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Farmers reveal drought reality: 'I don't know how bills will be paid'

Sarah McIntosh talks to four farmers in the southeast to see how the drought has affected their varied enterprises.

NEWS 17 August 2026

Farmers reveal drought reality: 'I don't know how bills will be paid'

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Watch: harvesting the crop we followed all year

Watch: harvesting the crop we followed all year

NEWS 14 August 2026

Watch: Carlow Weather gives his take on the drought

Watch: Carlow Weather gives his take on the drought

NEWS 14 August 2026

Watch: ‘It’s costing me nearly €500 a day to keep everything fed’

Watch: ‘It’s costing me nearly €500 a day to keep everything fed’

Watch: ‘It’s costing me nearly €500 a day to keep everything fed’

NEWS 14 August 2026

Yield Watch: wheat harvested and differences clear on the weighbridge

Yield Watch: wheat harvested and differences clear on the weighbridge

Yield Watch: wheat harvested and differences clear on the weighbridge

CROPS 12 August 2026

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'I'm farming since 1990 and I've never had to do as much feeding'

'I'm farming since 1990 and I've never had to do as much feeding'

Dairy farmer Brendan Hickey from Urlingford discusses the impact of the severe drought, while his advisor, Pat Moylan, gives advice to farmers facing similar challenges.

NEWS 24 July 2026

Watch: Tullamore Show 2026 highlights

Watch: Tullamore Show 2026 highlights

Take a look back at some of the action from this year's Tullamore Show as over 70,000 people descended on the Butterfield Estate in Co Offaly.

NEWS 24 July 2026

Meet the young farmers crowned Ireland's farm skills champions

Meet the young farmers crowned Ireland's farm skills champions

From tractor driving to fencing, six Macra clubs battled it out at the Tullamore Show, putting their farming skills to the test for the national farm skills title

NEWS 24 July 2026

Farmer views: ‘If other co-ops follow suit, it’s going to wipe out Kerrygold’

Farmer views: ‘If other co-ops follow suit, it’s going to wipe out Kerrygold’

Farmers at theTullamore Show share their views on the butter war, weather conditions and the support needed in CAP

NEWS 24 July 2026

Watch: the calm before the Tullamore Show

Watch: the calm before the Tullamore Show

Martina Neville, head of the dairy section at the Tullamore Show, talks the Irish Farmers Journal through the preparations currently underway – as cattle begin to arrive on the showgrounds.

FEATURE 24 July 2026

Watch: Mayo fans hitch helicopter ride to get ringside at Ballina mart

Watch: Mayo fans hitch helicopter ride to get ringside at Ballina mart

Brothers Pat and Adrian Ruane from Strade Co Mayo take a break from All Ireland celebrations to look at heifers in Ballina mart.

NEWS 24 July 2026

Watch: history of Ahiohill vintage harvest day

Watch: history of Ahiohill vintage harvest day

With over €300,000 raised for local charities, the Ahiohill Vintage Club is preparing for this year’s harvest day on 2 August.

VINTAGE 24 July 2026

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