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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, TD, has announced that payments of EUR249,000 have issued to 68 farmers in the Cooley Peninsula that were impacted by a severe storm in late 2023.
At the end of October/early November 2023 there was an exceptional storm in the Cooley Peninsula which resulted in extensive damage to agricultural lands, fencing and gateways in addition to stored fodder and fertiliser and other damage. A support scheme was launched in July 2024 for impacted farmers.
The Minister commented:
The Cooley Peninsula experienced very difficult weather in late 2023. The payments that have commenced issuing will assist farmers with making good the damage caused to land and structures along with replacing lost and damaged feed and fodder.
