• Farm organisations and MEPs have reacted strongly to the news that CETA has been approved by the EU Parliament.
  • A ninth case of bird flu in Ireland has been detected in a whooper swan in The Sluggary, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary.
  • Taoiseach Enda Kenny has announced that he will seek EU funding for “stabilisation and adjustment measures” for Irish businesses most affected by Brexit.
  • Members of the ICMSA and ICSA protested against the proposed closure of the Limerick regional veterinary laboratory this Wednesday.
  • A pensioner has admitted to taking a golf club to a Larry Goodman-owned jeep over a row relating to slurry.
  • Photo of the day courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk

    Rutting season is well under way with this 12 pointer Irish Red deer on the slopes of Mangerton Mountain, Killarney National Park. The Irish Red Deer are the largest and the only native species to Ireland. They are believed to have had a continuous presence in Killarney since the end of the last Ice Age (c. 10,000 BC). / Valerie O’Sullivan.

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