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Fast-tracked payments on table

Minister Heydon confirmed that the Fodder and Food Security Committee will meet this week, but is introducing no immediate support measures for drought-affected farmers.

NEWS 19 August 2026

Fast-tracked payments on table

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Veganism debate 'plateaus' amid interest in where food comes from - Agri Aware

Veganism debate 'plateaus' amid interest in where food comes from - Agri Aware

NEWS 19 August 2026

All rosy in the Tullamore tent

All rosy in the Tullamore tent

NEWS 12 August 2026

Hands off farm schemes in budget, say farm leaders

Hands off farm schemes in budget, say farm leaders

Hands off farm schemes in budget, say farm leaders

NEWS 5 August 2026

Overview report for 46 catchments due next month

Overview report for 46 catchments due next month

Overview report for 46 catchments due next month

NEWS 5 August 2026

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Call for new supermarkets with discounted food

Call for new supermarkets with discounted food

People before Profit want to see subsidised supermarkets paid for by taxing retail giants.

DEALER 16 July 2026

Meet the women bringing the Dublin Horse Show stories to life

Meet the women bringing the Dublin Horse Show stories to life

Editors Judith Faherty and Lesley Hunter-Nolan share the career journeys that led them to the busiest week in Irish equestrian sport.

NEWS 16 July 2026

Carlow duck farmer wins latest court battle with Department

Carlow duck farmer wins latest court battle with Department

A judicial review brought by the Department of Agriculture has failed to overturn the District Court verdict in favour of poultry farmer John Fitzgerald.

NEWS 16 July 2026

High costs stressed in IFA budget submission

High costs stressed in IFA budget submission

Volatility and the high cost of doing business are dominant themes in the IFA's proposal package for Budget 2027.

NEWS 16 July 2026

'Irish farmers central to EU food security'

'Irish farmers central to EU food security'

The Irish Farmers Journal talked to TDs attending the IFA's pre-budget lobbying session last week and asked what they saw as the main priorities at present.

NEWS 16 July 2026

Opinion: Falklands still suffering from Brexit as Gibraltar removes EU border

Opinion: Falklands still suffering from Brexit as Gibraltar removes EU border

Ten years after the Brexit referendum, two British overseas territories are, like Ireland, struggling to cope with the fallout from the UK leaving the EU.

OPINION 16 July 2026

Irish pig society and pedigree cattle breeders among co-ops struck off register

Irish pig society and pedigree cattle breeders among co-ops struck off register

Over 40 co-ops – many related to food production and farming – were removed from the Register of Friendly Societies in 2025 for failing to file annual returns as required.

NEWS 16 July 2026

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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