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EU budget scramble to avoid 2028 scheme limbo

The clock is ticking for Government to broker agreement on the future of the EU budget, as any delays beyond a December deal risk leaving farm schemes facing a 2028 cliff edge.

NEWS 8 July 2026

EU budget scramble to avoid 2028 scheme limbo

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Taoiseach flags budget talks as key challenge for EU presidency

Taoiseach flags budget talks as key challenge for EU presidency

NEWS 7 July 2026

Ireland is perfectly placed to champion Europe’s agri-food ambitions

Ireland is perfectly placed to champion Europe’s agri-food ambitions

BLANK 27 June 2026

Commission tight-lipped on measures or funds for upcoming livestock strategy

Commission tight-lipped on measures or funds for upcoming livestock strategy

Commission tight-lipped on measures or funds for upcoming livestock strategy

NEWS 8 June 2026

Payment redistribution needed to save CAP’s ‘public image’ – Commissioner

Payment redistribution needed to save CAP’s ‘public image’ – Commissioner

Payment redistribution needed to save CAP’s ‘public image’ – Commissioner

NEWS 27 April 2026

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Get your act in order: Brussels' warning to Brazil on hormone beef

Get your act in order: Brussels' warning to Brazil on hormone beef

Brazil faces yet another on-the-ground EU beef audit this year after failures were uncovered in the last two inspection visits.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Maria Walsh MEP: bringing Irish farmers into the heart of Europe

Maria Walsh MEP: bringing Irish farmers into the heart of Europe

Maria Walsh is a Fine Gael MEP for Midlands–North West and a full member of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee. She is a member of the EPP Group in the Parliament.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 24 September 2025

Brazilian hormone beef recall leaves Brussels a ‘laughing stock’ – IFA

Brazilian hormone beef recall leaves Brussels a ‘laughing stock’ – IFA

A recall of frozen supplies of Brazilian beef tainted with illegal hormones makes a mockery of the Commission's claims on beef imports, Francie Gorman has said.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Editorial: nitrates plan requires Government financing

Editorial: nitrates plan requires Government financing

The draft of Ireland’s sixth nitrates action programme has been opened to public consultation.

VIEWPOINTS 24 September 2025

Sinn Féin slams Hogan’s Mercosur comments

Sinn Féin slams Hogan’s Mercosur comments

Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion said the comments, made by Hogan to RTÉ News, were 'out of touch' with the Irish farming community.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Farmers not buying Mercosur deal

Farmers not buying Mercosur deal

Despite a big sales effort by the Commissioner, Irish farmers aren't persuaded that their interests are sufficiently protected in Mercosur deal.

VIEWPOINTS 24 September 2025

EU deforestation regulation postponed again

EU deforestation regulation postponed again

European Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall announced on Tuesday the EU deforestation regulation was being put back for a year.

NEWS 24 September 2025

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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