Editorial Opinion
Pat O'Toole on 24 July 2021
Farmers must stretch for the tape as rights of way marathon enters home straight
With only an estimated half of rights of way legally established, the November 2021 deadline before the law changes is coming too quickly for many.
Phelim O'Neill on 22 July 2021
Reopening the NI Protocol deal
UK ‘command paper’ won’t make friends in Brussels but it was never designed to do that.
Colm McCarthy on 21 July 2021
Colm McCarthy: COVID-19 and our nearest neighbours
Next door to Boris Johnson’s Britain has not been the luckiest location these last few years.
Matt Dempsey on 21 July 2021
Home Farm: pre-harvest lull short lived
We were both horrified to discover that seals had collapsed and let the hydraulic oil mix with the engine oil, with the suspicion that significant damage had been done to the gearbox.
Matt Dempsey on 21 July 2021
Dempsey at Large: A border tax on cement - and farming?
Real food prices have declined very significantly in Europe over the years.
David Wright on 21 July 2021
DAERA TB plan is a welcome start
While the proposals are welcome, there are some changes and clarifications required before the policy is rolled out.
Colm McCarthy on 17 July 2021
Colm McCarthy - growing pressure on electricity system
Aside from extra demand from data centres, Ireland now has a substantial reliance on renewables, mainly wind power.
Matt Dempsey on 14 July 2021
Home Farm: the future for the farm
The main money change is clearly going to be around the decline in the basic farm payment.
Matt Dempsey on 14 July 2021
Dempsey at Large: the red meat scepticism
Ireland has an environmental and nutritional story to tell on its beef sector.
Contributor on 14 July 2021
Ireland and New Zealand: promoting the best in grass-fed farming
Brad Burgess is New Zealand’s first resident ambassador to Ireland. He has worked extensively on trade and economic policy, including on New Zealand's free trade agreement with China.
Contributor on 7 July 2021
John Bruton: UK’s post-Brexit trade policy contradicts its climate policy
Brexit, although decided, continues radically to divide UK public opinion.
Matt Dempsey on 7 July 2021
Dempsey at Large: food production – enlightened national policy needed
Most farmers will feel that they have a responsibility to make the best use of the assets they have in terms of both their land and their own capacity.
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