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Protests ask real questions

Some of Tuesday's protesters have been critical of the carbon tax on fuel since its inception on philosophical grounds. The practical issue is whether it, combined with excise duties is sustainable.

DEALER 8 April 2026

Protests ask real questions

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Gas and oil prices plunge as Trump postpones Iran strikes

Gas and oil prices plunge as Trump postpones Iran strikes

NEWS 23 March 2026

Irish farming must look east

Irish farming must look east

DEALER 18 March 2026

Argentina tells US it will ignore some of EU-Mercosur deal PGI rules

Argentina tells US it will ignore some of EU-Mercosur deal PGI rules

Argentina tells US it will ignore some of EU-Mercosur deal PGI rules

NEWS 16 February 2026

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

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Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

There's a lot going on in the world, so maybe the revelation that the chair of Bord Bia is CEO of a company that uses a little Brazilian beef shouldn't matter. But it does to farmers.

OPINION 21 November 2025

Trump upends global order, again

Trump upends global order, again

The US president’s Greenland fixation risks scuppering the EU-US framework trade deal.

NEWS 21 November 2025

Watch: global beef production declining but consumption growing

Watch: global beef production declining but consumption growing

Adam Woods reports from the Bord Bia meat market seminar in Laois.

NEWS 21 November 2025

Is there west Limerick hurling in von der Leyen?

Is there west Limerick hurling in von der Leyen?

Ursula von der Leyen dropped the blade in her Mercosur statement and appeared to be pulling three times for every ball – before it, for it and after it.

DEALER 21 November 2025

Beware politicians bearing gifts

Beware politicians bearing gifts

Trump is having to bail out his support base, who have been hit hardest by his policies.

DEALER 21 November 2025

Trump delivers $12bn for US agriculture

Trump delivers $12bn for US agriculture

Funding announced to help offset losses, particularly in the crop sector of US agriculture but is it enough?

NEWS 21 November 2025

Ireland needs to diversify from US – Mulhall

Ireland needs to diversify from US – Mulhall

The American – Europe alliance is in decline, former ambassador of Ireland to the US Dan Mulhall has said.

NEWS 21 November 2025

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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