Farm families

EU court to decide on Irish nitrates case next summer

The legal challenge over Ireland's nitrates action programme was referred to the highest court in Europe in July of 2024 by High Court judge Richard Humphreys.

NEWS 11 December 2025

EU court to decide on Irish nitrates case next summer

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FBD Trust celebrates 50 years

FBD Trust celebrates 50 years

NEWS 9 December 2025

Tirlán cuts milk price for October

Tirlán cuts milk price for October

NEWS 18 November 2025

Replacing livestock farming with lab-grown food ‘a dangerous ideology’

Replacing livestock farming with lab-grown food ‘a dangerous ideology’

Replacing livestock farming with lab-grown food ‘a dangerous ideology’

MARKETS 6 November 2025

ICSA to hold Mercosur protest outside Leinster House

ICSA to hold Mercosur protest outside Leinster House

ICSA to hold Mercosur protest outside Leinster House

NEWS 4 November 2025

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UK’s ‘brutal’ inheritance tax move had a silver lining for farm succession

UK’s ‘brutal’ inheritance tax move had a silver lining for farm succession

Leading British farm succession expert Heather Wildman told the Women & Agriculture conference that there was an upside to the UK’s shock move on farm inheritance tax.

NEWS 3 September 2025

Women cultivating their futures on farms

Women cultivating their futures on farms

Natasha Ferguson reports from the The Women in Agriculture Conference organised by the UFU

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 September 2025

Agri tax relief extension would show 'tangible' action on succession - MEP

Agri tax relief extension would show 'tangible' action on succession - MEP

The changing nature of the family unit necessitates a broadening of agri tax reliefs to extended family members, Maria Walsh has stated.

NEWS 3 September 2025

How Mayo became home to Ireland’s largest sheep farm

How Mayo became home to Ireland’s largest sheep farm

A new book tells this extraordinary story of how vast tracts of land were cleared of tenants in the wake of the Famine to create a Scottish-style hill sheep system. Edwin McGreal reports.

NEWS 3 September 2025

Lump sum payments for both young and old farmers recommended

Lump sum payments for both young and old farmers recommended

A total of 31 recommendations are contained in the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming report.

NEWS 3 September 2025

Agri Aware and TikTok join forces to launch farm safety campaign

Agri Aware and TikTok join forces to launch farm safety campaign

This campaign will deliver practical tips and best-practice advice to farmers about how to protect themselves on the farm.

NEWS 3 September 2025

New youth support service from Embrace

New youth support service from Embrace

Embrace Farm is a charity supporting farm families across Ireland since 2014 dealing with the impact of farm fatalities and injuries.

NEWS 3 September 2025

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