Debt

Farmer loses €1.55m tax battle with Revenue over green diesel

The bulk of the assessment concerned a €1.29m excise duty bill for green diesel, while the income tax bill of €214,663 and VAT bill of €54,072 also related to the green diesel. Gordon Deegan reports.

NEWS 13 April 2026

Farmer loses €1.55m tax battle with Revenue over green diesel

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Editorial: Dairygold results

Editorial: Dairygold results

VIEWPOINTS 8 April 2026

Fair milk price needed for dairy farmers

Fair milk price needed for dairy farmers

LETTERS 21 January 2026

No legal framework to use cattle as loan security

No legal framework to use cattle as loan security

No legal framework to use cattle as loan security

NEWS 14 January 2026

New APR limit cuts tax bills for large farms

New APR limit cuts tax bills for large farms

New APR limit cuts tax bills for large farms

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 January 2026

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Farm debt has halved on 2009 levels – AIB

Farm debt has halved on 2009 levels – AIB

The levels of debt held by the farm sector continues to decline from its 2009 high-point.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Over €575,000 owed to farmers by Asba Meats

Over €575,000 owed to farmers by Asba Meats

Court summons against Asba Meats show that one Galway farmer was owed €243,238 by the meat plant. Gordon Deegan reports.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Women cultivating their futures on farms

Women cultivating their futures on farms

Natasha Ferguson reports from the The Women in Agriculture Conference organised by the UFU

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 September 2025

Asba Meats needs to ‘consider its future’ – judge

Asba Meats needs to ‘consider its future’ – judge

Ennis District Court hears Shannon-based Asba Meats is over €330,000 in debt.

NEWS 24 September 2025

CAB sells Kilkenny farmer’s Dublin property for €750,000

CAB sells Kilkenny farmer’s Dublin property for €750,000

Cattle were also seized from the Kilkenny man’s farm in 2017 over unpaid taxes.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Colm McCarthy: rosy revenue projections may trap Sir Keir Starmer

Colm McCarthy: rosy revenue projections may trap Sir Keir Starmer

The rate of economic growth is not a policy instrument at the command of governments.

VIEWPOINTS 24 September 2025

Production resumed at Asba facilities in Co Clare

Production resumed at Asba facilities in Co Clare

Receiver says Asba Meats has ceased trading due to its insolvency

NEWS 24 September 2025

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National Cultivate Week: celebrating farmers and credit unions that back them

On most farms right now, calving is winding down, cattle are out and the decisions that shape the rest of the year are coming thick and fast.

National Cultivate Week: celebrating farmers and credit unions that back them

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