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All roads lead to Cuffesgrange, Co Kilkenny

Irish Farmers Journal editor Adam Woods previews next week's Grass2026 event, which takes place in Kilkenny.

NEWS 23 April 2026

All roads lead to Cuffesgrange, Co Kilkenny

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Editorial: urban-rural divide comments unfortunate

Editorial: urban-rural divide comments unfortunate

VIEWPOINTS 22 April 2026

CAP is ‘all about budget’ – Heydon

CAP is ‘all about budget’ – Heydon

NEWS 22 April 2026

Desperate Farmhusband: 'I have about 20 cows on the dole; not being milked'

Desperate Farmhusband: 'I have about 20 cows on the dole; not being milked'

Desperate Farmhusband: 'I have about 20 cows on the dole; not being milked'

FEATURES 22 April 2026

Varadkar’s rural Ireland comments were wrong – Heydon

Varadkar’s rural Ireland comments were wrong – Heydon

Varadkar’s rural Ireland comments were wrong – Heydon

NEWS 22 April 2026

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Urban-rural divide comments are misleading and damaging – ICSA

Urban-rural divide comments are misleading and damaging – ICSA

“Framing rural Ireland as somehow dependent on urban taxpayers is both misleading and unhelpful," ICSA rural development chair Edmond Phelan has said.

NEWS 7 April 2026

Heydon hopes to pay €100m fuel payments before end of July

Heydon hopes to pay €100m fuel payments before end of July

Martin Heydon shared his view on the protests, the package that has been agreed, and just where farming is at this moment with the Irish Farmers Journal.

NEWS 7 April 2026

Colm McCarthy: Import prices, like the weather, are just things that happen

Colm McCarthy: Import prices, like the weather, are just things that happen

There is a logic to having higher, not lower, taxes on the big trucks which have been blocking the country’s roads.

VIEWPOINTS 7 April 2026

Book review: Factors that underpin land values

Book review: Factors that underpin land values

In his book, The Land Trap, financial journalist Mike Bird outlines how the land markets still impacts modern economies.

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 April 2026

IBEC calls for de-escalation of protests, warning threats to food supply chains

IBEC calls for de-escalation of protests, warning threats to food supply chains

Supply chains are already being affected nationwide due to the protest, with some facilities having to cease production, IBEC has said.

NEWS 7 April 2026

Colm McCarthy: defence spending may need a shot in the arm

Colm McCarthy: defence spending may need a shot in the arm

There has been a steady campaign in Ireland for higher defence spending with active participation from retired and serving military officers.

VIEWPOINTS 7 April 2026

New working group set up for agri contracting sector

New working group set up for agri contracting sector

Following an FCI meeting last week with Government ministers, a Farm Contracting Working Group has been established and will comprise of representatives from relevant stakeholder organisations.

NEWS 7 April 2026

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