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Farmers and contractors set to receive another €6.3m in fuel support payments

The Department of Agriculture has told the Irish Farmers Journal that further payments will take place in the coming days and weeks as cases are cleared for payment

SCHEMES 12 August 2026

Farmers and contractors set to receive another €6.3m in fuel support payments

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Bumper machinery display at Tullamore show

Bumper machinery display at Tullamore show

FARM MACHINERY 12 August 2026

DAERA rules out LESSE grants for large farms

DAERA rules out LESSE grants for large farms

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 July 2026

IAM to host SKY Agriculture demo day ahead of winter sowing campaign

IAM to host SKY Agriculture demo day ahead of winter sowing campaign

IAM to host SKY Agriculture demo day ahead of winter sowing campaign

NEWS 29 July 2026

Lack of competition contributing to higher green diesel prices - FCI

Lack of competition contributing to higher green diesel prices - FCI

Lack of competition contributing to higher green diesel prices - FCI

NEWS 28 July 2026

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Slievenamon fire: 'only for the farmers, houses could have burned'

Slievenamon fire: 'only for the farmers, houses could have burned'

Local farmers and contractors have been credited for their efforts on Slievenamon Mountain, with locals saying homes and properties worth millions of euros were saved.

NEWS 10 July 2026

Watch: history of Ahiohill vintage harvest day

Watch: history of Ahiohill vintage harvest day

With over €300,000 raised for local charities, the Ahiohill Vintage Club is preparing for this year’s harvest day on 2 August.

VINTAGE 10 July 2026

Colm McCarthy: corporation tax bonanza not guaranteed

Colm McCarthy: corporation tax bonanza not guaranteed

Contractors who bid fixed sums for construction jobs are operating in a very precarious business unless they protect themselves from sources of cost which are outside their control.

VIEWPOINTS 10 July 2026

Fuel income support payments commence

Fuel income support payments commence

The Fuel Income Support Scheme was introduced as a targeted income support for farmers and agricultural contractors who had experienced unprecedented increases in fuel costs this spring.

NEWS 10 July 2026

Fuel support payments begin for almost 30,000 farmers and contractors

Fuel support payments begin for almost 30,000 farmers and contractors

The average payment for a contractor is approximately €4,000 in this batch of payments, with farmers receiving over €600.

NEWS 10 July 2026

Fuel Income Support Scheme payments to begin next week

Fuel Income Support Scheme payments to begin next week

32,400 farmers and around 3,000 contractors are to receive support payments under the scheme.

NEWS 10 July 2026

Forestry machinery grant opens for applications

Forestry machinery grant opens for applications

The next tranche of the Innovative Forest Technology Scheme allows forestry producer groups and licensed hauliers to also apply.

NEWS 10 July 2026

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