Noel Bardon

nbardon@farmersjournal.ie

My Farming Week: Andy Quinn, Creggs, Co Galway, and Boston, Massachusetts

American football punter Andy Quinn discusses his return home from Boston that has allowed him get stuck in once again in the family farm.

NEWS 24 December 2025

My Farming Week: Andy Quinn, Creggs, Co Galway, and Boston, Massachusetts

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Farmers take their fury to the streets in Brussels

Farmers take their fury to the streets in Brussels

NEWS 24 December 2025

Department carried out 2,500 bluetongue tests since July

Department carried out 2,500 bluetongue tests since July

NEWS 23 December 2025

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

NEWS 20 December 2025

Watch: farmer protest in Brussels

Watch: farmer protest in Brussels

Watch: farmer protest in Brussels

NEWS 18 December 2025

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Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

Half of the cattle reported stolen so far this year were from herds in just two border counties.

MARKETS 16 December 2025

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

Reports on efficacy from the countries that have been using the bluetongue 3 vaccines have been mixed.

NEWS 16 December 2025

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Four confirmed bluetongue outbreaks in Co Down have prompted Minister Heydon to permit farmers use bluetongue vaccines on cattle and sheep in 2026.

NEWS 16 December 2025

Non-VAT registered farmers to lose out on millions with top-up cut - ICOS

Non-VAT registered farmers to lose out on millions with top-up cut - ICOS

The VAT top-up for farm sales will reduce from 5.1% to 4.5% in January in a move that ICOS has warned will cost farmers millions.

NEWS 16 December 2025

Tirlán knocks off 1.9c/l, announces winter bonuses and unveils €5.5m in rebates

Tirlán knocks off 1.9c/l, announces winter bonuses and unveils €5.5m in rebates

Tirlán is to pay bonuses of 4.76c/l for December, 6.66c/l for January and 4.76c/l for non-contracted milk deliveries, with these rates adjusted to reflect actual constituents.

NEWS 16 December 2025

IFA urges TDs to oppose bill seeking foxhunting ban

IFA urges TDs to oppose bill seeking foxhunting ban

The IFA wants TDs to shoot down a proposed ban on foxhunting due to be brought before the Dáil on Wednesday.

NEWS 16 December 2025

MEPs allow Mercosur to jump safeguards hurdle

MEPs allow Mercosur to jump safeguards hurdle

The European Parliament has passed the safeguard elements of the proposed Mercosur deal in a a step that is needed for the whole deal to be green-lighted.

NEWS 16 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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