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Mercosur protest expected to draw crowd of 10,000

The protest is kick off this Saturday at 11am with protesters expected on foot, in tractors and in lorries.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Mercosur protest expected to draw crowd of 10,000

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Farm groups and Sinn Féin to bolster numbers at protest

Farm groups and Sinn Féin to bolster numbers at protest

NEWS 7 January 2026

Up to 10,000 expected for monster anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone

Up to 10,000 expected for monster anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone

NEWS 6 January 2026

IFA calls for ‘united front’ on opposing Mercosur at Saturday's protest

IFA calls for ‘united front’ on opposing Mercosur at Saturday's protest

IFA calls for ‘united front’ on opposing Mercosur at Saturday's protest

NEWS 5 January 2026

Vietnam opens its doors to Irish beef

Vietnam opens its doors to Irish beef

Vietnam opens its doors to Irish beef

NEWS 5 January 2026

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UK gains reciprocal access for 13,000t of beef to US

UK gains reciprocal access for 13,000t of beef to US

US beef coming into the UK under the deal must comply with the UK’s sanitary and phytosanitary standards.

NEWS 18 December 2025

The small question of finding €90bn in CAP funding . . .

The small question of finding €90bn in CAP funding . . .

With the nitrates derogation granted for another three years and the Mercusor deal delayed, attention needs to swiftly turn to reversing the funding shortfall in the next CAP budget.

SCHEMES 18 December 2025

Rembrandt: the prodigal son returns to France

Rembrandt: the prodigal son returns to France

Solnua, the new global marketing and distribution arm of the National Cattle Breeding Centre, established to handle international trade of genetics, reports keen demand for the Irish-born sire.

NEWS 18 December 2025

Dawn Meats ACTIVATE programme looking to build on early success

Dawn Meats ACTIVATE programme looking to build on early success

ACTIVATE, a sustainability programme from Dawn Meats that offers financial incentives to participating farmers is looking to build on its initial success writes Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 18 December 2025

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

The sharp lift in cattle prices of upwards of 40% in 2025 encouraged more farmers to market cattle live, with throughput falling by just 0.2% despite a drop in the national herd.

NEWS 18 December 2025

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories have told the Oireachtas that 2025 has been one of their most difficult years and that CAP funds should be focused on what it deemed ‘commercial’ farmers.

NEWS 18 December 2025

Mercosur signing to be delayed - Ursula von der Leyen

Mercosur signing to be delayed - Ursula von der Leyen

The announcement came just hours after parts of Brussels city centre were besieged by a large-scale farmer protest and a smaller splinter group that turned violent.

NEWS 18 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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