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Mercosur moves from parliament to court

Referral of the Mercosur trade deal to the ECJ is a delay, but not a decision on the merits of the deal.

NEWS 23 January 2026

Mercosur moves from parliament to court

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Home Farm: watching input prices

Home Farm: watching input prices

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

Dempsey at Large: what trends in birth figures tell us

Dempsey at Large: what trends in birth figures tell us

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: economic is trong, but warning light flashes

Colm McCarthy: economic is trong, but warning light flashes

Colm McCarthy: economic is trong, but warning light flashes

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

Hard to get enthused by new TB project

Hard to get enthused by new TB project

Hard to get enthused by new TB project

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 January 2026

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Farmers' Mercosur fears misunderstood

Farmers' Mercosur fears misunderstood

Opposition and protest are an integral part of the decision-making process in a democracy and should be embraced, not condemned.

NEWS 9 January 2026

Farmers answer Fitzmaurice’s protest call over Mercosur deal

Farmers answer Fitzmaurice’s protest call over Mercosur deal

Irish farming, together standing tall in Athlone, as 20,000 farmers and contractors made for a massive show of strength and unified opposition to Mercosur.

OPINION 9 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: farmers will be blamed for Mercosur protest

Colm McCarthy: farmers will be blamed for Mercosur protest

Saturday’s events in Athlone were reported in both print and broadcast media as a ‘farmer protest’.

VIEWPOINTS 9 January 2026

Home Farm: slurry season opens

Home Farm: slurry season opens

The amount of money involved to stock up with cattle for beef is so large and the risk of loss so real that it seems a no-brainer that there should be some form of forward price guarantee on offer.

VIEWPOINTS 9 January 2026

Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report

Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report

Over the last 25 years, one of the clearest trends has been the increase in agricultural land prices in parts of the world with access to increasingly open food markets.

VIEWPOINTS 9 January 2026

Dawn moves to put its stamp on Alliance

Dawn moves to put its stamp on Alliance

The move by Dawn Meats to install Niall Browne as acting CEO in alliance indicates that no stone is being left unturned to make the joint venture a success.

NEWS 9 January 2026

Opinion: Mercosur has become a symbol of broken trust

Opinion: Mercosur has become a symbol of broken trust

The trade deal goes ahead and won't shut down farming, but calling it bad faith to oppose Mercosur is a misunderstanding of the failing relationship between food producers and the European Commission.

OPINION 9 January 2026

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Northern Ireland’s largest indoor machinery showcase arrives at Balmoral Park

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Northern Ireland’s largest indoor machinery showcase arrives at Balmoral Park

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