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IFA and Bord Gáis launch farm savings calculator as SEAI increases solar grants

The SEAI has increased its non-domestic microgeneration grant for solar PV from about 23% to 45% of eligible costs, for nine months from 6 October.

NEWS 12 October 2026

IFA and Bord Gáis launch farm savings calculator as SEAI increases solar grants

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Absence of extra funding for livestock schemes and ANC payments a concern – IFA

Absence of extra funding for livestock schemes and ANC payments a concern – IFA

NEWS 8 October 2026

Budget 2027 for farmers - what's up, what's down and what stays the same

Budget 2027 for farmers - what's up, what's down and what stays the same

NEWS 7 October 2026

Beige budget will be quickly forgotten

Beige budget will be quickly forgotten

Beige budget will be quickly forgotten

DEALER 7 October 2026

Inside young Monaghan farmer's 60% grant-aided suckler shed with a difference

Inside young Monaghan farmer's 60% grant-aided suckler shed with a difference

Inside young Monaghan farmer's 60% grant-aided suckler shed with a difference

BUILDINGS 7 October 2026

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Monaghan farmer 'left in limbo' and unable to maximise solar investment

Monaghan farmer 'left in limbo' and unable to maximise solar investment

A Monaghan farmer feels his solar investment isn’t maximised and is calling for solar batteries to be covered under TAMS.

NEWS 22 September 2026

Editorial: monumental months ahead for Irish farming

Editorial: monumental months ahead for Irish farming

Fuel price increases have hit farmers hard with diesel-fuelled engines the lifeblood of farms around the country.

VIEWPOINTS 22 September 2026

TAMS grant could pay up to €2,333 towards a bale shear as we compare 14 makes

TAMS grant could pay up to €2,333 towards a bale shear as we compare 14 makes

Last year, the revised TAMS III reference costs added 10% for plastic retaining bales shears, pushing grant aid to €3,888.50, Peter Thomas Keaveney look at the options available on the Irish market.

FARM MACHINERY 22 September 2026

‘We were willing to do it’: why farmers are fuming over TAMS solar rejection

‘We were willing to do it’: why farmers are fuming over TAMS solar rejection

With up to 90% of farmers rejected from the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) rooftop solar grant, they say more funding is needed in Budget 2027.

NEWS 22 September 2026

Farm Tech Talk: bluetongue, TAMS and the latest on farmgate prices

Farm Tech Talk: bluetongue, TAMS and the latest on farmgate prices

This week, we chat all things bluetongue, TAMS III, the livestock trade and milk price-related.

NEWS 22 September 2026

Minister calls on industry for new TAMS items

Minister calls on industry for new TAMS items

Minister Martin Heydon has called on farmers and industry to submit their feelings on the current range of items available under TAMS III and new items of worth.

BUILDINGS 22 September 2026

Farmers 'ready for rooftop solar panels', but 90% of TAMS grants rejected

Farmers 'ready for rooftop solar panels', but 90% of TAMS grants rejected

The IFA president is calling on the Government to back its words on energy with meaningful supports for farmers in Budget 2027.

NEWS 22 September 2026

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Simply Better: six generations of cheesemaking at Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

From a family farm in west Cork to the shelves of Dunnes Stores, Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese brings generations of cheesemaking tradition to the Simply Better range.

Simply Better: six generations of cheesemaking at Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

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