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Heydon to bring memo to cabinet on fuel subsidy scheme

The scheme will be introduced in response to nationwide fuel protests which took place a number of weeks ago, which brought Dublin and other towns to a standstill.

SCHEMES 27 April 2026

Heydon to bring memo to cabinet on fuel subsidy scheme

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Sheep prices: hoggets steady in Ireland but facing pressure in Northern Ireland

Sheep prices: hoggets steady in Ireland but facing pressure in Northern Ireland

MARKETS 27 April 2026

Good weather brightens beef trade

Good weather brightens beef trade

MARKETS 27 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: bit of bite returns to calf trade in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: bit of bite returns to calf trade in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: bit of bite returns to calf trade in Bandon

MARKETS 27 April 2026

Young Stock Podcast: beyond the try line at the ASA Tag rugby tournament

Young Stock Podcast: beyond the try line at the ASA Tag rugby tournament

Young Stock Podcast: beyond the try line at the ASA Tag rugby tournament

NEWS 27 April 2026

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Live exports a private commercial activity – Department

Live exports a private commercial activity – Department

Statement comes on the back of Dutch investigation which claimed that bull calves being exported to the Netherlands were deprived of water for 24 hours.

NEWS 27 April 2026

Payment redistribution needed to save CAP’s ‘public image’ – Commissioner

Payment redistribution needed to save CAP’s ‘public image’ – Commissioner

Minister Heydon has said Ireland backs the better-targeting of CAP funds in principle, but it wants the flexibility to decide who gets what payment rate.

NEWS 27 April 2026

Landowner fined €3,900 for not replanting trees in Galway SAC

Landowner fined €3,900 for not replanting trees in Galway SAC

Landowner told the court that he bought the lands as development lands and he was not aware that the lands were included in an SAC. Gordon Deegan reports.

NEWS 27 April 2026

Siegfried son shoots to €10,100 in Tullamore

Siegfried son shoots to €10,100 in Tullamore

Leading the prices at the Irish Simmental Cattle Society show and sale in Tullamore on Friday was a bull whose father was born over 50 years ago, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 27 April 2026

Sligo AD developers win top prize at RDS awards

Sligo AD developers win top prize at RDS awards

The Sligo-based anaerobic digestion developer, currently building a large-scale agri-based plant in Duleek, was named SME of the Year at the RDS Circular Economy Awards.

RENEWABLES 27 April 2026

3,000 herds vaccinated for bluetongue

3,000 herds vaccinated for bluetongue

Over 19,000 samples of ruminants have been tested for bluetongue in 2026, the Department has said.

NEWS 27 April 2026

Free confidence-building mart event for women

Free confidence-building mart event for women

The event aims to build women’s confidence and knowledge within marts with a presentation from the ICBF on the day.

NEWS 27 April 2026

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