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60,000 in CAP payment battle

European Commission plans to restrict CAP funds to those earning a majority of their income from farming leaves 60,000 Irish farmers in limbo.

NEWS 29 April 2026

60,000 in CAP payment battle

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Farmers with off-farm jobs face battle to avoid exclusion from CAP

Farmers with off-farm jobs face battle to avoid exclusion from CAP

NEWS 29 April 2026

TAMS III spends €149m as Cork farmers go big

TAMS III spends €149m as Cork farmers go big

BUILDINGS 29 April 2026

EU proposals could lead to ‘less common CAP’

EU proposals could lead to ‘less common CAP’

EU proposals could lead to ‘less common CAP’

NEWS 29 April 2026

Shake-up in CAP funds needed - Hansen

Shake-up in CAP funds needed - Hansen

Shake-up in CAP funds needed - Hansen

NEWS 29 April 2026

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Two tales that could hurt support for CAP

Two tales that could hurt support for CAP

Two farms from opposite ends of the spectrum of food production made the news in recent days, and both could hurt the public perception of CAP payments

DEALER 27 April 2026

Maximising our upland farms and marginal land

Maximising our upland farms and marginal land

"With hotter and hotter summers baking up grassland on the continent, we are in a unique position, weather-proofed for the future to continue to provide." –Ger Roarty, Co Donegal

LETTERS 27 April 2026

CAP payments v State pensions

CAP payments v State pensions

"I would say "hands off pensioners' CAP payments." – Marian Dalton, Co Carlow

LETTERS 27 April 2026

Dempsey at Large: food self-sufficiency policies

Dempsey at Large: food self-sufficiency policies

Europe on the other hand has steadily traded access to its food market at the expense of its own farmers, but in the interest of access for its own products and services.

VIEWPOINTS 27 April 2026

New schemes needed to pay farmers for nature restoration – report

New schemes needed to pay farmers for nature restoration – report

Funding schemes to incentivise farmers for nature restoration must be committed on horizons of at least 10 to 25 years and not limit farmer ambition, report finds.

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

MEPs want to create new digital taxes to fund bigger EU budget

MEPs want to create new digital taxes to fund bigger EU budget

MEPs are gearing up to look for taxes on the likes of Facebook and online gambling to boost the size of the EU budget.

NEWS 27 April 2026

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A different kind of farm visit

Organic beef and sheep farmer, Kay O’Sullivan, describes her experience of hosting a group of chefs on her farm.

A different kind of farm visit

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