The Irish Farmers Association's to meet with the Finance and Public Expenditure ministers later.

Matt Carthy says the commitment to reduce bovine organic nitrogen caused "difficulty with the scheme from the outset".

Today marks World Suicide Prevention Day, with events taking place across the region.

Councillors were unanimous in their criticism of the report, but agreed to form the group.

Only 3.8 per cent of Irish farms are jointly registered to men and women, when CSO figures show women do 25 per cent of all farm work.

There's been a lot of discussion of climate change in recent days.

Junior Minister Martin Heydon says farming has become even more isolating for some due to covid-restrictions.

The EPA report warns that urgent action is needed to tackle the problem.