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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 22 July 2026

Colm McCarthy: corporation tax bonanza not guaranteed

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Fuel income support payments commence

Fuel income support payments commence

NEWS 22 July 2026

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

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

NEWS 22 July 2026

Fuel Income Support Scheme payments to begin next week

Fuel Income Support Scheme payments to begin next week

Fuel Income Support Scheme payments to begin next week

NEWS 15 July 2026

Forestry machinery grant opens for applications

Forestry machinery grant opens for applications

Forestry machinery grant opens for applications

NEWS 10 July 2026

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Machinery manufacturers urge caution in hot weather

Machinery manufacturers urge caution in hot weather

As the harvest kicks off and the silage season continues in the warm weather, Peter Thomas Keaveney looks at how to help prevent the risk of unwanted disasters during the dry spell.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Farmer views wanted on new farm safety code of practice

Farmer views wanted on new farm safety code of practice

The Health and Safety Authority opened public consultation on new farm safety code of practice and risk assessment documents and is looking for feedback from farmers and agricultural organisations.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Irish machinery market in 2026 more upbeat than expected

Irish machinery market in 2026 more upbeat than expected

Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott speak to some machinery manufacturers and distributors about the sales and the mood of the Irish agricultural machinery market in 2026.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Farm contractors donate €1,000 to Embrace FARM

Farm contractors donate €1,000 to Embrace FARM

The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) was ‘delighted’ to attend and support Embrace FARM’s ecumenical remembrance service, writes Katie McGovern.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Only one in five farm contractors use sunscreen during heatwaves - FCI survey

Only one in five farm contractors use sunscreen during heatwaves - FCI survey

Sun safety is important even in the tractor cab, as some of the most harmful UV rays still pass through glass, FCI warns farmers and contractors.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Farmers should heed health warnings

Farmers should heed health warnings

Farmers are more likely to take advice on how to protect their livestock from the current surge of hot weather than to protect themselves.

DEALER 24 June 2026

First-cut silage ‘absolute torture’ for contractors

First-cut silage ‘absolute torture’ for contractors

With a big push to get through first-cut silage during the dry weather spells last week, we catch up with contractors in Co Tipperary to see how the silage season has gone.

CONTRACTING 24 June 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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