CAP reform

How could the next CAP hit your farm payments?

Irish Farmers Journal modelling shows the impact that 2028’s proposed CAP cuts and full payment flattening could have on three farm scenarios.

NEWS 4 November 2026

How could the next CAP hit your farm payments?

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Future BISS payment rates could be means tested

Future BISS payment rates could be means tested

NEWS 22 October 2026

Insight into states' plans for 2028 BISS

Insight into states' plans for 2028 BISS

NEWS 14 October 2026

Who gets the payments when CAP entitlements disappear?

Who gets the payments when CAP entitlements disappear?

Who gets the payments when CAP entitlements disappear?

CL-IFJHOME 7 October 2026

Almost 60% of farmers opposed to planned abolition of entitlements

Almost 60% of farmers opposed to planned abolition of entitlements

Almost 60% of farmers opposed to planned abolition of entitlements

NEWS 23 September 2026

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The CAP won’t fit if you don’t try it for size

The CAP won’t fit if you don’t try it for size

With farmers occupied by saving silage and thinking about fuel prices and Bord Bia, it’s hard to focus on CAP. But this is the one last chance to affect it.

DEALER 23 September 2026

Cattle farmers want €50,000 per farmer CAP income support limit

Cattle farmers want €50,000 per farmer CAP income support limit

The results come amid debate around the future of CAP payments funded by EU taxpayers heading to beneficiaries which include the royalty of Arab states and billionaire business interests.

NEWS 23 September 2026

Editorial: mixed messages on CAP at the Ploughing

Editorial: mixed messages on CAP at the Ploughing

The cuts are severe and will put huge pressure on our most vulnerable farming sectors.

VIEWPOINTS 16 September 2026

Sinn Féin not convinced Heydon has a handle on CAP

Sinn Féin not convinced Heydon has a handle on CAP

The Sinn Féin leader twice referenced what she saw as apparent confusion from the Minister around CAP issues when speaking to the media at the Ploughing.

DEALER 16 September 2026

Gorman expecting generational renewal measure in Budget 27

Gorman expecting generational renewal measure in Budget 27

The IFA president urged lumpsum payments for farmers in CAP and hoped for a further fuel rebate and co-financing of the fertiliser scheme in the budget.

NEWS 16 September 2026

Sinn Féin worried Minister Heydon is ‘very confused’ on CAP

Sinn Féin worried Minister Heydon is ‘very confused’ on CAP

Sinn Féin's leader has been critical of Minister Martin Heydon's handling of CAP reform, claiming that he appears confused around his role.

NEWS 16 September 2026

Commissioner sounds support for €500bn CAP budget

Commissioner sounds support for €500bn CAP budget

There is a lot to lose if the EU gets its next long-term budget wrong for farmers, Commissioner Christophe Hansen said ahead of a visit to the National Ploughing Championships this week.

NEWS 15 September 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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