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The ICMSA represents the views of farmers at Local, National and European Union levels.
We place particular importance on defending the rights and incomes of' farm families. We strive to encourage the establishment of the maximum number of family farm holdings in the country.
The Association draws up its own policy documents on agriculture and strives to influence EU and State policy in the sector.
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"The single greatest act of political cowardice any of us can remember"
The President of Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), Jackie Cahill, stated that were the Government to announce a system of staged payments on the capital grants for the Farm Waste Management Scheme, it would represent the single greatest act of politic ...
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Milk suppliers say the time for 'talking the talk' is now over and Govt must 'walk the walk'
At the Social Partnership talks on the financial crisis, Mr. Jackie Cahill, President of ICMSA emphasised the central importance of restoring competitiveness.
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ICMSA welcome announcement on REPS payments and urge farmers to join immediately
Welcoming the delayed first payments on REPS 4, John Comer, Chairman of ICMSA’s Farm Services & Environment Committee, pointed out that close to 11,000 farmers had joined the scheme by May 2008 and that - depending on the contents of their plan - annual payments of up ...
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ICMSA Deputy President rages as ESB workers receive 3.6% pay rise despite highest electricity prices in Europe
The Deputy President of ICMSA and Chairman of its Dairy Committee, John O’Leary, has described as “astonishing to the point of disbelief” the decision by the board of ESB to go ahead and award its workforce the 3.6 per cent pay rise set out in Phase One of the most re ...
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ICMSA's O'Leary queries fertiliser prices - 37 per cent fall in UK prices in three months while Irish prices stay the same
The Deputy President of ICMSA, John O’Leary, has said that there is now widespread irritation amongst farmers about what Mr O’Leary described as “the very questionable and remarkably high” prices being asked for fertiliser products in Ireland relative to the sharp fal ...
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Farmers accuse banks of 'financial gouging' on interest surcharge
The President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), Jackie Cahill, has accused Irish banks of operating a system of virtual extortion on farm loans. He said that Irish farmers are being surcharged by banks by up to €150 million on an annual basis a ...
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ICMSA appeal to Minister and processors to "show leadership" on milk price
Commenting on the current situation in dairy markets, Mr. John O’Leary, Deputy President and Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee said that dairy farmers are extremely worried regarding the prospects for 2009 and are waiting for the Minister and the processors to st ...
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Farm organisation say focus must return to "growing, making, branding and selling"
Speaking after this morning's meeting between the Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Finance and the Social Partners, the President of ICMSA, Jackie Cahill, emphasised the critical need to prevent any further erosion of our competitiveness in export markets. The farm l ...
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ICMSA call for doubling of Bord Bia budget and "aggressive re-capture" of markets
The President of ICMSA and member of the Board of Bord Bia, Jackie Cahill, has called for an allocation of a €30 million fund to be made immediately available for an unprecedented promotional marketing campaign of Irish foods at home and for our overseas market. Mr. C ...
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Farmer Organisation says'note of hysteria' allowed to creep into dioxin debate
The President of the 18,000-strong farmer organisation, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), Jackie Cahill, has stated that consumers, whether Irish or overseas, can be reassured of the safety and superb quality of Irish beef. Mr Cahill said that the ...
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Dairy farmers protest at EU Office in Dawson Street and blame Commission directly for the collapse in milk prices
Leading a group of dairy farmers from all over Ireland in a protest/occupation of the EU Commission's offices in Dawson Street, the President of ICMSA, Jackie Cahill, said that the dairy policy being operated by the EU has actually reduced Europe's to producing milk b ...
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ICMSA say 'exports the only option'
Following the briefing on the worsening state of the national finances in the Department of An Taoiseach this morning, the President of ICMSA, Jackie Cahill, said that he had emphasised his organisation's conviction that export-led growth was the only way that we coul ...
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Minister's decision to pay interest on bank loans associated with deferred Farm Waste grants 'a huge burden off farmers'
The President of ICMSA, Jackie Cahill, has said that this evening's announcement by Minister Smith to pay the interest due on the farmer bank loans outstanding due to his Department's deferral of Farm Waste Management will lift a burden off the thousands of farmers. M ...
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ICMSA demand change of course on mik quota policy as French indicate support for quotas beyond 2015
The President of the ICMSA, Jackie Cahill, has demanded that Minister Smith seek retention of the Milk Quotas and support his French counterpart who today has come out in full support of Milk Quotas beyond 2015.
Mr Cahill said that as milk prices drop to their lowes ...
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ICMSA say Government has broken its word and reached new low as they renege on €400M Farm Waste Management Grants
Following the announcement by Minister Smith that, contrary to its contract with farmers, the Government will now pay the monies owed the farmers over a three-year period instead of in a single lump sum, farm organisations have reacted with fury. The ICMSA’s President ...
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ICMSA describe Fischer Boel's comments as "unbelievably arrogant and out-of-touch
The Deputy President of ICMSA has described as “unbelievably smug and out-of touch” comments made by EU Farm Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel on the subject of the EU’s dairy policy and the collapse in milk prices that now has Irish dairy farmers supplying milk at be ...
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Farm leader says the banks "who were rescued again today" must be forced to resume lending
The President of ICMSA, Jackie Cahill, said that, yet again, the budget had fallen on the farming sector in a manner that was both disproportionate and counterproductive.
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ICMSA say Fallen Animals Fiasco is Department's responsibility
Charges of up to €190 per head to collect fallen animals are totally unacceptable and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food simply cannot wash their hands on this issue and pass these massive charges onto farmers, according to Mr. Jackie Cahill, President ...
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Milk suppliers say key dairy sector 'being wrecked' by ministerial failure
The President of ICMSA, Jackie Cahill, has today demanded an emergency meeting of the Irish Dairy Forum to address seriously the crisis in the dairy industry.
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Minister's quota statement is 'wrong and misleading' say ICMSA
The Deputy President of ICMSA has stated that the Minister's decision to proceed with the allocation of extra quota beggars belief, insults farmers and is both technically wrong and misleading.
