IFA Deputy President Richard Kennedy has welcomed the publication today by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality of its Report on Community Policing and Rural Crime. Richard Kennedy said IFA has taken a proactive role in the area of crime prevention, but that more can and must be done by the Government, as […]

Local Gardaí together with input from Wicklow IFA have launched a new rural liaison initiative. The initiative is the result of ongoing engagement between the IFA and Gardaí in Wicklow following incidents of rural crime in the county. The aim of the initiative is to build personal links between rural communities and the local Gardaí. […]

Following a number of criminal incidents targeting farmers and the wider rural community in north County Dublin, Dublin IFA is holding a public meeting next Wednesday to discuss how best to tackle this serious issue. In September, a farmer suffered a violent and unprovoked attack when he confronted a number of men who were trespassing […]

Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality this morning, IFA Deputy President Richard Kennedy called for the establishment of a dedicated Rural Crime Task Force. He highlighted how a similar UK task force has been successful in tackling rural crime. “Over the last year, several serious incidents have occurred on farms. Many farmers […]