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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

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

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'Blood on the floor' in IFA over CAP - Gorman

'Blood on the floor' in IFA over CAP - Gorman

NEWS 11 March 2026

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

NEWS 11 March 2026

Month-long sit-in galvanized farmers

Month-long sit-in galvanized farmers

Month-long sit-in galvanized farmers

NEWS 5 March 2026

Rift between Minister Heydon and the IFA widens

Rift between Minister Heydon and the IFA widens

Rift between Minister Heydon and the IFA widens

NEWS 4 March 2026

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Opinion: Newbridge protest has farmers going round in circles

Opinion: Newbridge protest has farmers going round in circles

Like the tractors in Newbridge on Saturday, the Larry Murrin issue has seen everybody - farmers, government, opposition included - treading over the same ground for almost six weeks now.

OPINION 18 February 2026

IFA ups the ante on Bord Bia

IFA ups the ante on Bord Bia

Protests over Larry Murrin's position as chair of Bord Bia continue and will be stepped up this weekend, with a large farmer presence in Newbridge.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Tullow Mart celebrates 70 years in business

Tullow Mart celebrates 70 years in business

The mart in Tullow has been at the very centre of the town's business and social fabric since 1956.

NEWS 18 February 2026

IFA campaign against Larry Murrin to escalate

IFA campaign against Larry Murrin to escalate

Following an emotionally charged meeting in Athy, the IFA is set to descend on Newbridge next Saturday, where Kildare and Meath are schedueld to play a football league match.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Weekend weather gave respite to farmers

Weekend weather gave respite to farmers

A few drier days allowed slurry to be spread on farms across the south and east, but slurry pressures remain with tanks close to full in most yards.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Bord Bia responds to IFA criticism

Bord Bia responds to IFA criticism

Bord Bia has clarified Dawn Farm Foods relationship and status with both the Food Processing Quality Assurance Scheme and Origin Green in response to IFA criticisms.

NEWS 18 February 2026

No cut to CAP budget is acceptable - Doyle

No cut to CAP budget is acceptable - Doyle

The IFA deputy president led an IFA delegation speaking on the upcoming Irish presidency of Europe at the Joint Oireachtas Committee for European Affairs.

NEWS 18 February 2026

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