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Colm McCarthy: Ireland's place in a hardening Europe

Any ‘fortress Europe’ outcome, seeking to substitute a stronger single market for a reduced outward focus on trade with the rest of the world, is not in Ireland’s interests.

VIEWPOINTS 18 February 2026

Colm McCarthy: Ireland's place in a hardening Europe

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Editorial: processor reviews a concern

Editorial: processor reviews a concern

VIEWPOINTS 18 February 2026

Colm McCarthy: Predictable consequences from planning permission decisions

Colm McCarthy: Predictable consequences from planning permission decisions

VIEWPOINTS 11 February 2026

Land prices lift 3% to €12,876/ac

Land prices lift 3% to €12,876/ac

Land prices lift 3% to €12,876/ac

NEWS 4 February 2026

Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be

Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be

Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be

VIEWPOINTS 4 February 2026

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Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

If NATO loses the United States, there will be intense scrutiny of the four, out of 27, EU members which espouse neutrality, avoiding high and rising military budgets.

VIEWPOINTS 19 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: economy is strong, but warning light flashes

Colm McCarthy: economy is strong, but warning light flashes

Along with the Central Bank and the ESRI, the Fiscal Council has also been urging caution.

VIEWPOINTS 19 December 2025

Farmers' Mercosur fears misunderstood

Farmers' Mercosur fears misunderstood

Opposition and protest are an integral part of the decision-making process in a democracy and should be embraced, not condemned.

NEWS 19 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: farmers will be blamed for Mercosur protest

Colm McCarthy: farmers will be blamed for Mercosur protest

Saturday’s events in Athlone were reported in both print and broadcast media as a ‘farmer protest’.

VIEWPOINTS 19 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: it's time to make space for the buses

Colm McCarthy: it's time to make space for the buses

Athlone is about 100km from Dublin and any notion that population growth can be catered for by its expansion is pretty far out.

VIEWPOINTS 19 December 2025

Ten reasons to be optimistic about 2026

Ten reasons to be optimistic about 2026

There’s plenty to be positive about in farming as a new year dawns.

NEWS 19 December 2025

Ireland to host European Wool Day in 2026

Ireland to host European Wool Day in 2026

The event takes place in Tralee, Co Kerry, on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March and will include a conference and wool-related festivities.

SCHEMES 19 December 2025

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