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New ICSA beef chair slams factories following price plunge

Sean Sherman, new ICSA beef chair has said it is now time for full transparency and accountability from processors.

NEWS 20 March 2026

New ICSA beef chair slams factories following price plunge

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Dempsey at Large: questions as we drop below Poland

Dempsey at Large: questions as we drop below Poland

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 2026

Dempsey at Large: the Goodman story

Dempsey at Large: the Goodman story

VIEWPOINTS 10 March 2026

Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

NEWS 8 March 2026

A reeling in the years of business and politics with Larry Goodman

A reeling in the years of business and politics with Larry Goodman

A reeling in the years of business and politics with Larry Goodman

NEWS 3 March 2026

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Cattle kill falls over 18% year on year

Cattle kill falls over 18% year on year

The 18% drop represents a decrease of over 30,000 cattle, new CSO data shows.

NEWS 12 February 2026

Irish share of UK beef imports fell in 2025

Irish share of UK beef imports fell in 2025

The Irish share of UK beef imports fell sharply in 2025 and the decline gathered pace as the year progressed.

NEWS 12 February 2026

Irish share of UK beef imports falls below 60%

Irish share of UK beef imports falls below 60%

Latter part of 2025 shows a switch in supply of UK beef imports to southern hemisphere countries as production fell in Europe

NEWS 12 February 2026

Editorial: processor reviews a concern

Editorial: processor reviews a concern

We are just six weeks into the new year and three different consultations or reviews of operations are underway.

VIEWPOINTS 12 February 2026

Irish factory prices have fallen behind competitors

Irish factory prices have fallen behind competitors

After a prolonged period in 2025 when Irish factories were outperforming the Bord Bia prime export benchmark price, they have now fallen below it.

NEWS 12 February 2026

Chinese market reopens for Irish livestock hides

Chinese market reopens for Irish livestock hides

There was a temporary pause in trade which had followed the detection of bluetongue in Co Wexford on livestock hides being exported. Irish beef remains locked out of the Chinese market.

NEWS 12 February 2026

Potential redundancies at ABP Waterford as cattle supplies fall

Potential redundancies at ABP Waterford as cattle supplies fall

The abattoir is not affected and the facility in Waterford will continue to receive cattle.

NEWS 12 February 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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