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Research project pucks Ireland's goat-farming links back to the Bronze Age

Archaeologists have found that Ireland’s wild goats are direct descendants of those kept by the country’s Bronze Age farmers more than 3,000 years ago.

NEWS 1 March 2026

Research project pucks Ireland's goat-farming links back to the Bronze Age

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Practical guide to pre-breeding soundness in stock bulls

Practical guide to pre-breeding soundness in stock bulls

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 March 2026

Quality assurance has higher market value

Quality assurance has higher market value

NEWS 1 March 2026

Strong focus on retention of talent across the market

Strong focus on retention of talent across the market

Strong focus on retention of talent across the market

AGRI JOBS 1 March 2026

Tillage sustainability pilot stalled as IFA protest continues

Tillage sustainability pilot stalled as IFA protest continues

Tillage sustainability pilot stalled as IFA protest continues

NEWS 1 March 2026

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EU’s capacity to export beef hit by cattle shortage

EU’s capacity to export beef hit by cattle shortage

As EU beef exports fall, imports from outside of the EU have increased by over 18%.

NEWS 28 February 2026

Watch: farmers throng to Newbridge for IFA protest

Watch: farmers throng to Newbridge for IFA protest

The IFA held its latest protest demonstration in its call for the removal of Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin in Newbridge on Saturday.

NEWS 28 February 2026

Opinion: Newbridge protest has farmers going round in circles

Opinion: Newbridge protest has farmers going round in circles

Like the tractors in Newbridge on Saturday, the Larry Murrin issue has seen everybody - farmers, government, opposition included - treading over the same ground for almost six weeks now.

OPINION 28 February 2026

Near doubling in number of farm deaths in 2025 'devastating' - minister

Near doubling in number of farm deaths in 2025 'devastating' - minister

Speaking before the Oireachtas committee on agriculture this week, the minister said that Irish farmers can be 'risk takers'.

NEWS 28 February 2026

A shift towards off-farm employment

A shift towards off-farm employment

With off-farm employment on the increase, there are several upskilling opportunities for farmers, with some courses fully funded

AGRI JOBS 28 February 2026

Farmers urged to record calves' birth defects with ICBF

Farmers urged to record calves' birth defects with ICBF

Farmers can fill out the ICBF's congenital defect survey online over the coming weeks.

NEWS 28 February 2026

Inside Dairy: when to know to call the vet when calving a cow

Inside Dairy: when to know to call the vet when calving a cow

The latest episode of Inside Dairy, the new dairy podcast from the Irish Farmers Journal, is available to listen now.

NEWS 28 February 2026

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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