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Colm McCarthy: McGrath right to question big tech

The strong influence of Silicon Valley on the US administration is not new.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

Colm McCarthy: McGrath right to question big tech

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Dempsey at Large: Changes in prospect

Dempsey at Large: Changes in prospect

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

Home Farm: Grass growth and slugs

Home Farm: Grass growth and slugs

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

The bigger picture beyond farming

The bigger picture beyond farming

The bigger picture beyond farming

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 November 2025

Opinion: could election fall-out affect hopes of a better CAP budget?

Opinion: could election fall-out affect hopes of a better CAP budget?

Opinion: could election fall-out affect hopes of a better CAP budget?

OPINION 2 November 2025

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China promised much but delivered little for Irish beef

China promised much but delivered little for Irish beef

Irish dairy and pigmeat exports to China have prospered, but beef never really got going.

NEWS 22 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: looking at the economics of Atlantic wind

Colm McCarthy: looking at the economics of Atlantic wind

Onshore wind looks a better bet as does solar but local and national politicians seem fixated with the notion that the Atlantic is to be the Saudi Arabia of Wind.

VIEWPOINTS 22 October 2025

Home Farm: picture perfect winter barley

Home Farm: picture perfect winter barley

At this stage I am not sure whether we will apply an aphicide to the more barley yellow dwarf virus vulnerable variety.

VIEWPOINTS 22 October 2025

Dempsey at Large: agriculture out on a limb

Dempsey at Large: agriculture out on a limb

If we are serious about generational renewal in Irish farming, as distinct from normal generational shifts in land ownership, then the most basic reappraisal of policy has to take place.

VIEWPOINTS 22 October 2025

Home Farm: winter preparation continues

Home Farm: winter preparation continues

We seem to have been spared the intense downpours of the south and we have an abundance of aftergrass which we will graze paddock by paddock, moving the fence daily to avoid too much damage.

VIEWPOINTS 22 October 2025

Dempsey at Large: throwing away half a billion euro

Dempsey at Large: throwing away half a billion euro

The other side of the coin has to be that policies that raise costs or penalise competitiveness have to be accompanied by appropriate compensation.

VIEWPOINTS 22 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: Restaurant VAT cut should give us all food for thought

Colm McCarthy: Restaurant VAT cut should give us all food for thought

Overall the budget is expansionary but the generosity has gone down badly.

VIEWPOINTS 22 October 2025

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MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

The Teagasc pig conference earlier this month was an excellent event, well attended by farmers and most I spoke to afterwards wanted to talk about worms,” said Aidan Byrne, MSD Animal Health.

MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

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