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Comment: Hobson’s choice for Heydon on CAP

With funding cut, CAP will be either a Halloween slasher movie or a fever dream where Ireland pays the bills Brussels won't.

OPINION 5 November 2026

Comment: Hobson’s choice for Heydon on CAP

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CAP cuts: we crunch the numbers on what three farmers could lose

CAP cuts: we crunch the numbers on what three farmers could lose

NEWS 4 November 2026

Fetiliser database declaration required for eco scheme payments

Fetiliser database declaration required for eco scheme payments

SCHEMES 20 September 2026

EU proposals could lead to ‘less common CAP’

EU proposals could lead to ‘less common CAP’

EU proposals could lead to ‘less common CAP’

NEWS 29 April 2026

2026 BISS requires expiry dates on land rental/leases

2026 BISS requires expiry dates on land rental/leases

2026 BISS requires expiry dates on land rental/leases

SCHEMES 18 February 2026

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€86m in Eco Scheme payments issuing to farmers

€86m in Eco Scheme payments issuing to farmers

The payment run announced on Tuesday is worth 30% of the 2025 Eco Scheme total payment rate to farmers.

NEWS 9 December 2025

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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?