A new economic assessment claims the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will double the price of nitrogen by 2030 and hit agricultural output right across the EU.

Declan O'Brien joins us on the podcast this week to tell us more.

The battle to secure funding in Budget 2027 is under way and with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon tasked with finding savings of €26m, farm leaders are saying hands off farm schemes. Pat O'Toole has more on that topic this week.

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Back to school features heavily in Irish Country Living this week – Deirdre Verney has more on the costs of sending children to school.