UFU extends vote of no confidence in DAERA and calls for resignations

Fivemiletown cull: Muir insists he will not resign

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has said he will continue in his role despite mounting calls for his resignation over the controversial Fivemiletown…

Cattle cull: Muir says days of the UFU 'dictating government policy are over'

The Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir says he will continue to engage with the Ulster Farmers' Union.

Muir must go, the UUP and TUV have said, arguing farmers 'can no longer trust their minister'

Both the UUP and TUV have called for the head of Daera minister Andrew Muir, insisting it’s now impossible for him to remain in the position.

‘Days of the UFU deciding government policy are over’- Furious agriculture minister hits back at calls to resign over cattle cull

Union extends vote of no confidence in DAERA to minister, permanent secretary and chief veterinary officer

UFU demands Muir’s resignation over Tyrone cattle cull

A farming union has called for Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir to resign over the controversial Tyrone cattle cull. 51 cattle were shot during the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) operation near Filemiletown in June. The department said the operation had been carried out “to execute a Court Deprivation Order on a herd belonging to a disqualified keeper, in respect of animal welf…

UFU extends vote of no confidence in DAERA and calls for resignations

​The Ulster Farmers’ Union has reaffirmed its vote of no confidence in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and extended it to Minister Andrew Muir, Permanent Secretary Katrina Godfrey and Chief Veterinary Officer Brian Dooher, calling for their immediate resignations.