It would be wrong to say the deal was clinched in Fletcher’s pub in Naas, but the traditional Irish music session organised for the visiting European Commissioner certainly didn’t hurt. Minister for ...

In 2024, the derogation stocking rate limit was dropped from 250kg to 220kg across much of Ireland, in line with results of a two-year water quality review required by the European Commission Cork ...

The EU is “crystal clear” that there will be no renegotiation on the reduction of Ireland’s nitrates derogation, the Minister for Agriculture has insisted. Charlie McConalogue has faced criticism from ...

A senior Department of Agriculture official has said he is confident that Ireland will secure another nitrates derogation for post-2025 – but that the big challenge will be to “maintain 220kg and ...

Human Rights Watch acknowledges that where a public emergency threatening the life of the nation is shown to exist, governments may lawfully derogate from some human rights protections, provided that ...

Growers in England who had crop drilling plans disrupted by bad weather must apply for a derogation to the three-crop rule before 30 June, warns the NFU . Snow, ice and heavy rain across Europe in ...