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Editorial - Tirlán puts best foot forward in Belview

Over 1,800 farmers attended the two open days at the Tirlán Belview site.

VIEWPOINTS 14 October 2026

Editorial - Tirlán puts best foot forward in Belview

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Colm McCarthy: Russian diesel deal could widen EU-US rift

Colm McCarthy: Russian diesel deal could widen EU-US rift

VIEWPOINTS 14 October 2026

Home Farm: mucky paddocks, but progress

Home Farm: mucky paddocks, but progress

VIEWPOINTS 14 October 2026

Dempsey at Large: Guinness or Jameson - the mixed story of farming for alcohol

Dempsey at Large: Guinness or Jameson - the mixed story of farming for alcohol

Dempsey at Large: Guinness or Jameson - the mixed story of farming for alcohol

VIEWPOINTS 14 October 2026

Editorial: farm payments delayed

Editorial: farm payments delayed

Editorial: farm payments delayed

VIEWPOINTS 14 October 2026

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Editorial: will Brexit last or could the UK be on track for a dramatic return?

Editorial: will Brexit last or could the UK be on track for a dramatic return?

It would be very much in the interest of Irish farmers for the UK to rejoin the EU

VIEWPOINTS 7 October 2026

Editorial: MFF budget plans criticised

Editorial: MFF budget plans criticised

The so-called frugal six grouping of countries has come out with a scathing response to the Irish proposal.

VIEWPOINTS 7 October 2026

Editorial: Irish budget the pre-show for CAP

Editorial: Irish budget the pre-show for CAP

Marts continue to be the best avenue for farmers to buy and sell cattle and it’s important that everything is done to protect them.

VIEWPOINTS 7 October 2026

Dempsey at Large: Manure clearing house needed

Dempsey at Large: Manure clearing house needed

Lough Neagh is a reminder of how a sector's reputation can be tarnished.

VIEWPOINTS 7 October 2026

Home Farm: VAT, tax and bills

Home Farm: VAT, tax and bills

We are being forced to either supplement at grass or else have some fields near the yard to which we can let cattle out by day and bring them in for silage with a little meal in the evening.

VIEWPOINTS 7 October 2026

Colm McCarthy: our shrinking fiscal comfort

Colm McCarthy: our shrinking fiscal comfort

A lower surplus and the risk of slipping sooner into deficit is not popular with independent economic commentators.

VIEWPOINTS 7 October 2026

Editorial: winter feed focus

Editorial: winter feed focus

Managing drought has become part and parcel of farming in the summer months

VIEWPOINTS 7 October 2026

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Simply Better: six generations of cheesemaking at Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

From a family farm in west Cork to the shelves of Dunnes Stores, Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese brings generations of cheesemaking tradition to the Simply Better range.

Simply Better: six generations of cheesemaking at Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

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