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Colm McCarthy: Predictable consequences from planning permission decisions

40 passengers per train must be judged very disappointing and a caution against extension further east.

VIEWPOINTS 11 February 2026

Colm McCarthy: Predictable consequences from planning permission decisions

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Home Farm: slurry pressures

Home Farm: slurry pressures

VIEWPOINTS 11 February 2026

Dempsey at Large: land prices soaring in places as western Europe stagnates

Dempsey at Large: land prices soaring in places as western Europe stagnates

VIEWPOINTS 11 February 2026

NI policy direction was set in 2022

NI policy direction was set in 2022

NI policy direction was set in 2022

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be

Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be

Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be

VIEWPOINTS 4 February 2026

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Home Farm: do you use farm-saved seed?

Home Farm: do you use farm-saved seed?

Our mole drains that we put in last year have proven to be a real success with previously wet, impassible spots dry and water running through the gravel-filled moles to an outlet.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

Beef payment grid needs a revamp

Beef payment grid needs a revamp

The payment gaps down the grades have not changed in over 20 years despite the big increases in base prices.

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 January 2026

Dempsey at Large: New era of ample world grain supplies

Dempsey at Large: New era of ample world grain supplies

While it’s good to know that Europe's food and drink trade surplus continues to grow, that is of limited consolation if it is based on imported feedstuffs.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

Imports have negligible impact on Irish farmgate prices

Imports have negligible impact on Irish farmgate prices

Beef imports to Ireland make a symbolic impact, but have negligible effect on the trade for Irish beef.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Home Farm: Another load, another drop in price

Home Farm: Another load, another drop in price

Our load of cattle this week made slightly less per kg than the load we sold just before Christmas.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

Dempsey at Large: Mercosur protests – more than just 1%

Dempsey at Large: Mercosur protests – more than just 1%

Nobody pretends that traceability, environmental and animal health regulations in the Brazilian beef industry are or will be remotely comparable with those operating in the EU.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

If NATO loses the United States, there will be intense scrutiny of the four, out of 27, EU members which espouse neutrality, avoiding high and rising military budgets.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

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A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

Bord Bia addresses the concerns and misinformation that have been raised in recent weeks.

A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

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