017-09-20

Intent: To establish why farm inspections and penalties are significantly higher than the national average in North Tipperary::The necessity for the Department of Agriculture to engage in an open dialogue with the IFA to introduce change and improvements across the inspection and appeals process in order to make the system more farmer friendly and remove the fear and anxiety for farm families associated with Department inspections,

Details: Farm Inspections

Officials: Pat Deering, Jackie Cahill, Michael Lowry, Mattie McGrath, Séamus Healy, David Doran, Fiona Bonfield, Sean Ryan, ... Read more

Methods: Letter, Email, Phone call

Irish Wildbird Conservancy

2017-05-21

Intent: To propose the scrapping Section 8 of this bill which would allow hedgecutting in August & burning in March will negatively impact breeding birds and other biodiversity. Comms also included detail on the impacts of burning on birds and other wildlife.

Details: Heritage Bill

Officials: Lynn Ruane, Alice-Mary Higgins, Grace O'Sullivan, Kevin Humphreys, Fintan Warfield, Paul Daly, Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, ... Read more

Methods: Email, Letter, Social Media, ... Read more

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2017-05-19

Intent: To highlight the amount of farm inspections and penalties on farmers in the north of the county::To highlight that north Tipperary farmers have been penalised €1.28m over the past six years on Cross-compliance, animal identification and nitrates inspections, excluding land eligibility inspections::To highlight that north Tipperary farmers have had 321 inspections on average per year, resulting in 53% of these inspections having penalyies::That an independent inquiry would be carried out to determine why north Tipperary farmers have substantially higher inspections and penalties.

Details: Farm Inspections and Penalties in North Tipperary

Officials: David Doran, Fiona Bonfield, Joe Hannigan, Sean Keating, John Hogan, Michael Smith, Jim Ryan, Micheál Lowry, ... Read more

Methods: Email, Meeting, Letter