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Fact check: Photo of police and protesters is from 2011 student demonstration

A social media user posted a photo from picture agency Alamy of a crowd of police alongside the words: “Police turn out on a tuesday (sic) for the people that feed them, namely the farmers.” Evaluation The photo was taken during a student protest in ...

20 Nov 2024 at 17:34

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BIG READ: ‘We put you in your seats’, Carlow councillors under fire from farmers

At the most recent full meeting of Carlow County Council large numbers of local farmers organised a protest outside the meeting to make their presence and displeasure known to the council and its members. After the protests, the farmers made their ...

20 Mar 2024 at 10:33

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PICTURE SPECIAL: Offaly farmers come out in force for protest in Tullamore

Farmers from across Offaly were out in force in Tullamore on Thursday evening to show solidarity with their compatriots across Europe CLICK ON THE ARROWS ABOVE OR NEXT TO GO THROUGH THE GALLERY OF PICTURES CLICK ON THE ARROWS ABOVE OR NEXT TO GO ...

02 Feb 2024 at 13:33

Farmers cause disruption at Dover in protest over cheap imports

Tractor-driving farmers have been staging a go-slow protest about cheap imports, around the Port of Dover. Traffic in and out of the Kent coastal town was disrupted on Friday by the demonstration, which has involved tractors driving in small ...

12 Feb 2024 at 09:40

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Farmers from around county Longford took part in a tractor protest yesterday evening

Farmers from around county Longford took part in a tractor protest yesterday evening in the county town to show solidarity with farmers across Europe. Protestors assembled at the Padraic Collum roundabout on the edge of the town in tractors ...

02 Feb 2024 at 11:34

Farmers set for tractor protest as Government says its support is ‘steadfast’

Farmers will protest in Westminster with their tractors on Wednesday, as the Government insists its support for the sector is “steadfast”. Hundreds of farmers are expected to bring their machines to the streets around Parliament as Sir ...

11 Dec 2024 at 09:18

Fewer than 500 farms a year likely to be hit by tax changes – think tank

Fewer than 500 farms a year will be impacted by the Government’s reforms to inheritance tax, a group of economic experts has claimed. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said “significantly fewer” than the 500 farms a year ...

25 Nov 2024 at 15:54

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IFA stage protest outside Carlow Council meeting

The Irish farmers association stage a protest outside Carlow Council meeting. With signs reading "Enough is enough" and numerous tractors parked outside the council building. Following protest all around Europe, Irish ...

11 Mar 2024 at 14:33

People face choice between NHS or farmers’ tax breaks, says PM after protest

Sir Keir Starmer claimed voters faced a choice between extra cash for the NHS and stability in the public finances or an inheritance tax break for farmers after a tractor protest disrupted a prime ministerial visit. ...

13 Feb 2025 at 15:17

Tractor protest forces Prime Minister to abandon visit to building site

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to cut short a visit to promote his housing policies after a noisy protest by tractor-driving farmers. Around a dozen agricultural vehicles blocked the road near a housing project in ...

13 Feb 2025 at 12:15

‘Breaking point’ – Farmers to stage new protests over inheritance tax reforms

Protests will take place across the country on Saturday as farmers step up their campaign against the Government’s controversial inheritance tax reforms. The National Farmers Union (NFU) warned that many ...

25 Jan 2025 at 02:45

Lines of tractors take to the roads in inheritance tax change protest

Lines of tractors have taken to roads across Northern Ireland to protest against proposed changes to inheritance tax rules. Seven protest runs took place across all six counties, organised by the Ulster ...

25 Jan 2025 at 19:02

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