Convergence

More payment cuts are in store for Tullamore Farm

A lower payment of €130/ha possible under the new Digressive Area-Based Income Support would reduce support by up to €16,000/annum.

NEWS 11 November 2026

More payment cuts are in store for Tullamore Farm

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No CAP cut cups spark debate

No CAP cut cups spark debate

DEALER 11 November 2026

Comment: Hobson’s choice for Heydon on CAP

Comment: Hobson’s choice for Heydon on CAP

OPINION 5 November 2026

NIAPA gives full backing to ANC payments

NIAPA gives full backing to ANC payments

NIAPA gives full backing to ANC payments

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 October 2026

Flanagan insists an independent CAP can still be saved

Flanagan insists an independent CAP can still be saved

Flanagan insists an independent CAP can still be saved

NEWS 27 September 2026

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Almost 60% of farmers opposed to planned abolition of entitlements

Almost 60% of farmers opposed to planned abolition of entitlements

Most farmers are not convinced on plans to scrap entitlements and push convergence to 100% from 2028.

NEWS 23 September 2026

Tillage group asks that all straw area is fully funded

Tillage group asks that all straw area is fully funded

Tillage Industry Ireland has said that the tillage area is facing challenges and the SIM is an important support for the sector.

NEWS 29 June 2026

The precedent was set in 2013

The precedent was set in 2013

Martin Heydon will be hoping he can emulate Simon Coveney's feat of agreeing a CAP deal between all parties.

BLANK 24 June 2026

BISS money moving from east to west

BISS money moving from east to west

On average counties in the east of the country received a lower overall level of payment compared to counties on the western seaboard.

SCHEMES 4 June 2026

Are cattle finishers finished?

Are cattle finishers finished?

Dedicated cattle finishers number in the hundreds nowadays, but they underpin a multi-billion trade with millions of cattle every year.

DEALER 25 March 2026

Opinion: coupling payments is the best way to support productive farming

Opinion: coupling payments is the best way to support productive farming

Francie Gorman wants productive farmers supported in the next CAP. And recoupling payments is the simplest- and best- way to do it.

OPINION 14 March 2026

Editorial: important to get views across as deadline for CAP submissions looms

Editorial: important to get views across as deadline for CAP submissions looms

In an Irish context, this translates into a cut of over €300m per annum in the next CAP which will have severe consequences for many farms that rely heavily on support payments.

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 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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