Department of Agriculture

Knackeries to hold ‘emergency meeting’ as risk looms that their gates will shut

The provision of fallen animal collection services from next week onwards hinges on an emergency meeting of knackeries due to get under way on Thursday evening.

NEWS 12 November 2026

Knackeries to hold ‘emergency meeting’ as risk looms that their gates will shut

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Slievenamon farmers must prove they are not responsible for fires to claim BISS

Slievenamon farmers must prove they are not responsible for fires to claim BISS

NEWS 12 November 2026

Merchants say sales of medicines down €10m

Merchants say sales of medicines down €10m

NEWS 11 November 2026

Does the Department have issues in the west?

Does the Department have issues in the west?

Does the Department have issues in the west?

DEALER 11 November 2026

SEAI v TAMS: 10 key differences farmers need to know

SEAI v TAMS: 10 key differences farmers need to know

SEAI v TAMS: 10 key differences farmers need to know

RENEWABLES 11 November 2026

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Slievenamon farmers face BISS penalties after land burned in wildfire

Slievenamon farmers face BISS penalties after land burned in wildfire

The Slievenamon wildfire on 20 July burned more than 1,000 hectares of upland and forestry. Seán Ryan reports.

NEWS 11 November 2026

Cull of 51 cattle at Fivemiletown was lawful but had shortcomings, review finds

Cull of 51 cattle at Fivemiletown was lawful but had shortcomings, review finds

Dr Martin Blake has provided a list of recommendations for DAERA, which Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has accepted.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 November 2026

Call for TAMS grants for barbed wire and GPS livestock collars

Call for TAMS grants for barbed wire and GPS livestock collars

Clare TD Cathal Crowe has called on the Department to modernize TAMS to reflect the 'practical realities faced by Clare’s agricultural sector'.

NEWS 10 November 2026

VCI names new president after 'issue' involving predecessor

VCI names new president after 'issue' involving predecessor

The Veterinary Council of Ireland has a president for the first time in over two months.

NEWS 9 November 2026

Department coy on introduction date and extent of TB levy rise

Department coy on introduction date and extent of TB levy rise

The Department has been tight-lipped on a TB levy rise it flagged with the State spending watchdog.

NEWS 9 November 2026

Weanlings making up to €350 less a head as export demand falls, ICSA says

Weanlings making up to €350 less a head as export demand falls, ICSA says

The ICSA suckler chair has highlighted concerns that weanling prices are down significantly on last year due to falling live export demand.

NEWS 5 November 2026

Bluetongue cases rise by 42% in past week

Bluetongue cases rise by 42% in past week

26 new cases of the virus have been identified in Ireland mostly in cattle.

NEWS 5 November 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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