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Trade deals come home to roost

Chicken has been a low-cost competitor for beef over decades. Greater access for beef imports through trade deals is a new challenge.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Trade deals come home to roost

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Editorial: Brexit bites Irish beef

Editorial: Brexit bites Irish beef

VIEWPOINTS 22 April 2026

Irish beef losing market share in UK

Irish beef losing market share in UK

NEWS 22 April 2026

DAERA sets out plan for crisis support

DAERA sets out plan for crisis support

DAERA sets out plan for crisis support

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 April 2026

How trade deals get negotiated

How trade deals get negotiated

How trade deals get negotiated

NEWS 8 April 2026

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Farmer Writes: number of herds falling but getting bigger in size

Farmer Writes: number of herds falling but getting bigger in size

It is a given that the number of dairy herds halves every 10 years.

FARMER WRITES 4 March 2026

Templegall crowned best Irish cheese

Templegall crowned best Irish cheese

Templegall came up against stiff competition as there was a record number of Irish entries into this year’s British and Irish Cheese Awards.

DEALER 4 March 2026

Brexit impact begins to bite Irish beef exports

Brexit impact begins to bite Irish beef exports

The main impact of Brexit on Irish beef is indirect through trade deals entered into by the UK with major beef and sheep meat exporting countries.

NEWS 4 March 2026

Irish farming must look east

Irish farming must look east

While the Washington DC St Patrick's Day event is an important annual diplomatic exercise, Irish farming is much more affected by the relationships with Dublin and Brussels.

DEALER 4 March 2026

How Ireland dominated UK beef imports

How Ireland dominated UK beef imports

Generous export supports from both the British and Irish governments underpinned the massive expansion in beef exports from Ireland to the UK in the 1960s.

NEWS 4 March 2026

Urea rockets to €800/t as war continues

Urea rockets to €800/t as war continues

Private merchants and some co-ops have pulled all sales of urea products since last Wednesday, as supply tightens.

NEWS 4 March 2026

Mercosur deal will operate provisionally

Mercosur deal will operate provisionally

European Commission announces that the Mercosur trade deal will operate provisionally pending its review by the European Court of Justice and ahead of approval by the European Parliament.

NEWS 4 March 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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